Riccardo atta colony 2015 4/12/2015

[Britishants.com]

Ptfe works well!

[Atta solider]

Yeah am going get big box and do it as ant world for them and use the pods for the fungus so be easy to feed them

[Atta solider]

Well they have started a 3rd fungus in las pod close to the window and it's growing fast and they taking more and more leafs each day now lol hard keep up with them queen must be laying loads now still not seen her tho but the solider getting lot more as well I can't believe how fast this colony is growing at a rate think by the end of this year all 4 pods will have fungus in them

[RichardP]

Nice one.... there growth is quite astounding isn't it... particularly if you're used to keeping other ant species... I have a 2 year old camponotus species that still only has about 25 ants...

[Acromyrmexbob]

Well they have started a 3rd fungus in las pod close to the window and it's growing fast and they taking more and more leafs each day now lol hard keep up with them queen must be laying loads now still not seen her tho but the solider getting lot more as well I can't believe how fast this colony is growing at a rate think by the end of this year all 4 pods will have fungus in them

Ric has sent me numerous pictures of his colony and its epic! What a journey, and just think of how you could expand it now!!

[Atta solider]

Well guys all my pods are now got fungus in them haha it's amzing how fast them grow it so now all my pods are got fungus only thing is now is how
To feed them lol which is going be hard I went check on them on 14th Sep 2016 and that's when saw
The last too pods with fungus in them both but the last one they grown the fungus in the twigs there leafs used to be on I've got pics of them

[Atta solider]

Sunday 25th Sep 2016

Well what can I say about my colony now all is " they are like
Cows eating grass" lol they growing super fast and lot more soliders coming and loads
Larave I've seen around and they are digging and moving soil out of the 3rd pod so there room for the garden to grow I've not still seen the queen but with all the tiny larave and different steage of beeps I no the queen is still going strong I just feed them 4 grapes in 1hr it's all gone even the skin of it but it's amzing how they coming on nice all I need is more pods or tanks for them lol

[Atta solider]

Well winter is coming and leaves are changing colour but my atta are doing so good I've even asked my wife and family to help me get leaves now as they taking more and more to the gardens I've been looking out for massive fish tank so can put the pods in and soil and eco earth in and around them and have my rope out to feeding tank but just got to think were get massive fish tank but so far all healthy and growing fast.
I see more ants out at night each night there is more and more cutting

3rd of November 2016

[Deansie26]

Sounds like they're doing fantastic Ricco, imagine what they will be like this time next year lol

[Atta solider]

Oh I don't want think for next year mate lol they are eating full apple now I'll try get pics up tho guys as it's all words no pics sorry about that