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Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:29 pm
by invjang
Is there anyone interested in a kind of meetup in Chicago area?
I live in the west suburb of Chicago.

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:42 pm
by Cale3459
invjang wrote:
Fri Jun 23, 2017 2:29 pm
Is there anyone interested in a kind of meetup in Chicago area?
I live in the west suburb of Chicago.
I'm downstate but I'm in Joliet fairly regularly

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:08 am
by TippyDisc911
I live in Oak Forest

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:35 pm
by jhaltmeyer
I see that this is an old post but I'm new to ant keeping so thought I'd see if you have a "meetup" of sorts going?

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:41 pm
by MightyScott
I’m near Chicago. Is there a weather alert or something we can get on so we know when good queening days are?

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 11:02 pm
by TheRealAntMan
jhaltmeyer wrote:
Sat Jun 09, 2018 3:35 pm
I see that this is an old post but I'm new to ant keeping so thought I'd see if you have a "meetup" of sorts going?
I don’t know of any meetings that go on here in Chicago/ Chicagoland area.

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 4:53 pm
by jhaltmeyer
Thanks for letting me know. TheRealAntMan, have you hibernated your Camponotus ants? I have two camp. queens with eggs so I know this is a bit premature but if they are still going this winter can I hibernate them in the refrigerator? I am a bit concern about it but I don't have any other option as I live in an apartment.

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:02 pm
by TheRealAntMan
I have not hibernated this Camponotus colony, having recently obtained the colony. However I have hibernated past colonies in a wine cooler. Putting your ants in a fridge is okay as long as you put the fridge on its lowest setting.

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:11 pm
by jhaltmeyer
Oh good to know, I guess I will be trying out that setting with my fridge before winter. Thanks for the help. :D

Re: Any ant keepers in Chicago area?

Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:40 pm
by TheRealAntMan
No problem