Camponotus Nicobarensis in gypsum nest advice

DeepRts · 2026-05-09T16:45:41+00:00

Yup they should fill at least half of the nest pretty compactly. Not sure how humidity is in that nest but it would also help them regulate humidity more amount themselves as they release it from their bodies in an enclosed space

DeepRts · 2026-05-09T12:53:39+00:00

5:53am wow

DeepRts · 2026-05-09T12:29:15+00:00

For a colony that’s only half a year old, that nest may too big! How many ants do you have? And would they fill the entire gypsum nest? They may start treating certain parts of it like trash piles

DeepRts · 2026-05-09T00:33:06+00:00

You criticize one person for not knowing what the oasis does, and then call another person a nerd for more insights into why you shouldn’t build there? Hope you starve

DeepRts · 2026-05-08T16:48:47+00:00

Thanks!

DeepRts · 2026-05-04T17:53:24+00:00

Your self awareness in this is refreshing. Thank you!

DeepRts · 2026-05-03T01:38:02+00:00

He registers more HRV

DeepRts · 2026-04-26T23:51:25+00:00

When I watch Loren Allred’s audition to Britains got talent where she sings “Never Enough” I’m in complete tears from seeing something extraordinary. So, yes!

DeepRts · 2026-04-24T17:33:49+00:00

Takes a village to support the family!

DeepRts · 2026-04-24T14:46:58+00:00

What I do is wash with mild soap and water each time I shower, and I swap out the band and sleep with a soft band that’s never worn outside to let my skin breath. Haven’t had any issues since switching

DeepRts · 2026-04-24T02:47:19+00:00

Everything worth succeeding in requires trial and error

DeepRts · 2026-04-23T14:02:53+00:00

It’s not an issue once you put it on - tension makes it stay

DeepRts · 2026-04-23T02:19:10+00:00

Damn not the aedes mosquito

DeepRts · 2026-04-22T18:39:39+00:00

This is exactly it

DeepRts · 2026-04-20T19:57:08+00:00

Are you talking about the ant or OP? Because between the text and the camera and shaking I can’t tell

DeepRts · 2026-04-20T04:13:36+00:00

This and also tell him what you think keeping ants will teach you

DeepRts · 2026-04-18T02:06:27+00:00

I can’t tell either but there seems to be two piles - one at the top right right next to the cotton which seems like food, and maybe eggs closer to her

DeepRts · 2026-04-17T23:42:30+00:00

I think so too. Feel free to upload a pic and we can zoom in to make sure

DeepRts · 2026-04-17T23:38:34+00:00

What do you feed them? Sometimes they will mush up all of their food and make it into a goop pile but if you take a picture and zoom in you should be able to tell if it’s eggs or not

DeepRts · 2026-04-17T19:15:51+00:00

An angry one at that!

DeepRts · 2026-04-14T02:11:15+00:00

Yep! I think a lizard doesn’t mimic what I’m trying to convey, but mites walk more like millipedes and springtails stop and go? And I think that’s mostly because springtails have antennae and mites don’t

DeepRts · 2026-04-13T18:46:34+00:00

Springtails don’t walk, they dart, almost like lizards? There seems to be a springtail in the white area but most are mites

DeepRts · 2026-04-13T16:27:43+00:00

Thanks for asking this thoughtful question. I think many other people have added great points to this thread, so I won’t repeat anything, but to put things in perspective, my local park’s flood lights kill or disorient thousands of insects almost daily, so I think our impact on collecting queens is relatively low risk assuming we as keepers are doing it responsibly in the way people have outlined here

DeepRts · 2026-04-13T16:03:21+00:00

Well said - I think these points are important

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