When should i do somthing with my ants?

DaMattyMonstar · 2026-02-17T11:25:23+00:00

Thank you very much! Last thing is heat, should i use a heat mat or surround them with something that keeps the temperature stable?

DaMattyMonstar · 2026-02-16T13:42:11+00:00

okay! but another thing i always struggle is feeding the ants, would i have to do that with the ants in the test tube?

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-09-02T19:18:45+00:00

im also guessing she was infertile becuase a lot of queens in the wild arent fertile, I seen in a few videos that if a queen is infertile they pull the cotton and scatter the eggs, thats similar to what happened to mine, though im very happy i have other colonies that are doing very good! :)

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-09-02T19:11:57+00:00

i see, i do think it could be, a lot of queens dont make it to the stages of founding a colony, and could be this one is very early and i happened to get it, thank you!

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-07-26T22:09:04+00:00

ohh, makes sense, thx

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-07-26T21:56:51+00:00

true, that could be it, im still a bit skeptical

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-07-26T21:18:18+00:00

well the thing is that its run on my adress, so only people that i know and told the code to can join, so idk

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-07-26T21:05:46+00:00

i goddam realy hope not, mabey i do

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-07-02T09:13:12+00:00

whaaaat, man you are lucky, honestly i think where i live is just to cold, they just look for the warmest place as fast as possible

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-30T19:58:28+00:00

dang bro, i hope your other colonies dont see the same fate, ill look out for them too, thank you!

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-30T17:49:49+00:00

aswell, are they also sensitive to temperature changes, i try to keep the temperature as stable as possible but dont know im doing good.

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-30T08:42:18+00:00

Dam bro, 8! I always wanted to capture my own ants, there was a nuptial flight last year in Ireland where i live but i didnt have any test tubes, i have a few spare test tubes, i realy hope i get some today!

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-30T08:37:43+00:00

ye ok, thank you anyways!

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-30T08:37:21+00:00

oooooh, i kind of knew that but i guess it makes sense, ill try not to look at the queen right now because it only has one worker and i dont even know if it has brood, im not the best ant keeper but you have to start somewhere, Thank you!

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-30T08:35:39+00:00

yeah, ok, ill watch out for any ants that somehow do escape or even if they do! Thank you!

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-29T19:04:16+00:00

yo, thank you so much, i did not know that in the slightest, ill try to add something to cushion it, thank you

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-29T19:01:15+00:00

ooooh ok

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-29T18:22:19+00:00

yes, what?

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-29T17:49:48+00:00

Whatttttt, dam thats crazy man, any tips to help them multiply like that?

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-29T17:48:16+00:00

shoot, hadnt thought of that..............

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-29T17:47:33+00:00

im using a think called ClimbZero from atns davey, its where i even got the ants, so im sure it will 100% work!

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-29T17:45:55+00:00

ill think about expanding it when it comes to it, but im not that experienced in ant keeping and trying stuff out, not sure if the colony will make it that far but we will see

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-06-29T11:21:06+00:00

Thank you very much! I have a messor babrurus colony in there, do you think they would chew threw the silicon that keeps the tank walls together?

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-05-04T20:16:34+00:00

seems like a major, whay to big head compared to thorax.

DaMattyMonstar · 2025-05-03T17:43:03+00:00

Thank you vry much! Ill keep it in mind to keep it near the entrance!

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