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Ants Being Indoors

Post: # 19895Post AntsAreAwesome
Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:05 pm

Hello! So I had something to ask: can I keep RIFA inside with the temp. Being 78 during the day and 70 during the night? If it is to cold, is there a way to get around that besides using a heating source? If there is no way around that then what should I do because I have to keep them inside. Also I can't block off the A/C because this is my room that I live in and I can't turn down the A/C because there are other people in the house. Please help.
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Re: Ants Being Indoors

Post: # 19897Post Batspiderfish
Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:17 pm

Above 70 is absolutely fine.
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Re: Ants Being Indoors

Post: # 19899Post AntsAreAwesome
Sat Apr 22, 2017 11:27 pm

Ok, but they are tropical and in a tropical area, thought I would mention that... also would it slow down their progress?
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Re: Ants Being Indoors

Post: # 19907Post Batspiderfish
Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:29 am

Ants love to be warm, but 70 is warm enough. Keep in mind that even Solenopsis invicta survives North American winters.

It might keep their growth down to a manageable rate, which I hear is a blessing for this species.
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Re: Ants Being Indoors

Post: # 19911Post AntsAreAwesome
Sun Apr 23, 2017 7:30 am

Ok, good to hear! Now I just want to ask about other tropical species, such as a pheidole flordana or the Florida trap-jaw ant? That is all after I'm pretty sure :lol:
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Re: Ants Being Indoors

Post: # 19924Post AntsAreAwesome
Sun Apr 23, 2017 11:17 am

Wait there is more! :roll: Do you think that maybe putting them under blankets at night would make them warmer when it is 70?
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Re: Ants Being Indoors

Post: # 19944Post Martialis
Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:54 pm

Nope. Ants do not make their own body heat.
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