6 Year Old Tetramorium Colony

A 6 year old Tetramorium colony, 10,000+ workers strong. The setup utilizes several AntsCanada products, although many of them are quite old (some are actually prototypes we were working on and testing out.
Queen Siting: At the 1:50 mark, upper right portion of screen.
I feed them dubia roaches, shredded wheat cereal, fish flakes, honey and sugar water.

[@AntWarriors]

Wow, they are really big, we also have a pavement ant colony that's in the 1000s, they grow really fast.

[@A-Gutierreeezz]

No way it's you!!!!

[@Anttlantis]

This ant colony is very large and the setup looks good. It's a very nice video, I'm looking forward to more content. Ciao Anttlantis

[@kristijanveljaca1687]

Amazing colony, I really like the setup!

[@user-gv3rm8vz4f]

Come back dude! Love these videos

[@thepoketv2737]

Great video love the setup

[@IndianJimmy1]

Congratulations!

[@cityants1166]

They’re so big!

[@siri3613]

Wow I might get my own colony this s amazing

[@dylanbrookbank1935]

Remember it takes time! Be patient and hibernate them properly

[@matthewep1336]

1:52 queen

[@CalebHesse01]

Being that tetramorium immigrans workers can live up to 5 years and even 6-7 years recorded in captivity, it's crazy to think that, if this colony is still alive, that a lot of the workers born when this video was made, might still be alive

[@Inverts4Introverts]

How is this colony doing today? Are they still alive??

[@sandiegofirbird7782]

New sub. Great vid.

[@spontaneouscreativity6858]

Nice!

[@yz85.33]

doese queen have a physogastry?

[@DragonUdo]

3:36 😅 I knew it looked like you didn't see the Queen, because when we see her starting at 1:52 you didn't say anything!

[@NorthernANTs]

Have they started producing Males and Females yet? Well I got the answer if I would have waited a few seconds, great looking colony.

[@Ooper01]

;)

[@A-Gutierreeezz]

@@Ooper01 Do they???

[@jaredbarnett395]

@@A-Gutierreeezz I haven't seen any alates produced from this colony yet.

[@Ooper01]

@@A-Gutierreeezz Looks like someone else had logged on to this computer, so that last comment from Jared Barnett was really me :) I should have checked first.

[@AntWarriors]

Ooper, what do you feed them and how many times a week do you feed them?

[@Ooper01]

I feed them dubia roaches, shredded wheat cereal, fish flakes, honey and sugar water.

[@AntWarriors]

@@Ooper01 Thank you so much!

[@gangJJL]

From a tetramorium immigrans colony I have, the workers of my colony look a lot like the workers of your colony so I think those may be tetramorium immigrans

[@Ooper01]

Yes I believe you are correct.

[@arbecas8707]

What kind of substrate do you use in the humidity compartement?

[@Ooper01]

I originally didn't have any substrate there. Over time, they brought in sand from the out world.

[@Seebee2007]

Do you have multiple Queens? Or am I thinking of a different ant species?

[@Ooper01]

Tetramorium can have multiple queens during the founding stage, but as soon as the first set of workers arrive, they will kill all but one queen.

[@Seebee2007]

Ok good to know

[@coreywofford7546]

I just caught 2 queens and have them both in the same tube, q week after catching id say there is about 30-50 eggs+

[@coreywofford7546]

So it would be q good idea to move one out before the workers come

[@coreywofford7546]

@@Ooper01 👆

[@arbecas8707]

Also, do you hibernate them?

[@Ooper01]

No I don't hibernate them. The setup is too large to try to deal with hibernation.

[@arbecas8707]

@@Ooper01 Thank you for your answers!

[@Romanscii]

Wish I could afford ants canada equipment. The shipping prices are extremely high when you live in europe.

[@Ooper01]

I know. I hate that the shipping is so expensive outside the USA. Everything ships from the USA, so it makes it cost prohibitive for everyone else :(

[@kristijanveljaca1687]

How are they doing today?

[@Ooper01]

I haven't seen the queen in quite some time. I'm wondering if she relocated into one of the Outworlds. I also rehoused them in a smaller Hybrid Mini. Something caused a massive amount of death in the colony in the original larger Hybrid Nest. They are beginning to recover now.

[@kristijanveljaca1687]

@@Ooper01 Oh that's not good, I hope they recover fully, it would be nice to see a maximum sized colony in captivity

[@jenniferkelley9344]

how much queens?

[@Ooper01]

Just one queen. She's been alive this whole time and laid all the eggs to produce all these workers.

[@wellthen6960]

6 years, and the queen hasnt died, or did you get a new queen??!?

[@Ooper01]

Same, original queen -- still going strong! ;)

[@AntObserver]

They can live for over 20 years 🤓🐜🐜💚

[@antsyorkshire991]

Hi

[@Ooper01]

Hi Ants Yorkshire! Hope your colonies are thriving!

[@flants3]

Only 10k?? After 6 years i would have a million

[@sebestyendavid391]

Absolutely. You would.