Simple Questions about Ants

[SlidingCool]

How long can I watch my ant colony before I return them into the darkness?

Also, I have a Roomba, and will my test tube colony be okay if the Roomba hits my drawer and might shake them or even roll the tube?

[SlidingCool]

Never mind, I can use an AC test tube rack. My 1st question is still up for answering though.

[AntsLuxembourg]

How long can I watch my ant colony before I return them into the darkness?

Also, I have a Roomba, and will my test tube colony be okay if the Roomba hits my drawer and might shake them or even roll the tube?

Well for the first question, I recommend to only disturb them for a little bit during founding. Mainly because the queen might get stressed out and start eating her eggs and larvae.

For the Roomba, I doubt that a 2-4 kg Roomba will be able to push a shelf with drawers that weights 3-10 Kg at least. But a constant bump (one bump every few minutes or once per hour) might disburb the colony.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

How long can I watch my ant colony before I return them into the darkness?

Also, I have a Roomba, and will my test tube colony be okay if the Roomba hits my drawer and might shake them or even roll the tube?

Well for the first question, I recommend to only disturb them for a little bit during founding. Mainly because the queen might get stressed out and start eating her eggs and larvae.

For the Roomba, I doubt that a 2-4 kg Roomba will be able to push a shelf with drawers that weights 3-10 Kg at least. But a constant bump (one bump every few minutes or once per hour) might disburb the colony.

If it does, you could move them to under a bed or something where the roomba doesn’t go

[ANThonyluscious]

Under a bed is prime roomba territory. I have a cat, I'm worried about him and the ants (when I eventually get some ). So my plan is to get my queens into test tubes in a holder in a closet on like that shelf they have at the top halves of closets. Gonna have em sit in there on a dark colored sheet and have another on top of them and only check once a week. That'll be the hardest part The tubes also won't roll if you scrunch up a sheet under them and place it against one wall and something heavy to keep the sheet and tube from wiggling. Could also use 2 command hooks creatively, or if you really want you could use short screws and screw them equidistant from each other in a way that you could fit your test tube easily between them and easily remove it but not roll it from the left and right respectively. Just a few suggestions off the top of my head. Good luck with your ants!