Anybody in LongBeach keep ants? Or anybody else

[Sparky]

It lost 1 wing and he broke off the other.

lol I didnt break it off. She broke it off herself

I know whats a queen and whats not. Im not new to ants.

Here's the picture of the wingless queen i got(which escaped)

Here's the one winged queen, she took off the other wing within a couple of hours in her claustral cell.

 

[Asa]

They tear off their wings because they just become cumbersome and useless, which proves you truly did get a queen.

 

[Sparky]

They tear off their wings because they just become cumbersome and useless, which proves you truly did get a queen.

Thank you Asa

Anyone knows what i should do to it to make her lay eggs?

 

[Asa]

Sometimes they won't lay no matter what. Since you seem to truly have a mated queen, feed it honey water, and fatten it up. If it does not lay eggs after a couple weeks, then you have a infertile 'queen'. However there are species that wait up until a year until they lay.

 

[Sparky]

hmmmm where can I get honey? Is pancake syrup ok?

Oh and also someone told me not to feed her and wait for at least a week.

 

[Asa]

You might want to wait for a while, but it really doesn't matter much. You can get honey at any store, just take a little and pour some water into it, and mix.

 

[Sparky]

dam this takes too long. :lol:

 

[Asa]

Use the force, Sparky, have patience...

 

[Sparky]

you remind me of yoda.

hahaha hes talking to me.

 

[Sparky]

yay it laid 2 eggs!!! cant wait till tommarow morning to see how many more she laid

 

[robo mantis]

Wow that was fast lol

 

[Asa]

yay it laid 2 eggs!!! cant wait till tommarow morning to see how many more she laid

Whooo hoo! Ha ha ha ha! Yes! That's crazy man!

You're kidding right :shock: :?:

It must have been mated before hand.

You should have that Yoda pic as your avatar :lol:

 

[robo mantis]

After they mate the land and pull off their wings and he found one pulling her wings off.

 

[Asa]

Oohhh...

Sparky, you are going to be so overloaded with ants :lol:

 

[Sparky]

YES!!! :lol: wweee this is gonna be my first colony, woo! Good thing im not allergic to fire ants or else I would be in deep doo doo.

Oh cool it laid 2 more!!!

Dam im excited

 

[Sparky]

Take a look. She didn't start to lay eggs until I put her in a testube. I guess she likes small places.

Can you see her eggs? (4 small white specks to the left)

 

[colddigger]

what do you feed her?

 

[Asa]

Well, he should be feeding it honey water :wink:

 

[Sparky]

It doesnt eat at this stage until it has workers. I read it on the internet. Trust me I tried to feed it pancake syrup, sugar water, and honey, but it just doesnt eat so I thought it was best to leave it alone.

 

[Asa]

Don't trust everything you read :lol:

It'll eat when it's ready