Hi Everyone,
I am looking for 2-3 somewhat established camponotus queens to purchase in Colorado. I am considering catching my own, but I am concerned about the 6-12 month waiting period for a new queen to get established. I'm interested in purchasing a queen that is a few months away from ready to move into a formicarum. I'm also interested in purchasing these queens from someone with experience raising camponotus, in case I have questions about how to build their habitat/what to feed them/what might be going right or wrong.
I'm open to other beginner species as well, but I am most interested in a camponotus species, as they don't sting and have a unique nesting habit that is interesting to me (nesting in wood).
I have limited transportation, and so ideally would appreciate someone who can easily meet in the north Denver Metro area.
Please post back with species, cost, and info on how long ago the queen was captured/how she is doing (and ideally a few images!).
Thanks for reading!
Kayla