This initiative is to enable hobbyists of ant keeping at all experience levels to grow and share information on upcoming and new species of ants.
How?
With all participants starting off with colonies at the exact same age and state of growth.
The date is approaching fast and we’re making preparations.
Don’t miss out on your spot!
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The time is now! Jump in, grab your colony and join in the GT collective!
As a community we can help each other collect information on our shared species regarding their keeping.
Food, temperature, humidity, nesting type provided and more all in the one place.
As we grow our colonies together you can compare and help each other with suggestions. Make connections, possible friends and learn from other keepers local to yourself.
At The Ant Lab, we believe that hobbies are more than just a pastime – they are a way of life.
Through starting initiatives such as this one we can enjoy and succeed at our hobby and enjoy their growth under our watchful eyes.
To facilitate our GTI we gained a large supply of identical queens caught in the same location on the same night by a single ant-catcher!
They are stored in identical glass test tubes and were kept in a container in the same conditions for the last 3 months while they tended to their brood.
Almost 100% of these queens now have their first workers breaking through.
In perfect timing for both species identification and for the GTI launch!
Not to worry! This species is relatively new to Ant-keeping so you very likely will be adding a new species to your collection!
You will receive up to three queens of the same (specified) species.
It will be your choice which package you wish to purchase (starting at $50).
If you choose to add additional items or queens from the store you wont need to pay for postage if it is accumulatively over $200.
Word Doc; for you to use to document the growth of your colony. Each queen will be individually numbered and displayed on the tube you receive her in. You can note down your nest, outworld, decorations, water, food choice and anything else you might wish for us to log. The more in-depth the better! Tell us all about your colony!
Excel Spreadsheet; to fill in information such as queen number, dates, temperatures, feeding schedule and amounts and more if you choose to do so.
Shared Spreadsheet; containing information on each queen's progress, preferred protein source, feeding habits and all other interesting observations. (Updated regularly if not accessible direct by shared file system).
As with all our colonies you are more then welcome to ask us any questions regarding your new friends, general or more complex and if we can help we will!
Come join us on our Facebook group, Follow TAL on Instagram & Facebook and keep watch for our upcoming YouTube channel featuring the progression of our GTI colonies!
Here you will find an Excel and Word file for you to keep track of your colonies.
You will also find the most up-to-date spreadsheet containing the collected information from GTI participants.
Files coming soon.
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