How to add water to test tube?

[Aaron567]

I have a very small queen (about 4mm) and she laid eggs a while ago, but now she has ran out of water in the test tube and she has eaten her eggs. How do I add more water in the test tube without having to get her out and disturb her? Is there a way?

[larynx]

She needs to be moved to a fresh tube.

[Aaron567]

She needs to be moved to a fresh tube.

Ok, I will do that, but if she actually had a brood or some workers in there would I just tape two test tubes together and shine a light on the old test tube would the queen move her brood? I would hate to stress out the queen too much.

[larynx]

She needs to be moved to a fresh tube.

Ok, I will do that, but if she actually had a brood or some workers in there would I just tape two test tubes together and shine a light on the old test tube would the queen move her brood? I would hate to stress out the queen too much.

just attach the new tube to the old one, with a tiny bit of tape. (make sure the new one is very clean and has fresh water). put a dark paper or sleeve over the new tube so it is nice and dark inside. leave the other tube exposed to a light. (make sure its close enough to be just bright not hot.) then wait for her to move. the key here is to have ALOT of patience. she WILL move when she is comfortable enough to.

[AntsRule]

She needs to be moved to a fresh tube.

Ok, I will do that, but if she actually had a brood or some workers in there would I just tape two test tubes together and shine a light on the old test tube would the queen move her brood? I would hate to stress out the queen too much.

Make sure there is a way for air to get in, if they are in the tube for more than a day. Or you can open it every day, but this will disturb them. Would not want too suffocate them.

[Aaron567]

She needs to be moved to a fresh tube.

Ok, I will do that, but if she actually had a brood or some workers in there would I just tape two test tubes together and shine a light on the old test tube would the queen move her brood? I would hate to stress out the queen too much.

just attach the new tube to the old one, with a tiny bit of tape. (make sure the new one is very clean and has fresh water). put a dark paper or sleeve over the new tube so it is nice and dark inside. leave the other tube exposed to a light. (make sure its close enough to be just bright not hot.) then wait for her to move. the key here is to have ALOT of patience. she WILL move when she is comfortable enough to.

After waiting almost 2 days, she has finally decided to move The key really is patience, and I was actually getting worried that she wasn't going to move. I think for the first day the light wasn't completely shining on her so on the second day I moved the light to be shining even brighter and that is what seemed to get her to move.