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Camponotus Queen taken from a log, was this wrong to do?

Started By ColKurtz , Aug 1 2017 8:26 AM

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#21 Offline Connectimyrmex - Posted August 5 2017 - 10:46 AM

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They are just kind of tricky to feed. Most fungus farming ants are.

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#22 Offline cpman - Posted August 5 2017 - 7:13 PM

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I can tell, back when I lived in florida I found Trachymyrmex in every patch of sandy soil, in nj they are very elusive, why would you not recommend keeping them?

Most fungus growers are picky. They need pretty stable temperatures and high humidity. Trachymyrmex also doesn't eat just leaves -- you need to get other stuff too.

Raising them from a single queen is also tricky.