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#1 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted March 31 2021 - 11:32 AM

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I kept colonies of these in the past, but they never came above ground, so I didn't know if they were dead or not, and I forgot to give them water so they didn't survive hibernation.  I recently found another one of these colonies in my yard. I found 3 queens, and about 7 workers. I will post pics after I get them into a tube.



#2 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted March 31 2021 - 3:33 PM

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Make sure to keep them humid. They love humidity.


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#3 Offline Antcatcherpro3 - Posted April 1 2021 - 7:15 AM

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That's how my past colony died. Over hibernation, I forgot to give them water, and when I came to take them out, the soil was dry as bone.


That won't happen with this colony.


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