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Yes Tetramorium are not small enough to fit through

You have two choices. A- let the drones pass away of natural causes overtime or B. Capture the drones and let them outside a few hours before rain during their nuptial flight period.

Yes just be carful and for future reference NEVER use a gel farm if you have a queen, repeat if you find a queen NEVER use a gel farm I’m not sure about the science behind it but gel farms kill ants in the long term.

I would advise moving them in to a test tube setup and start feeding them drops of honey or sugar water, try dropping wet cotton balls in their currant setup up once in a while until you can get the proper setup. as long as you do this and keep them between 74-80 F they should thrive despite their l...

Sounds like they were to cold, what’s the temp in Fahrenheit you keep them in?

Almost definitely camponatus.

Unless or ants are extremely small, that won’t be necessary.

Queens can take a very long time to lay eggs, up to several weeks or months depending on species , I would advise keeping her in temperatures from 74-80F for optimal egg laying temperature and although they usually don’t eat during this stage, I would advise giving her a small drop of honey or sugar...

That is definitely a camponotus queen but I’m not sure which one as species specifics is not my specialty however I do know that, that specific one is one of the most common.