The Advanced Guide To Ant Keeping
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- Опубліковано 23 гру 2024
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A few extra tips:
- Brood boosting sometimes works with different species from the same genus. Try to aim for same species group though.
- You can sometimes brood boost with workers if you can find callows.
- Ant colonies hate blacklights, so you can use them to get them to move.
- Pisces feeders are usually overpriced at most pet stores, so buying them in bulk online is much cheaper, especially if you want to breed crickets. (good luck with that though) Crazy Kritters has the cheapest crickets in Australia.
- If you need to provide workers for parasitic queens, make sure to use callows only. Don't make the same mistake as I did with my Papyrius... (。_ 。)
- If you can afford a 3d printer and have a lot of colonies, it's so worth it. I bought an Ender 3 recently and it's been so helpful for antkeeping.
That Papyrius queen was tough though... she even survived a few hours in my dad's pocket!
Thank you for the info on Crazy Kritters. I bought from reptile realm just a week ago and now looking at the new site.. i would have loved to know that a week ago. so much cheaper! will shop there next time! Also the idea to use black light to move colonies never crossed my mind. thank you for the info!
Great tips mate! Thank you!
Hey mate
I'm wondering what a "callows" is?
Thanks
@@aussieantadventures2011 A callow is a worker that has newly eclosed from its pupa stage.
14:54 the shoelace was to build a lasso. The leaf to carry it and the bottlecap to save all the sweat of riling in that wild beast so he makes it back.
Mc Guyver be so proud
Experimenting with diet may be beneficial and interesting, as ants will be able to obtain different nutrients. There is a drawback though, some vegetables and fruits may be sprayed with pesticides, so make sure you washed and removed skin from what ever you decide to feed to your ants. This may be especially good practice, if you have your own garden. P.S. I knew an ant keeper that fed his colony with cucumbers, because ants preferred it to other offering. Although, I think a pear or orange would do better in most cases. ( Experimenting may be safer, from giving smaller quantity to large colony)
Interesting ideas! You've inspired me to do some experimenting! Thanks Daniil!
I recently found a golden-tailed bull ant queen, just wondering if you have any tips. Specifically, how often and what do you feed, recommended things in outworld such as substrate and do you recommend Ytong nest over test tube? Also what sugars do you feed yours? I feed mine straight honey, just wondering. Also how often do you check on them not to freak them out as well as how you get such good footage without scaring the Queen. This is kind of long but the help would be much appreciated considering your experience
Been trying to get into this hobby so much. Love watching these videos so much !!
That’s awesome Damien! You’ll have so much fun you won’t believe it!
How do you manage all these colonies I can't even get one going and I've been trying for years I have the worst luck with everything anyway good video
It's a lot work and maybe dumb luck? Haha Thanks Michael!
Micheal cronk, i had 2 Queens 2 years ago its when i started. But they didn't get workers i was like, it Will come you know but it didn't, last year i caught 10 Queens myself and they all have workers now, how you may ask? Because you cant focus on Them all they grow without you noticing because your busy with the other colonies
I have brood boosted with my formica neogagates. it worked out great. got 20 new cocoons that have just hatched
That's awesome! Great Job Lena!
Hi, I am a beginning ant keeper in Australia with a test tube Iridomyrmex bicknelli colony who I am preparing to move into a founder nest + outworld from Queen of Ants. Where did you get your red substrate? I think it would look fantastic! Cheers!
Any tips on solenopsis geminata
Sure! DM on @The_AntKeeper!
im not a really new ant keeper. i learned all the winter about ants and i watch ant guides for something that i missed i just catched this spring 2 Formica Rufibarbis queens
very good video ^^ i reccomend watching!
Always use macro lenses and look thoroughly for any mites on polygamous queen ants before putting them together, trust me, it helps a ton
Mites are the worst!! :/ Great Tip Ethan!
Bonus tip: Use tinfol to bake them to a crisp (same principle as baked botatoes)
Why do Ants not kill mites?
They're blissfully unaware of the threat any parasite might cause them!
@@TheAntKeeper but ants always clean each other, so weird they just let the mites sit on their bodys….
Great channel live my ants glad you hit you're Goal and hope you keep growing!
Thanks so much!
