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My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:42 pm
by PierreE
Hello,
here I want to show you my Atta cephalotes :)

In March 2014 I went to Kalytta in Boppard and I've bought my little Atta cephalotes Colony :
I started with few workers (Fungus was golfball size):
Anfang.jpg
I started with 3 tanks (Antstore Leafcutterset).
Now ,almost 2 Years later,I have 7 tanks :
1x Feedingtank (120x45x50cm)
5x 30x20x20 (Fungus and Trash)
1x30x20x5 Farm (I don't know...I want a fungus in this farm ^^ )
and almost 15 Metres Tube (50mm)
How large the colony is? I can not say! What would you value? hehe
No interest on the blackberry leaves...But I can not find privet...Only one big Hedge..But with pestizides :evil:
I would make one picture in summer with a lot of Ants ;)
atta1.jpg
atta (5).jpg
Why i can put only 3 Pictures in one report?
More Pictures in the next report :lol:

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:43 pm
by PierreE
Here a few fungus:
atta2.jpg
atta12.jpg
atta8.jpg
Together I have 40 Litres fungus :)

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 4:48 pm
by PierreE
Here pictures of the tanks and tubes :)
atta (9).jpg
This tanks are over my bed xD If they breaking free,I'll remember it quickly :lol: :lol: :lol:
Today I cleaned up all Rubishtanks :))) Here you can see 2 cleaned Tanks(The tanks with leaves )
atta (13).jpg
atta (4).jpg
That's it for first time ;) If you want more,tell me!

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 5:08 pm
by Formica123
Amazing colony!!!! More please!

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 7:30 pm
by Bitterlime
Fantastic colony!! :) setup looks great!

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:10 pm
by Deansie26
Brilliant Pierre! Your colony looks like its thriving. Do you have any idea where the queen is? I'd like to do something like this in my boys bedroom in the future, sure they would love it!
Anymore pictures and information on your colonys would be appreciated, great job!

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 10:03 pm
by PierreE
Hey,
thanks for the nice answers!!!
I appreciate it very much!

@ deansie26 : I don't know 100% where the queen is,but I think in this fungus here
atta2 (2).jpg
because here are the most workers and soldiers..But I can't say sure :)
I only saw the Queen in the first 1 Month a few times xD
I searched for a photo and i found one :)
AttaGyne.jpg
In this moment I want to keep a second Atta hehe
I really hope to see the queen again before she dies ^^
But I think as far as it will not come :shock: :P
When I look at the active workers,it's enough for me to know that the queen is healthy :D

I think it's a good idea,too :!: :)
The boys have fun and the daddy,too xD
maybe later they will also be interested in the keeping of leafcutterants ;)

At the next days I will make some new pics and write something about the colony.
Are they any direct asks? Or generall?

Thank you very much

Best regards,
Pierre

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 12:28 am
by Deansie26
I've got two boys so one has to be interested right?? Lol.
A video of your set up would be nice if you get the time. Have you had big prison break yet? Imagine that we be fun in your house .

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 3:32 am
by Deansie26
Pierre shall I move this thread into the journal section as its basically a form of journal or are you going to do something else there for your Atta? Thought I'd ask before moving it :)

Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:24 am
by PierreE
deansie26 wrote:Pierre shall I move this thread into the journal section as its basically a form of journal or are you going to do something else there for your Atta? Thought I'd ask before moving it :)
Hey,
okay,if you want you can put this report into the journal section :)
Thanks for asking me ;)

Best regards,
Pierre