Best formicarium for solenopsis molesta

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Seiyaryu
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Best formicarium for solenopsis molesta

Post: # 38594Post Seiyaryu
Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:56 pm

About 9 months ago I found a mated solenopsis molesta(or so I think) and without knowing any better I put her in one of those gel ant farms. She has somewhere between 6-10 in her brood right now but about 2 weeks ago I noticed some brown spots forming that I think is mold. I want to get her and the brood out.

So my plan is to put the farm in the fridge to make them hybernate and drill a hole in the side, then get them in a test tube and put them in a homemade formicarium.

My questions are, is this my best option to get them out? And if so, what's the best type of homemade formicarium to place them in after their out?

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Re: Best formicarium for solenopsis molesta

Post: # 88095Post SolenopsisKeeper
Fri Feb 11, 2022 7:14 am

Seiyaryu wrote:
Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:56 pm
About 9 months ago I found a mated solenopsis molesta(or so I think) and without knowing any better I put her in one of those gel ant farms. She has somewhere between 6-10 in her brood right now but about 2 weeks ago I noticed some brown spots forming that I think is mold. I want to get her and the brood out.

So my plan is to put the farm in the fridge to make them hybernate and drill a hole in the side, then get them in a test tube and put them in a homemade formicarium.

My questions are, is this my best option to get them out? And if so, what's the best type of homemade formicarium to place them in after their out?
Gel is bad. Workers die of malnutrition within weeks. The starting queen will be ok, as she has her own stored fat. Fire ants don’t hibernate(molesta might), and us using a q tip, remove the gel above her and let her run out, catch her, and then use tweezers to pick up the brood. And put them in a test tube with her. All ways will stress her, so I would prepare some pupae from wild colonies.
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