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#101 Offline irvosanjose - Posted September 1 2018 - 6:36 PM

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Hi Jadeninja9,

 

Do you hibernate your C. Hyatti colony? Can I ask what your hibernation routine is? Hopefully my colony continues to grow and I want to be prepared. =)

 

Thanks!



#102 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted September 4 2018 - 3:27 PM

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Hi Jadeninja9,

Do you hibernate your C. Hyatti colony? Can I ask what your hibernation routine is? Hopefully my colony continues to grow and I want to be prepared. =)

Thanks!

I hibernate starting in November and take them out starting in February. I set them at 45 degrees in a wine cooler.

#103 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted January 12 2019 - 9:41 PM

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It's update time bois



#104 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted January 12 2019 - 10:16 PM

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They're out?



#105 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted January 12 2019 - 10:27 PM

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Update: (Jan 12, 2019)

 

Okay, so, it's been a really long time since I've updated this journal. Here's a quick summary of everything that has happened since the last update in June. Back in July, I moved the colony into an AntsCanada Small Camponotus Hybrid Nest that I bought back in 2017, and they've been doing great. The nice thing about this species is that they're nests require no hydration, so all you gotta do is supply them with a tube of water in the outworld and they're set. Nothing much has really happened since I've moved them. I'd assume they're over 100 workers by now. It's pretty cool too be able to sit at my desk, look to my left, and see workers running through the tubes. Sooooo yep. Here are some pictures:

 

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Also, R.I.P. to colony pictures with good lighting.


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#106 Offline CoolColJ - Posted January 12 2019 - 11:22 PM

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yeah one thing I don't like about those nests are the extra deep chambers


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1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/

Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/


#107 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted January 12 2019 - 11:51 PM

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yeah one thing I don't like about those nests are the extra deep chambers

Same



#108 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted January 13 2019 - 10:24 AM

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How do you plan on cleaning the nest? Looks like they're using parts of it for trash storage.



#109 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted January 13 2019 - 11:34 AM

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How do you plan on cleaning the nest? Looks like they're using parts of it for trash storage.


Well, I don’t plan on it lol

#110 Offline sirjordanncurtis - Posted January 13 2019 - 3:27 PM

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How do you plan on cleaning the nest? Looks like they're using parts of it for trash storage.


Well, I don’t plan on it lol

 

Oh. By the way, is the lid removable?



#111 Offline CoolColJ - Posted January 13 2019 - 3:53 PM

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How do you plan on cleaning the nest? Looks like they're using parts of it for trash storage.


Well, I don’t plan on it lol

Oh. By the way, is the lid removable?


It is until you glue it as they instruct :)
Better off with the Formica nests, which are similar, but with more options
https://www.formica-.../ant-farm-nests

Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/

Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/


#112 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted January 13 2019 - 6:49 PM

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How do you plan on cleaning the nest? Looks like they're using parts of it for trash storage.


Well, I don’t plan on it lol

 

Oh. By the way, is the lid removable?

 

I glued it on



#113 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted January 13 2019 - 6:51 PM

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It is until you glue it as they instruct :)
Better off with the Formica nests, which are similar, but with more options
https://www.formica-.../ant-farm-nests

 

Wow, those nests look so cool



#114 Offline Rstheant - Posted January 24 2019 - 3:51 PM

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Update?,

#115 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted January 30 2019 - 10:19 PM

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Update?,

Nothing’s happened so far.

#116 Offline Rstheant - Posted January 31 2019 - 3:30 PM

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Man, I wish I still had these species. Mine escaped when I came back from school. :boohoo:

#117 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted February 1 2019 - 9:50 AM

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Man, I wish I still had these species. Mine escaped when I came back from school. :boohoo:

Oh dang R.I.P. My friend’s colony escaped too lol. I used to notice workers missing sometimes. Maybe they’re good escape artists.

#118 Offline Rstheant - Posted February 1 2019 - 3:32 PM

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Still mourning. They were one of my first colonies.
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#119 Offline Jadeninja9 - Posted February 1 2019 - 7:53 PM

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Still mourning. They were one of my first colonies.

It really do be like dat sometimes

#120 Offline Rstheant - Posted February 2 2019 - 8:14 AM

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Still mourning. They were one of my first colonies.

It really do be like dat sometimes

Agreed. I still see some Hyatti workers wandering around my desk. I might have a Hyatti colony some where in my room :D




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