Keeping an ant farm

[AlexC1981]

Thanks for asking, but I'm afraid they all died.

Nothing dramatic, just slowly petered out. If I was to guess the cause I would say I probably relied on the beetle jelly too much rather than fresh food. Maybe I didn't keep the soil damp enough and then used too much and drowned the queen. It's hard to say.

I did enjoy getting it set up and writing this thread, but I don't think I will start another colony. If I ever do, I'd probably be better off with regular black garden ants as they are supposed to be easier to look after.