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[sirjordanncurtis]

Update July 1, 2020

 

 

 

I think they've doubled in size in the past 10 days or so, but they still have just as big of a brood pile. I managed to catch a bunch of these water boatmen for them, and they dragged them all into the nest. They have a huge protein stockpile now, but for some reason, they still keep trying to forage for food. I'm not sure how much I should feed them  .

Edited by sirjordanncurtis, July 1 2020 - 10:06 AM.

[sirjordanncurtis]

Here's a video of them hunting fruit flies. It's not the best quality, but watch the major on the right ;o 

 

The way she grabs onto that fruit fly... This was something my other colonies can not compare to

 

[sirjordanncurtis]

I'm trading this colony with cocdeshijie for 2 C. vicinus and some Monomorium ergatogyna, so I'm posting a video here as a farewell. They have 14 workers and 5 pupae, with some other brood as well.

 

[TechAnt]

Personally I would keep them even for a great deal like that. Also, if your trading them (which you are) I would mark the journal as discontinued since the colony is no longer here to document.

[sirjordanncurtis]

Personally I would keep them even for a great deal like that. Also, if your trading them (which you are) I would mark the journal as discontinued since the colony is no longer here to document.

 

Oh that's just one of my colonies. I have 8 more. The large one in my other updates is my personal colony.

[sirjordanncurtis]

7-27 Big Colony Update

 

They have... many workers. There are too many to count, but I got some nice pics!!!

 

I've been feeding them roaches and bloodworms cycling every other day. I'm also giving them perky pet red hummingbird nectar!

 

https://i.imgur.com/krRBd9K.mp4

 

Queen pics:

 

Worker and Brood pics:

 

I've also recently been trying to get them to drink out of a sugar test tube instead of refilling my 2 micro liquid feeders twice a week. However, it seems like the cotton isn't wicking up the sugar water very well. It dries up after they finish drinking it, and I have to physically push the cotton further into the liquid to get it to soak out. Do u guys have any suggestions? I'm also thinking of trying a sponge in place of the cotton, but I have a feeling it'll have similar results.

 

Please let me know what kind of long term feeding u guys use!

Edited by sirjordanncurtis, July 27 2020 - 1:55 PM.

[cocdeshijie]

FRAGGLES

[PogoQueen]

On my journal.

[TechAnt]

Personally I would keep them even for a great deal like that. Also, if your trading them (which you are) I would mark the journal as discontinued since the colony is no longer here to document.

 
Oh that's just one of my colonies. I have 8 more. The large one in my other updates is my personal colony.

Oh nice.

[sirjordanncurtis]

Edited by sirjordanncurtis, August 2 2020 - 1:31 PM.

[sirjordanncurtis]

Edited video to embed

[M_Ants]

Do you like your AC nest? I have 2 fraggle queens and I was wondering how they'd do in an AC nest.

[sirjordanncurtis]

Do you like your AC nest? I have 2 fraggle queens and I was wondering how they'd do in an AC nest.

 

I wouldn't really recommend AC nests up front. If you have enough money, investing in setups like TarheelAnts formicaria might be better. I would also make sure u have at least 150 workers before putting them into the AC nest. For me, it's working pretty well though.

[M_Ants]

I already bought one when I was a noob so....

[sirjordanncurtis]

I already bought one when I was a noob so....

 

Was it a Camponotus hybrid? And yeah, even if u already have the nest, don't put them in until they reach a good size.

[M_Ants]

 

I already bought one when I was a noob so....

 

Was it a Camponotus hybrid? And yeah, even if u already have the nest, don't put them in until they reach a good size.

 

Yeah. Was considering selling it for a Tarheel nest so I was wondering how your ants were doing in it.

[TechAnt]

I already bought one when I was a noob so....

 
Was it a Camponotus hybrid? And yeah, even if u already have the nest, don't put them in until they reach a good size.

Yeah. Was considering selling it for a Tarheel nest so I was wondering how your ants were doing in it.

Who would buy a AC nest on here lol, you would probably have to go elsewhere like GAN or something.

[M_Ants]

I know.

[sirjordanncurtis]

 

 

I already bought one when I was a noob so....

 

Was it a Camponotus hybrid? And yeah, even if u already have the nest, don't put them in until they reach a good size.

 

Yeah. Was considering selling it for a Tarheel nest so I was wondering how your ants were doing in it.

They're doing really well, since fraggles do well in anything.

[sirjordanncurtis]

Yay I'm great at updates

 

Here's a video of them. I put them through a diapause for a bit, and just recently took them out and started feeding. I've given them a tank that's like 2x my body volume and I'm gonna get them in "proper" nests soon. I'm planning on carving out a few firebrick nests for them to put up against the side of the tank. If anyone has nest design suggestions let me know!

 

Edited by sirjordanncurtis, February 6 2021 - 9:20 PM.