Few tips on feeding
I suggest feeding them rice as it is soft and easy to eat and never hesitate on what your giving them ants can eat anything choc,mold you name it but i suggest you feed them rice,oil bread,fresh dead insects this is because ants sometimes do not bother such as Rhytidoponera metallica so this is depending on how deadly the species are i also recommending watering the soil 2 times a day. because they can drink the water through the soil and it keeps their home healthy if you need more just tell me i've studied ants 7 years so i probably know
Hello i watched this video its old but so good! I wanted to try this hobby so much i watched it all day! Now i bought the best formicarium+outworld a messor queen and some equipments it was pricy😅 but i bought them and they are coming! Im a kid thats just 13 years old but i love trying hobbys and ants!
That's awesome, Have fun!
Hi im from Philippines where did you bought your bull ants
I've bought them form pretty much everyone who sells them in Australia!
@@TheAntKeeper can you recomended someone who can ship nationwide?
@@TheAntKeeper Btw i like your video, new subscriber here
@@vonz30 That’s awesome! Salamat!
@@TheAntKeeper ay yon pinoy pala 😁🤣🤣🤦🏼♂️ nahihirapan pa ako kaka english
How do I ensure that I don’t get condensation when heating a colony with a mat?
12:50 LMAO you compare VERY different sizes and types of ants. There are some that can climb anything and those that can't! or not well!
Messor Barbarus have no issue climbing that tub and will wear down that powder in a few weeks.
Nice guide
Glad you think so!
Any recommendations for a good macro camera? Got a new phone and my macro lense doesn’t work with it.
Good question. It depends on what camera body you have.
Great video! thank you for sharing!
Thank you too!
How big do you think my colony needs to be to feed a small dog to? Haha, great video.
I'm not sure..I think need new glasses!
Just get solenopsis invicta and wait a few months lol
Awesome video TAK!
Thank you so much 😀
Another great video, Thanks bro :)
Thanks so much!
Cool! Nice vid.
Thanks so much Esther!
Early! haven't watched it yet but im sure ill love it
Your Awesome!
What type of ant was that at the end
Great vid thanks for the info!
Thanks so much for watching Matt!
The part about the capture had me cracking up. The oddest one I’ve done was having my saliva on my finger and holding down an crude tipi around the carpenter ant. I had a mile walk back to my carefully holding this delicate little structure around a number of people. When I got in for a better look… literally a super major. That day spent like an hour on recognizable differences but I think that “mistake” made me more into the idea lol
Your ants will need air circulation. A lid with ventilation ☝️ But never blow a fan at them on purpose. Ants like mealworms need holes on their lid, in order to breath ☝️ But make sure the hole on the lid, is steel mesh wire so no escaping ants ☝️
I like to use open-air outworlds, i like using wide and short containers then apply ant barrier around the walls
i feed my messor structors chia seeds and more,also why do my ants make on the water sorce a food storage. i have a test tube setup.
Great video cute dog 2
I'll tell her you said that!
Great tips. Thanks alot
great guide tak
Thanks so much mate!
I brood boosted 2 Campontus Consibrinus colonies successfully.
I brood boosted an alate from one of the colonies and she denied the brood.
What I found: Colonies will more likely accept brood because the workers believe the brood is outside and will bring it inside.
As queens know what brood they have they will not accept.
2 reasons for this:
1: they might be scared and not know what they are faced with.
2: Since the queens are in a claustral chamber, in the wild brood wouldn't suddenly appear
I love reading about other experiences like yours. This is well noted. Great Job
Nice
Thanks!
Really nice video as always 👍, I love watching your vids :)
I'm so glad to hear that Mantis! Thank you!
Nice video
Thanks So Much!
Im frome philipines and iwant your videos
:D Salamat!
@@TheAntKeeper wc po😄
Lovely 😍
Thanks Moni! 🤗
I love how no one is talking about how he put his dog in his freezer
She was a perfect fit too!
@@TheAntKeeper I-
Second!
ak also red runners
Let hypernating species hypernate!
Do not disturb natures processes
Great Tip!
im becoming a ant keeper on (Feb 2023)
Amazing! What's going to be your first colony/queen?
you missed the intermediate guide
That’s a future video! 😜