Christmas Success Kit: Messor cephalotes

Description

Special Christmas offer with a free gift of your choice and €10 off the entire kit 🎁

Messor cephalotes Success Kit: Observe one of the world's most beautiful species without disappointment. Indeed, Messor cephalotes is as beautiful as it is large, but also delicate during its founding.

The secret to success: This kit includes a queen with brood, suitable equipment, and a full guarantee: if the queen doesn't survive until the first worker bee emerges, we will send you a queen with more advanced brood, or a colony with workers (depending on our stock: immediately or during the next swarming season), free of charge. Given the sensitivity of this species during colony foundation, this is a significant advantage for our customers.

Equipment adapted for Messor cephalotes: The kit includes a Deluxe Breeding Tube with a liquid water reservoir for a visible water level and long autonomy compared to sand reservoirs. Its large size is suitable for the queen, and minimal monitoring will allow her to establish her colony. After the first workers emerge, the included foraging area can be added to distribute the food, consisting of seeds, and continue breeding up to several dozen workers.

Also includes: 5w heating mat, thermometer, food bag, 12-page breeding guide.

Breeding advice:

1. Moisten the tube by adding water to the reservoir.
2. Place the heating mat on the tube with the thermometer probe at the hottest point and move the mat away or elevate it until the temperature reaches 26°C during the day, without exceeding 28°C. Turn the mat off at night. For added comfort and safety, use a thermostat or a heat lamp.
3. Once conditions have stabilized, move the queen from her transport tube to the Deluxe tube. The easiest way is to place the two tubes facing each other.
4. Once the queen is in her Deluxe tube, offer her a drop of nectar or sweet liquid once a week on a piece of aluminum foil so as not to soil the tube, and wait until the worker bees are born.
5. Send us your best photos or a sign of your success 🙂