Breed handling - Lasius cf. niger ant queen

[dinosaurman1000]

i cant tell what kind of queen ant my is it is black and kinda looks like that it could formica please help

[jayyn93]

Do you have more than one Queen ant living together? I have a Lasius Niger and a Lasius Flavus sharing one container....also the eggs are massive..bigger than the queen, why is this? :) Thanks

[linnywinnie5]

niger queen lol

[garsole2]

i just bought a mated queen and the deal was 1 mated queen and 14 workers and when i opened it she had layed eggs lol i connected the test tube to the area i want them to move to but i do not know how to get them out of the tube could you please help me.

[charringta]

hey how will you know if your Queen will survive??

[NuptialFlight]

uhm.. uhh...

[TheAngelicDefender]

@charringta You can't really tell if they will live. The best way is to feed and care for it well.

[SsMaggotsS]

hey thank you! I know you must get tired of answereing these questions and stuff. I'm just new to this and just want her to live :) It really is fun.

[SsMaggotsS]

hey! after a long time looking for an ant queen, i finally found one. how often do you feed your queens? i give her mixes of sugar water and hony, and a few dead bugs, but i dont know quite how often to feed her :)

[NuptialFlight]

in most cases the queen doesnt need to be fed. when feeding, use honey-water, not sugar water. I never fed protein/bugs. What the queen needs: darkness, silence

[tjneufeld]

Do you have more than one queen?

[antboy888]

nice

[nanoguy4098]

cool :)

[nanoguy4098]

Have the first workers hacted yet?

[NuptialFlight]

Yes! And they are preparing for their first photo shooting!

[Boeff82]

Wow! with what did you filmed this ? :P

Your macro is asesome :P

[NuptialFlight]

Hi there! I filmed it with a Philips webcam, a PCVC840k and unscrew the lens as far as I could to get this macro. That's all you need in fact! And a steady hand (unlike in this video, where it get's a little bumpy). Good to hear that you like it!