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LukeTheGreat
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This is currently a disaster.

Post: # 19606Post LukeTheGreat
Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:52 pm

So I'm having problems with my crematogaster sp.'S eggs not hatching, decided to change to water as it was limited and pinkish.
Being the "genius" I am, I decided to use a syringe to inject the water into the tube. I put too much water it, minorly flooding the test tube, after drying I noticed the queen was alive, just in the corner of the tube seeming scared. I feel soooo bad.

I just realized this isn't a question, but you can all tell me what to do from here, as I am obviously a noob.

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Re: This is currently a disaster.

Post: # 19608Post Martialis
Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:54 pm

Dry the inside with a Q-tip. Leave them alone, heat the test tube. This course of action should fix your problem and get you workers fairly quickly.
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Post: # 19657Post LukeTheGreat
Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:14 pm

I did that after the incident and today she was in a corner tending to her eggs. On behalf of the heat to facilitate egg growth, how warm?

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Post: # 19659Post Martialis
Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:05 pm

A plain old heating cable should work.
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Post: # 19663Post LukeTheGreat
Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:35 pm

Could I use a heating blanket on low but partly touching the test tube. 78F?

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Post: # 19674Post Martialis
Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:05 pm

That should work. You can put it over the entirety of the wet side and partially touching the dry.
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Post: # 19750Post AntzNaTube
Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:39 am

Just FYI, I have had consistently poor results heating the water side of a test tube. It always seems to cause flooding eventually. I have had better results heating the opposite end near the entrance. I use a modified heating pad (on it's lowest setting). I put it just under the opening of the tube so that it allows for a temperature gradient.

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