Advice?

[RaylaIsBest]

okokokokok so im sorry ive been asking TONS of questions but I really dont want this colony to die. So if you dont know I have a carpender ant colony with 7-8 workers. They were in a test tube set up, but it got moldy so I moved them into a new one three weeks ago. Then two weeks ago I connected it to a AC test tube portal with a sugar water test tube. THEN the tube that I moved them into three weeks ago got really, really moldy and they were moving away from the cotton so I tried moving them into a new test tube TWICE but they still havent moved. Right now I have the moldy test tube connected to the clean test tube via some tape (I left some holes for air) wiht food in the new test tube. I am just kinda confused as to what to do, so some advice would be helpfull! Thanks!

[CombinedHalo467]

have u tried keeping the new tube dark while the old one in the light but not to much light so as itdoesnt kill them they dont like too much but just like maybe a flashlight with some thin cloth over it but that me i new to antkeeping and hv never had this situation o good luck

[RaylaIsBest]

ye ive tried that. It didnt work tho

[AntsNW]

Hi!
If you have access to a heating cable/mat, you could just heat the new tube. ( maybe ? )

[AntsNW]

Another method, Have your workers been exploring the new tube much? You could place a drop of honey water on tinfoil in the new tube to entice them to go there...

[RaylaIsBest]

I put a cricket in it, butill try some honey (:

[AntsLuxembourg]

I would just dump them into the new one. Sometimes ants also need a good healthy push.
Since the testtubes are connected already, It should be easy to just dump them into the new and Clean testtube.

[CombinedHalo467]

yea kinda agree with that just not too hard or u might injure them