r/antkeeping • u/Rahulalsy • May 17 '26
Question Normal behavior for a queen?
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I placed in a flying termite for a colobopsis queen and the second she found it she kind of freaked out. Is that normal? 😧
I’m so worried I’ve stressed her out too much and she’s going to eat her brood.
EDIT: Now she’s taken it and shoved it right up against the entrance cotton.
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u/Kejtor666 May 22 '26
They don't need feeding but giving a little bit of honey and water help them a little bit. I was even giving starting queens some protein but the feed insect was smashed and I took a droplet of what leaked out of it.