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#1 Offline Penguin - Posted October 5 2017 - 1:38 PM

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    Yesterday I made a post on the Camponotus Pennsylvannicus care topic, since I have gotten no reply, I am making this. Since my Camponotus queen is late I do not think she will have workers by regular hibernation time, should I reverse hibernate her so I can feed her during the winter instead of her risking death by starvation? Or should I just do regular hibernation and feed her if she looks unhealthy, this is my first hibernation I don't know what to do.  :(


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#2 Offline Aquaexploder - Posted October 5 2017 - 1:43 PM

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I would say normal hibernation.

#3 Offline Pleming - Posted October 5 2017 - 11:32 PM

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What does she have now?



#4 Offline Penguin - Posted October 6 2017 - 4:32 AM

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I heard larger queens are more sensitive to light and movements so I am only checking on her one time every week I only caught her 2 days ago so idk what she has.  :D


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#5 Offline Pleming - Posted October 6 2017 - 8:51 AM

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Didn't realize you meant that late. Depending on where you are located and how fast she produces brood. 

 

I live in Southern California and its still pretty warm here. 



#6 Offline Penguin - Posted October 6 2017 - 11:25 AM

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I'm in Toronto it rained on and off that day when she was caught and it's getting slightly colder now.


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#7 Offline Penguin - Posted October 14 2017 - 5:07 AM

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She now died  :(  she was picking at the cotton trying to get out, she was probably infertile, she had no eggs when I looked at her tube.


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#8 Offline Pleming - Posted October 15 2017 - 11:42 PM

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Sorry, I had a few Queens die on my this season. 






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