I CREATED THEM! | BREEDING ANTS PART 2

[@antsofflorida7592]

I think breeding ants could be an opportunity for ant queen sellers to get More queen ants. making them cheaper due to supply, and allowing more people to get a queen in the ant keeping market.

[@daniilxyz]

I have had this idea for a long time to find a way to breed ants to possibly make the ant hobby explode so they can be in every pet store like betta fish

[@TheAntKeeper]

It would be a lot of work, but defiantly sounds viable!

[@roberthordern2205]

And less environmental impact

[@pilot_bruh576]

@@roberthordern2205 tbh if you catch one queen ant there are millions to replace her so if it comes to ants they are hardly ever endangered

[@alroki]

@@daniilxyzsame!

[@AndorianBlues]

If you keep them and continue this experiment into the next generation it'd be a good idea to only breed the fast growing queens - that way you select for the genes which increase success in captivity.

[@TheAntKeeper]

That would very interesting to try out. I wonder if anyone else has ever done that before hmm

[@chANTler412]

This not only gives ant keepers the potential to keep their favorite colonys forever. But if this technique is perfected. It allows us a chance to grow the hobby. I love that this worked and have a great idea that involves a small pop up green house for breeding. That way you can put the colony outside to truly resemble the conditions needed for a nuptial flight. Though my colonys arent big enough to produce elates. You have made me truly want to try this once they do produce elates. Thank you for this update!!

[@TheAntKeeper]

I really appreciate your comment Chandler! Thank you! I hope many in the hobby try out these methods to help more people come to learn and love ants keeping like we do!

[@chANTler412]

@The Ant Keeper I just started watching an antkeeper on tiktok. He live streams his ants and at anytime there are 800-1.3k people watching at a time. The hobby is really exploding and videos like this. These videos will help us grow the hobby to new heights. Thank you for your hard work and dedication

[@australianpolyrhachis]

Happy to see they are all doing well! I hope to do this with mine oneday. All are Polyrhachis aurea, ive gotten better at IDing now. Polyrhachis aurea will found together but kill one off down the line. Ive had a few queens make both drones and workers in their first batch, So i would wait and see what else comes out of the remaining larvae. Also this one is a worker and not a queen 2:55

[@TheAntKeeper]

I always look forward for your comments. Thank you AP!

[@Mr.idk.idc190]

As a young intermediate ant keeper I think that this is a new opportunity for ant sellers, and ant keepers to have new and more ants as a whole.

[@bradporter8882]

Another Aussie here!! I can't wait for spring to come around so that i can go hunting for my first queen!

[@TheAntKeeper]

Aye Brad! I know right, I'm counting down the days!

[@Remcoairosft1138]

I am so happy to see the experiment came out partly successful that’s so amazing.

[@roberthordern2205]

It’s great to see the update on the breeders.

[@charieegg8653]

Could you do a honeypot ant and pheidole antipodum update?

[@hiyo-r6u]

Guys! If You Want To Get A Queen Ant Without Wanting To Wait For Nuptial Flights , You Could Buy Them From Ants Aus If In Australia! I Got My First Queen With Starter Workers From Them , And There Going Great!

[@riddleschestpiece]

You're so close to 6k keep going!

[@TheAntKeeper]

Thank you! 6k is nuts!

[@Liamlewi]

I love your videos keep it up

[@TheAntKeeper]

Glad you like them!

[@GaryFriend-hh3go]

Let’s goooo Aussie ant keepers 😁😁

[@TheAntKeeper]

Yes!!

[@amazingants7416]

You should grow em, soon enough you’ll have an actual nuptial flight!

[@banjothegreat9177]

Great vid I am in Australia good luck with your colonies

[@TheAntKeeper]

Thanks 👍

[@SOOKIE42069]

The next stage is figuring out how to *selectively* breed ants to make domesticated ants

[@AntsMichigan]

Super excited for this, been waiting for a while!

[@paulstingray]

How interesting There’s very little information on keeping ants I’ve noticed. Keep the queens for a year! I’ve also noticed there’s no places to buy a colony that’s already established locally. ( I’m in QLD ) the online ant places only have a few queens

[@TheAntKeeper]

Yes, Ant keeping as a hobby is pretty undeveloped in Australia. They're a few places around but for buying a colony, there is not many options other than buying privately. Even then, I've found buying privately to be very unreliable.

[@ThisGuy327]

How did I miss this video amazing job Also with the 2 Queen Colony with a drone one Queen could be fertile and one might not

[@KC-mw9hg]

Bro my polyrachis ammon my fave ant only has 2 workers and she had around in total 20 max in 2 years

[@wanderingmoon9772]

You can do give-aways of your hand made any set ups. As far as keeping or releasing your ants I would say keep them if you can care for them otherwise release them.

