[Adam.ant]

Need some advice asap, my manica queen died, will the 4 workers and brood accept a new queen if I buy one??

[MoonAnts]

Can I use an Antkit nest for Solenopsis fugax? I‘m scared they‘ll squeeze through the airholes. I want to give my colony a new nest after hibernation because they’re growing pretty quickly. The sawtooth adapter will be glued to the nest with reusable glue aka. I can remove it without disturbing the ants.

[Serafine]

If you buy 0.2mm mesh (antstore has that, 0.2mm 10x20cm aluminum grid) and glue it over the holes (use aquarium silicone) I'd say yes.

[antybob]

I have put them away in a cupboard, but it is pretty chilly! Definitely not freezing (its in the house) but it is cold.
Can it be too cold, assuming it never freezes?

Rubra hibernate around 10 degrees C and lasius around 5 degrees C. Put them in boxes filled with newspaper. Colonies that size the water will likely last the entire hibernation but just check on them at back end of December to make sure they’re ok

[Cyrus01]

So I can’t find an answer for this anywhere. When bringing UK species of ants out of hibernation do I need to gradually increase the temperature or can I just take them out?
They are currently at 8° C, can I just bring them into the house where they will be at 20° C, Or should the temperature be raised slowly over the next week?


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[BigdaveT117]

I have camponotus herculeanus and was wondering if they would eat Earthworms. any one have any experience feeding earthworms to there ants?

[Fred22]

I generally would advice against earthworms in my opinion. However some people may say otherwise.

[Antscanada73]

Quick question can you feed lasuis niger other lasuis niger queen's that have recently died but the queens haven't died to disease

[Goldfish.13]

Yes that shouldn't be a problem

[Dan]

Quick question can you feed lasuis niger other lasuis niger queen's that have recently died but the queens haven't died to disease

TBH I wouldn't recommend it, couldn't even guarantee she'd eat it, maybe just throw out the dead queen and feed the live one other sterilised insects.

[Aardvark]

I have just received a Lasius niger queen with eggs. I have protein shakes on hand, but I understand that boiled insects are the traditional protein source. Bugs are easy to catch right now with the warm weather, which has me wondering: could I freeze some to use as a protein source later in the year?

[Serafine]

Sort of. After a while they will dry out and become uninteresting for the ants. You can also give them wet cat food as a part of their diet. Also when it's getting cold outside the ants should hibernate anyway which completely omits the problem of having to feed them until it's getting warmer again.

[ukantkeeper]

how do you hirbernate lasius niger queens

[AaronT]

How many mealworms would you feed a 1000 Messor barbarus colony (per week) that have readily available access to seeds and water?