TRYING TO MOVE ANTS, HELP!
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TRYING TO MOVE ANTS, HELP!
I have received a new formacarium, there is a test tube adapter but my current test tube doesnt fit in it, any ideas how to secure it without ants escaping? Also, any tips on how to encourage my young lasius niger colony to move? I tried light for a week, but they barely leave the tube. Will they like the nest better if I add sand?
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Re: TRYING TO MOVE ANTS, HELP!
What formicarium? An you provide pictures?antkid365 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 2:32 pmI have received a new formacarium, there is a test tube adapter but my current test tube doesnt fit in it, any ideas how to secure it without ants escaping? Also, any tips on how to encourage my young lasius niger colony to move? I tried light for a week, but they barely leave the tube. Will they like the nest better if I add sand?
Try heating their current tube with a heat pad on low. If you do this, supervise to make sure they can move fast enough. Typically, it won’t hurt brood, it just makes them uncomfortable. If that doesn’t work, heat the new formicarium so they will move brood there.
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