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- Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:58 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: How do i hibernate my ants?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1667
Re: How do i hibernate my ants?
in all reality the just need colder temps to support there slowing of the metabolism. just put them wrapped in an insulated but unheated place. like a garage or basement. just somewhere that gets cold but not below freezing mine live on my fount porch it gets really cold here so when it get below 20...
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 9:37 am
- Forum: The GAN Project (Global Ant Nursery)
- Topic: Who would benefit from a GAN farmer in Chester County Pa
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2735
Re: Who would benefit from a GAN farmer in Chester County Pa
I am also looking for a new queen, i live in Eire pa, and have a lot of the same genus of queen that will be on the gan project in the spring.
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:27 am
- Forum: General Ant Talk
- Topic: The funny misadventures of ant hunting
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6824
Re: The funny misadventures of ant hunting
I was driving down the road to work, and a companeros queen landed on my windshield, then proceeded to fly thew my window and hit my sqare in the face. I cough her and she has been my best queen yet XD she is almost a year into the colony and i have a ***** tone of workers. Maby she just wanted to b...
- Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:18 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Hibernation, and when to start in PA
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3416
Re: Hibernation, and when to start in PA
I believe i should leave them in the test tube for hibernation correct? I have there tube laying in a plastic outword were i feed them should i take them out and close off the tube for hibernation?
- Mon Sep 11, 2017 10:21 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Hibernation, and when to start in PA
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3416
Hibernation, and when to start in PA
I am relatively new to the ant keeping community, i mostly just watched for the past year and a half. I have decided to start my own colony. As on now i have two companoras queens, one with 4 workers, and a dozen or more pupa and lots of eggs. and another one with 2 workers, 1 pupa and a few eggs. I...