Can already established queens restart the founding stage.

[AntsSA]

So I know fully claustrial queens can't but can semi claustrial queens?

I had a colony of cardiocondyla with many workers and for some reason I saw 3 queens in the outsole and in the nest all the workers were dead. Can I put the queens in the same tube or can I even put them in tubes so they can repeat founding stage. Just a side note there are 2 queens in the nest caring for the brood which are eggs and small larvae

[AntsSA]

Bump...

[JackPayne]

No most queens don't seen to be able to restart founding stage, they simply can't care for themselves.

[AntsSA]

I fed them some honey and the queen in the outworld left and went into the nest and fed the other queens. They are semi claustrial queens.

[Martialis]

Still, they most likely will not survive.

[Serafine]

If they lost their first brood, yes they can (they might need sugar water and a protein source like a small spider though).
If they're from an established colony, no.

Basically once queens have passed the founding stage they become incapable of caring for themselves, let alone their brood.