Lately I have kept a test tube with my ants in it outside due to our air conditioning and lack of ability to keep them warm. I plan to move them back inside soon but so far I have run into a few confusions because they’re outside.
I recently picked up the tube to check on them but when I picked it up three ants of the same species ran onto my hand. I’m not sure if they are from the test tube and have escaped or if they are stranger ants that smelled the honey and small colony and decided to investigate.
What do I do now?
I would feel bad to let escapees get hurt outside but if they are stranger ants I don’t want to risk them hurting my ants.
Invaders or lost ants
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Re: Invaders or lost ants
You might, first of all, make sure that the ants outside the test tube and inside the test tube are of the same species if not, it's evident that they aren't from the tube, if they seem to be from the same species you have two options: the first one, pick an ant from the test tube, one from outside and put them together in a container, if they start to attack each other, they are not from the same colony, the second thing that you could do is to not take risks and leave alone the ants that are outside the test tube.
Hope it helps!
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Re: Invaders or lost ants
Can I assume that the test tube is tightly sealed off with a cotton bud? In that case they are just wild ants coming to investigate, and you can just leave them outside. They will find their way backTEXASantlover wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2019 4:48 pmLately I have kept a test tube with my ants in it outside due to our air conditioning and lack of ability to keep them warm. I plan to move them back inside soon but so far I have run into a few confusions because they’re outside.
I recently picked up the tube to check on them but when I picked it up three ants of the same species ran onto my hand. I’m not sure if they are from the test tube and have escaped or if they are stranger ants that smelled the honey and small colony and decided to investigate.
What do I do now?
I would feel bad to let escapees get hurt outside but if they are stranger ants I don’t want to risk them hurting my ants.
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Re: Invaders or lost ants
Yes it has a cotton ball in the end but they are very small ants that I haven’t kept before so its new to me. I have now brought them back inside and Getting them ready for their new set up.Hawkeye wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:46 amCan I assume that the test tube is tightly sealed off with a cotton bud? In that case they are just wild ants coming to investigate, and you can just leave them outside. They will find their way backTEXASantlover wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2019 4:48 pmLately I have kept a test tube with my ants in it outside due to our air conditioning and lack of ability to keep them warm. I plan to move them back inside soon but so far I have run into a few confusions because they’re outside.
I recently picked up the tube to check on them but when I picked it up three ants of the same species ran onto my hand. I’m not sure if they are from the test tube and have escaped or if they are stranger ants that smelled the honey and small colony and decided to investigate.
What do I do now?
I would feel bad to let escapees get hurt outside but if they are stranger ants I don’t want to risk them hurting my ants.
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