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Ok, thanks for the help!

Martialis wrote:Keep her hibernating. It's not an option for her, and she'll be much less healthy if you take her out.

Okay, how will I know when she's ready to come out of hibernation?

I caught 6 Crematogaster sp. queens in mid-September in Oklahoma City. They have been kept in test tube set ups since then in a warm, dark area. I transferred them to new test tubes when they started running out of water and getting dirty. They haven't laid any eggs yet. Is this fairly normal? I've...

My Cremtogaster laid eggs after almost 5 months of nothing.

So my Crematogatser Sp. Queen has finally laid ~3 eggs even though it's winter, I currently have her in a cool spot for hibernation, should I move her to a warmer spot not that she's laying eggs?
I've been waiting four months for this!

From your experience, can ants chew through elemers glue? I've never seen it. Once the glue is dry on the portals it will have a flush fit to the outworld and they aren't going to spend time trying to get your portal out. If they are going to attempt to escape it will be out of the top of the outwo...

From your experience, can ants chew through elemers glue?

I have the AC Hybrid nest All you need and I'm wondering what glue you should use when you glue the outworld portal to the outworld, can ants chew through elemers? Food grade silicone? Hot glue?

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Thanks

I have caught a Cremtogaster
I know that they love sweets and on occasion eat protein, but I am having trouble of some good sweets to feed them, i.e. Honeydew substitutes

Thank you as I am new at this