i have a colony i found with a queen and 25 works but she does not seem to want to lay eggs anymore, but they eat protein and sugar
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, Nov 29 2017 6:51 AM
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Posted November 29 2017 - 6:51 AM
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Posted November 29 2017 - 7:53 AM
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that's normal, It's nearly Winter.
I accidentally froze all my ants
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Posted November 29 2017 - 8:32 AM
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Yeah you should probably put them in hibernation now
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Posted November 29 2017 - 1:24 PM
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i did but they stoped laying 4 weeks befor it got cold out
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Posted November 29 2017 - 2:11 PM
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Mine stopped laying in August and just sat there
Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
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Posted November 29 2017 - 2:14 PM
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ok so its not just me
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Posted November 29 2017 - 2:56 PM
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Posted November 29 2017 - 5:29 PM
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i thought it was something i was doing, tnx
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Posted November 29 2017 - 5:34 PM
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Yeah mine hasn't even started laying
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Posted November 30 2017 - 6:49 AM
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are your guys queen afraid of light like mine
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Posted November 30 2017 - 8:18 AM
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Fear of light is pretty typical. My Formica queen had 5 workers since i caught her in June, one of which already died. The other four, along with the queen ceased all activity right around august-september and have remained in their tube, unless i provoke a worker to poke its head out. Come May, they should start acting up again and be on their way normal.
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