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[NikolaBale]

I'm very new to ant keeping so this might be nothing but I'm kinda curious(kinda worried) at what this is.
I have found a queen whit 2 workers and i took her its been about a week i have been giving them a drop of honey every 2 days and these last 2 days i have noticed a yellow-ish liquid that at firs i though was honey that they didn't fhinish eating but i notice that they don't eat it and also i notice that the texture is totaly diffrent from honey its more watered down less dense ill add pictures

😅😅 idk this might be something insignificant.



http://imgur.com/pRtPuFr
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Edited by NikolaBale, April 12 2017 - 2:41 PM.

[Vanko]

Drop of water...

[NikolaBale]

Drop of water...

it rly does look like water but idk how it got there that's the question if it is water anyway

Drop of water...

it rly does look like water but idk how it got there that's the question if it is water anyway

[dermy]

Looks like a drop of something, you can just easily open the test-tube [carefully] and take a q-tip and try to soak it up and remove it.

[NikolaBale]

Looks like a drop of something, you can just easily open the test-tube [carefully] and take a q-tip and try to soak it up and remove it.

yes I'm aware of that but idk what it is or is it bad or good ??

[Jelly]

 

Looks like a drop of something, you can just easily open the test-tube [carefully] and take a q-tip and try to soak it up and remove it.

yes I'm aware of that but idk what it is or is it bad or good ??

 

 

Get it out of there ASAP!

[dermy]

 

Looks like a drop of something, you can just easily open the test-tube [carefully] and take a q-tip and try to soak it up and remove it.

yes I'm aware of that but idk what it is or is it bad or good ??

 

I would get it out, since it's better to just assume something is bad, get it out and then not worry about the "what" part. Sometimes seemingly harmless things can mold or cause other problems down the line. The way it looks in the setup, it should be easy to remove with a bit of patience and time [do it carefully, since you don't wanna freak out the colony and have them run away, trust me it sucks]

[NikolaBale]

Looks like a drop of something, you can just easily open the test-tube [carefully] and take a q-tip and try to soak it up and remove it.

yes I'm aware of that but idk what it is or is it bad or good ??

I would get it out, since it's better to just assume something is bad, get it out and then not worry about the "what" part. Sometimes seemingly harmless things can mold or cause other problems down the line. The way it looks in the setup, it should be easy to remove with a bit of patience and time [do it carefully, since you don't wanna freak out the colony and have them run away, trust me it sucks]

i will do so thank you ... 😊

[NikolaBale]

Looks like a drop of something, you can just easily open the test-tube [carefully] and take a q-tip and try to soak it up and remove it.

yes I'm aware of that but idk what it is or is it bad or good ??

Get it out of there ASAP!

yes as you said thank you 😃

[Spamdy]

I know I'm late but always remove unknown substances as it can star a mold outbreak or whatever.

[Vanko]

IT IS DROP OF WATER! Just take some towel and clean it! Or leave it, your ants won't die because of a single drop of water in the middle of their tube.

[Serafine]

I would get it out, since it's better to just assume something is bad, get it out and then not worry about the "what" part. Sometimes seemingly harmless things can mold or cause other problems down the line. The way it looks in the setup, it should be easy to remove with a bit of patience and time [do it carefully, since you don't wanna freak out the colony and have them run away, trust me it sucks]

This. If you can get it out easily with little effort there's no reason not to do it. It's most likely harmless but why take the risk if you can just remove it.

I'd also recommend you to put straw through the cotton (basically between the glass and the cotton) and put the tube into a small container/outworld.

This makes feeding them much easier. Also note that honey inside a moist tube can and will spoil after some time, if you feed them within the tube best put it on a piece of tinfoil or plastic so you can easily remove any leftovers. And be careful with large drops of liquids - smaller ants are really really good at drowning in these. Q-tips soaked in sugar water/honey water are a good way to offer liquids to ants that are prone to drowning.
 

Edited by Serafine, April 13 2017 - 2:26 PM.

[thosaka]

Looks like condensation... I get a ton with my heat cable near it.