Overwintering Texas Ants

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KipMoore

Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27571Post KipMoore
Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:32 am

To my fellow ant keepers in Texas or to anyone who may know. I have a few queens in test tube setups, Camponotus and Pogonomyrmex, I was wondering if I will have to hibernate them or not and for how long.

Nj6000

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27656Post Nj6000
Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:09 pm

KipMoore wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:32 am
To my fellow ant keepers in Texas or to anyone who may know. I have a few queens in test tube setups, Camponotus and Pogonomyrmex, I was wondering if I will have to hibernate them or not and for how long.
Yes you will have to hibernate them . Not sure how long though . I Just started ant keeping . If you want to learn more about hibernating ants watch AntsCanada's hibernation tutorials .

Nj6000

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27658Post Nj6000
Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:18 pm

Nj6000 wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2017 6:09 pm
KipMoore wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:32 am
To my fellow ant keepers in Texas or to anyone who may know. I have a few queens in test tube setups, Camponotus and Pogonomyrmex, I was wondering if I will have to hibernate them or not and for how long.
Yes you will have to hibernate them . Not sure how long though . I Just started ant keeping . If you want to learn more about hibernating ants watch AntsCanada's hibernation tutorials .
Here are the links to videos . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BDgleH51Kd4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9JanCfsA31o https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zyssI2f7Fsk

KipMoore

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27674Post KipMoore
Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:14 pm

Thanks!

Nj6000

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27893Post Nj6000
Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:44 pm

KipMoore wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:32 am
To my fellow ant keepers in Texas or to anyone who may know. I have a few queens in test tube setups, Camponotus and Pogonomyrmex, I was wondering if I will have to hibernate them or not and for how long.
What species of pogonomyrmex do you have ?

KipMoore

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27894Post KipMoore
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:01 pm

Nj6000 wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:44 pm
KipMoore wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:32 am
To my fellow ant keepers in Texas or to anyone who may know. I have a few queens in test tube setups, Camponotus and Pogonomyrmex, I was wondering if I will have to hibernate them or not and for how long.
What species of pogonomyrmex do you have ?

Pogonomyrmex barbatu
s, they were collected in Junction

Nj6000

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27895Post Nj6000
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:04 pm

KipMoore wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:01 pm
Nj6000 wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:44 pm
KipMoore wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:32 am
To my fellow ant keepers in Texas or to anyone who may know. I have a few queens in test tube setups, Camponotus and Pogonomyrmex, I was wondering if I will have to hibernate them or not and for how long.
What species of pogonomyrmex do you have ?

Pogonomyrmex barbatu
s, they were collected in Junction
I have 2 queens of that species !!!

KipMoore

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27897Post KipMoore
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:12 pm

Sweet,

I have 3 at the moment though I only have two because a friend of mine who works at a nature center wanted a queen of that species. So I'm raising them for that purpose.

KipMoore

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27898Post KipMoore
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:14 pm

Sweet,
Nj6000 wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:04 pm
KipMoore wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:01 pm
Nj6000 wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:44 pm
What species of pogonomyrmex do you have ?

Pogonomyrmex barbatu
s, they were collected in Junction
I have 2 queens of that species !!!
I have 3 at the moment though I only have two because a friend of mine who works at a nature center wanted a queen of that species. So I'm raising them for that purpose.

You have Camponotus too right?

Nj6000

Re: Overwintering Texas Ants

Post: # 27899Post Nj6000
Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:16 pm

Cool

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