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

This is why sometimes infertile virgin queens are useful. In case your queen is laying drones. U can basically infinite breed infertile queen’s male drones with other virgin queens 😯

[@learnbritishenglish9516]

I was thinking when an update was gonna come out yesterday lol

[@TheAntKeeper]

you and many, many others lol!

[@PnutSCrosant]

Did you buy the YTong nest or did you build it? I am living in Brisbane and want to make a YTong (AAC) nest for my Myrmecia brevinoda, but I can't find any store that sells them. The only thing I found is plaster powder at Bunnings.

[@TheAntKeeper]

Hey! I made this nest from a AAC block I bought from Bunnings. It was about $15. At the time they had a few pallets sitting there. I've noticed though they stock it as often as they used to. Maybe metropolitan Bunnings stores might be stocking it more regularly.

[@PnutSCrosant]

@@TheAntKeeper thank you so much

[@IceManDude21]

my son has just started his Ant Journey... and we are in sunny Melbourne!! I'm sure he would love a Queen, if you have any spare, whilst we wait for spring to arrive as we start looking for our own.Queens.

[@Train64693]

Hey ant keeper I’ve bought an ant species of bamboo sugar ants (camponotus nicobarensis) and I need your advice on feeding the queen immediately after shes arrived with a drop of honey oh and if I should feed them jelly after 5 workers. Thanks 😅

[@TheAntKeeper]

Hey, Feed the queen honey, once you have a worker, then place a speck of jelly in and see how long it takes for them to eat it. Once you've worked out how much they're eating, you want to keep enough food in there that they never run out, but not too much food that is goes everywhere inside the test tube and makes a mess

[@Train64693]

Hey I know this is a late reply but thanks a lot for the advice (: yesterday I fed my camponotus nicobarensis queen honey and it REALLY appreciated it! It sipped from it this morning and yesterday evening so it’s feeding it’s babies! Thanks for the help!

[@littleweeper8849]

Usually when a queen lays drones it is because she is infertile

[@robertopetraroli3552]

Any update on these? I'm quite skeptical as the only queen with workers was the one holding the batch in the outworld. Could be that like you said, it was from the mother nest. By now I'm assuming that if they're still alive their brood should be fully developed right?

[@liam6377]

Maybe make a war experiment

[@KC-mw9hg]

Your so luck pay my fave ants are polyrachis ammon and yours are awsome I’m australian

[@mossykiwibird9920]

Yay a new video

[@sunshinecarnivores1919]

If you can refine this, you could start selling them in your native Australia and make some extra money on the side.

[@vogiahuy1211]

How long did it take for Queen Polyrhachis to have her first worker ants?

[@birdantics2053]

FIRST AND ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

[@waitwhathowwhat7069]

u really make me want to start an ant colony

[@TheAntKeeper]

Do It!

[@jamieplays0]

I believe based off of info from the very successful polyrachus ant keeper/KZbinr AntsCanada If Drones are hatched then the queen is infertile

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

Gratz 👏

[@hemalipatel1270]

Can anyone tell how much time carpenter ant can live in closed jar?

[@TheAntKeeper]

How big is the jar? Probably quite a while if the conditions were set up right

[@andrewyorio98]

Drones come from unfertile egg

[@scpenjoyer6391]

Give away some to people living in Australia, and keep the most successful one or two

[@oscaromahony1019]

YOU MADLAD

[@jimathythedude]

you need to clean out those test tubes

[@An0nym0us420]

You can always send it to me😂 I’m in australia

[@TheAntKeeper]

Haha

[@shantirai7392]

Relese them in wild its native so its a better place for them

[@Immortal_yter]

I am Planning to do this with my big headed ants

[@a_dog_that]

Ik this video is a year old but does it work with ants from the same colony because I need to see science

[@DavidLynch-rg2hw]

Good luck I hope you catch one

[@Aezzy]

Whats the species

[@TheAntKeeper]

Great Question! Polyrhachis aurea

[@Grapesthegoat]

i want to staart in au but its so hard to start in au

[@kevinpoe8137]

I think you should keep the last colony

[@Immortal_yter]

Nice

[@idothings-s9t]

wow

[@NadoDashGT]

i think there is a drone because you actadently put a drone in there

[@NameName-em2yk]

You’re not supposed to skip hibernation

[@Antbois]

Can you please sent one to me I live in Australia Western Australia 😊

[@TheAntKeeper]

;)

[@leonBUSSNESMROINA]

KEEP THE QUEEN ANTS

[@linny6615]

I will take your queen ants

[@sociallife7140]

if you can please give me a queen please and a set up it will help me a lot

[@roseutchay2711]

Infertile queen😮 😢😢😢

[@wyattkyburz4946]

I am Aussie

[@sociallife7140]

please get a permit plz

[@d1ng046]

Australia brisbane