Odontomachus won't eat.

[EduardoOhashi]

Hello, I'm from Brazil. This is the first time I'm trying to start a colony, so I'm having some issues.

Last week I caught 1 Odontomachus queen and 2 queens that I believe to be Pachyocondyla. All of them are still with their wings. Doing some research, I found that both species are semi-claustral (correct?), so I put their test tubes inside acrilic boxes with some sand and artificial plants.
The problem is that the Odontomachus queen doesn't eat anything I gave her. I already tried worms, mealworms, flies, bugs (tried alive and dead), sugarwater, honey... She goes exploring often, just like the Pachycondyla queens, but doesn't accept anything I give her.
None of my queens laid eggs yet, but I think I just have to be patient.

Anyone with experience keeping Odontomachus?

[seahehern]

Is your queen in a dark area because queens get less stress in darker areas #AntLove .

[EduardoOhashi]

Yes, they are inside my wardrobe. Last night I gave them a spider I found (put it on a piece of paper). Today in the morning, the spider was a few centimeters away, but I'm not sure if they ate it.

[Martialis]

Yes, they are inside my wardrobe. Last night I gave them a spider I found (put it on a piece of paper). Today in the morning, the spider was a few centimeters away, but I'm not sure if they ate it.

Try something small and living. Semi claustral queens tend to like living prey better from my experience.