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Found dead ants: should I be concerned?

Started By ANTdrew , Sep 4 2018 5:39 PM

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#1 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 4 2018 - 5:39 PM

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Hi,
I’m raising my first two colonies of tetramorium ants. One colony is in a THA mini-hearth, and I’ve found two dead workers up in the outworld this week. Should I be concerned, or is there a certain amount of natural die-off going on? This colony has about 40 ants now.

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#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted September 4 2018 - 5:47 PM

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No, this is normal.

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#3 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted September 4 2018 - 8:43 PM

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Tetramorium nanitics and other workers I've noticed before they reach full size usually have a pretty short life span. Also, they grow super fast, so I wouldn't worry about anything happening to them in 2 deaths.

I'm slightly curious, did you take them out of the outworld? Because I've noticed mine usually eat their dead.

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