For how long can i leave my ants?
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For how long can i leave my ants?
Will my ants survive if I leave them for a week when I´m away? I would fill all their test tubes and feed them before i leave.
Re: For how long can i leave my ants?
Ants4life wrote:How many workers do you have?
I dont have ants yet but Im thinking of getting Camponotus ants. But I will have to leave them for a week sometimes and I just wanna make sure that ok before i get them.
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Re: For how long can i leave my ants?
That should be fine.
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Re: For how long can i leave my ants?
The primary concern is water.
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Re: For how long can i leave my ants?
Camponotus are growing super slow, reaching 200 workers after about 2 years (year 3+ they grow a lot faster though). As long as you leave them some sugar water, some food and a large tube of water it should not be any issue.
If you want to be super sure take multiple very large test tubes, plug them with cotton and put in a large cocktail straw in as entrance - that way the ants can carry the eggs and larve into the test tube in case the formicarium should dry out (pupae and adult ants are fine with room humidity).
If you want to be super sure take multiple very large test tubes, plug them with cotton and put in a large cocktail straw in as entrance - that way the ants can carry the eggs and larve into the test tube in case the formicarium should dry out (pupae and adult ants are fine with room humidity).
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