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Whatever it may be, they have taken a nap. All alive and well but inactive...

I thought that too. It has to be something more than just temperature. They are very still and not much activity, so they are "sleeping".

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Thank you for your reply. It seems I have no choice but to go through with the exercise to see what happens to the ant colonies. Where I live, the changes in temperature are not that drastic and coldest we've ever seen has been -2C for a day or two and then goes back up to a night minimum of maybe +...

Hello everyone. I trust you are all well and keeping safe from this terrible disease affecting our world. I am looking for someone who may have experienced a change of ant habitats between hemispheres. A year ago, I bought two "lasius niger" queen ants in the UK and brought them to the southern hemi...

An update and a call for advice: I moved a colony of lasius niger into the formicarium but the ants did not like it and had to rescue them and put them back into a test tube when I started to see some ants dying. I did put a water reservoir up in the foraging area but they did not seem to be interes...

Valid point. I am inclined to see how they behave in October to make a decision, if I see they slow down, I hibernate them, otherwise, I will wait until March for their brake. I will post messages to let everyone know what happened so that if anyone comes across a similar issue in the future there (...

Hello, As I am new to ant keeping I rather ask the question than test it by myself and kill a small colony. I bought some lasius niger ants in the UK and brought them to south america where the seasons are the opposite. Although the queens arrived in our winter, our house is heated and have had a me...

I have lasius myself and they really are escape artist s lol they even manage to drown themselves in the water feeder I have so you d really want to make sure the seals are good on bottom where you have the water cos they will get in there and drown Yes, they are pretty nifty but I would be surpris...

If you look carefully at the picture you will notice there is a layer of water at the bottom (can be topped up via a small hole on the side), approximately 2cm in height, that does not touch the plaster but keeps the formicarium humid (measured 70% humidity). I am hoping it will suit the lasius and ...

Hi everyone, (1) I have a colony almost ready for relocation (we are up to 30 workers and lots of brood, etc) and would like to know if the lasius niger takes well to a homemade plaster formicarium (see photo attached). My idea is to keep them there for some time and then move them to a larger "Ants...