Snelling's Carpenter Ant (Camponotus snellingi)
Camponotus snellingi For Sale!
Camponotus snellingi is a medium-sized, bicolored & patterned Carpenter Ant species from the southeastern United States. Though Carpenter Ants, these ants cannot damage your home unless it is falling apart!
STATES AVAILABLE TO BUY CAMPONOTUS SNELLINGI: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Species Info
General: Camponotus snellingi is a medium-sized, bicolored & patterned Carpenter Ant species from the southeastern United States.
Diet: These ants need sugars such as sugarwater or honeywater and a protein source, which can be anything from mealworms to roaches to crickets to fruit flies. Fruit flies seem to be a favorite. They should be fed at least twice a week. The queens do not need food during founding, as they are fully-claustral.
Temperature: These colonies benefit from a heating gradient, and at the hottest point it should be around 81-82. Ensure there is an area that is cooler.
Diapause: This species might need a short diapause period. If they seem to slow down, cool them down to cooler than room temperature for 1-2 months, and feed them less during that time too.
Growth: Brood development takes around 6-8 weeks. Colonies can grow somewhat quickly, reaching the dozens within the first year. Not much is known beyond a few dozen workers, though, as this species is rarely kept!
Queen size: 8-9mm
Worker size: 3.5-5mm
Major size: 5-6.5mm
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SHIPPING INFO
Shipping happens from Monday-Wednesday. During the winter, shipping may cost more due to the need of a heat pack.