okay to leave dead males in tube?
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- BleedingRaindrops
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okay to leave dead males in tube?
There was a mating flight the other day, and I caught several queens, but a few of them were still attached to a drone when I found them. Is it safe to leave the dead drones in the test tube or should I attempt an extraction?
Ants kept
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Re: okay to leave dead males in tube?
it may be best to remove the males as soon as possible.
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- BleedingRaindrops
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Re: okay to leave dead males in tube?
I removed the two dead ones, but there is one still alive and crawling around. I did not think a drone would survive the mating process. Should I remove the live one?
Ants kept
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Re: okay to leave dead males in tube?
I probably would. It will die soon anyway, and I'm guessing the queen having to live in close proximity with another ant of her size won't be good for her.BleedingRaindrops wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2017 11:52 pmI removed the two dead ones, but there is one still alive and crawling around. I did not think a drone would survive the mating process. Should I remove the live one?
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Re: okay to leave dead males in tube?
I tried and failed to remove the live one. The queen seems very protective of it, and both became very agitated when I opened the tube. I would rather not stress the queen if she doesn't want to let it go yet.
Ants kept
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Nylanderia sp.
Camponotus sp.
Paratrechina Longicornis
Pheidole sp.
Re: okay to leave dead males in tube?
That makes sense.BleedingRaindrops wrote: ↑Sat May 06, 2017 5:29 amI tried and failed to remove the live one. The queen seems very protective of it, and both became very agitated when I opened the tube. I would rather not stress the queen if she doesn't want to let it go yet.
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