Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Formica123 » Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:40 pm

They took it well, I'll do a write up
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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Deansie26 » Wed Jan 06, 2016 12:24 am

How is your colony doing now? They kicking on :)

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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Formica123 » Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:05 pm

Yeo doing well gave some almond flakes and cabbage yesterday went well
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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Formica123 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:37 am

DISASTER!! :cry: :cry: :cry: :x :x
The queen fell in the moat sometime last night and I have found her this morning and she's dead :( :cry: :cry:
The fungus was Growin so well too :(
That ends this journal :(
Sorry for letting everybody down ::
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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Formica123 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:41 am

Rip Queen :(
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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Deansie26 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:09 pm

That's a shame, sorry to by hear that.

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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Formica123 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:59 pm

I don't even know how she got in the moat, there's a lid
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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Leafcutter » Sun Jan 10, 2016 3:17 pm

Keep her warm with humidity and she might make a come back. Mark's Atta Queen did so after being in the moat for a while. Sorry to hear this but don't give up just yet. :(

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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Formica123 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 3:43 pm

I've kept her for the past few hours, she's stiff as a brick :(
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Re: Formica123's Acromyrmex Octospinosus

Post by Leafcutter » Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:02 pm

Speak to Andrew, maybe you could buy a Queen from him to replace this one.

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