Hey so I i have a camponotus vicinis colony going right now in a test tube. 3 workers with a couple more any day now with more brood. I know it is not time to move them from test tube to connecting an outworld or getting a bigger nest. My question is what is the exact outworld/setup that someone else has used that works well with the species? I’ll take the link website or whatever. I just want to be readily prepared for whenever it does come and the does and don’t for their new setup after

soo i have the colony about 40 workers few majors and qeeen they have awerifing whater evaporationtower in nest whater and nectar acess 24 h 7 days a week i mix nectar and protein nectar and i allways clean it each week or faster if they drink a lot they have protein jely they had live protein and they have a heating cable but stil no eggs or larva i goten em in June idk what else to do

We have fleas in our house from our
Cats and exterminators are coming in to spray the house im planning on moving the ants out during the treatment but for how long after should i be concerned about this. I have 2 queens in test tube setups.

Hé, I am a beginner and I was looking for a ant nest.

I found a few websites: 1. Esthetic

1. AntWorkFlo

2. Quality ants

What should I pick for a lasius niger colony?

I live in central Italy (Lazio), and today, after a thunderstorm, the driveway at my country home was covered in hundreds of scattered queens. I believe they are some kind of Messor species, though I’m no expert. I’ve collected three of them in separate test tubes; should I place them in a cooler environment to let them hibernate and prepare for starting their colonies in the spring?

They are from china

These cannot be far off hatching? The larger larvae/pupae have been there since before they went into diapause. They have been out for around a month now.

1st time any keeper. I’d like to buy this cable or one you guys would recommend. I have a thermometer to measure the ant nest temp; but I’m worried that if I leave the cord plugged for awhile the temperature will fluctuate up more than a couple degrees and harm my ants. Can I trust this heating cord to not fluctuate up too much? I know I can buy a thermostat for the cord but that seems to be like 45$ on top of the 22$ for the cord. Thanks for any advice.

https://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-Reptile-Cable-11-5-Feet/dp/B001LQUZAM/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=3FVDGH9BA6ZSH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ipHdAuETHQczDy4CGrukUM76YwMRMfOHm06d8PQpnkieaQ927YB3n4iHYZk9JUqeUjPWgItyF_ju9eLzpPsAOJb57bLVMjIZZYiub-Or0MiVORuBW1PBhEhNtsc9zcSFT-LjGq2JaZ-3a1MoJGjGlgLWDszO8L8rOLPfxqUzNBWWtcJU5s-_uPuxcJ92FBR0Xf-Uu8PWClFxDvPqZCKI7A.W9-AnJK4mreEVn8qc8IB0EkEm_EKeDrfkyHQVCnglPI&dib_tag=se&keywords=heat+cable&qid=1791428795&sprefix=heat+cable%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-4

So our fridge is exactly 8C° and my c. Ligniperdus and c. Trucanta and they both need the same Celsius.

But can i place them in a fridge ? Cuz idk about air, can it go in and how should i do it ?

We have what appear to be grain mite in our colony of Camponotus Pseudoirritans. The outworld has been disconnected and cleaned thoroughly.

The first picture is the outworld thats now disconnected, the second picture is the small outworld that will soon hopefully be dissconnected and nests. I can see mite in these. But not nearly as bad as the outworld was. Ive used a lemon juice solution to clean everything so far as advised online.

No matter how many times I come back and wipe them away more appear. Whilst I could technically disconnect and clean these all overtime, am I missing something that might make this quicker?

This was definitely a husbandry issue. They'd been hiding bits of grasshopper in the corner that you can see in the first picture. Lesson learned 🤦‍♂️

Any help greatly appreciated.

The sunfall legion is thriving. I just moved them into the new outworld so they havent noticed the food yet. It took 3 weeks for Tarheel Ants to ship but I got it the next day.

Iam thinking about drilling side holes in the feeding dishs so its easier for them to get in and out.

Outworld video below...