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New Found Queen

Started By Dbiggerstaff11 , May 7 2017 4:04 AM

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#1 Offline Dbiggerstaff11 - Posted May 7 2017 - 4:04 AM

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Yesterday, when I was looking for S. Invicta Queen Allates, I moved a rock beside an ant hill
and discovered 9 S. Invicta queens inside. I was able to grab 1 queen, around 1-3 workers, a couple of brood, and some dirt. Last night I put their test tube in a soil nest. I saw a worker foraging around(I'm guessing just exploring) and decided to put a small piece of a banana in there. The worker just found it and ignored it. Meanwhile, the queen(And possibly 2 workers, I couldn't clearly see) were huddled in the test tube dirt beside the brood. Now I'm not sure what to do with them. What do I feed them? Will they survive? These are questions I'm looking for answers to. Please not that I do not have immediate access to a live protein source.