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[fANTastic]

My camponotus pen. queen is lying on its side and seems like its dead. It sometimes moves the antennae but does not grip the test tube or do anything. I fear that it is dead or dying. Before this happened, it was all live and well, but it did have a twitch in its back legs. I did have quite a few test tube moves because the suction was breaking and the tube overflowed, this might have stressed them out quite a bit but the queen didn't seem affected by that. Anyone wonder what might have happened? Please reply, that would be helpful.

[T.C.]

Camponotous Pennsylvanicus are a difficult species in my opinion. Every 3/5 of my queens always end up dying within a year or not even making it to see their first worker. There is so many different things that could cause their death that it's difficult to narrow down exactly what could have happened. But here are a few things to start you in finding what happened!

Hydration good?

Nest size, & material used ok ?

Available Protein and sugar source?

Insects used mite/pesticide free? (This can happen if you feed them wild insects)

Everything clean?

Exposed to chemicals or fumes of some kind?

Edited by T.C., August 20 2017 - 10:12 PM.

[fANTastic]

Camponotous Pennsylvanicus are a difficult species in my opinion. Every 3/5 of my queens always end up dying within a year or not even making it to see their first worker. There is so many different things that could cause their death that it's difficult to narrow down exactly what could have happened. But here are a few things to start you in finding what happened!

Hydration good?

Nest size, & material used ok ?

Available Protein and sugar source?

Insects used mite/pesticide free? (This can happen if you feed them wild insects)

Everything clean?

Exposed to chemicals or fumes of some kind?

I fed them a beetle thing and a mosquito... Oh rip

My blood was just too much for them... XD

Edited by fANTastic, August 21 2017 - 2:14 AM.