Hey guys, I need some help moving my fledgeling crematogaster colony into a new test tube. My fledgeling crematogaster colony consists of a queen, 4 workers, and some brood. My Crematogaster's are very stubborn and don't like moving, but i'm going on a trip in a few days and their water reservoir is empty and a don't want them to die of dehydration while i'm gone. I'm trying exposing them to light while covering the new test tube, putting a bag of cold water underneath their old test tube to encourage them to move away from the cold. But they are very stubborn.

Do you guys have any other tricks or idea's on how to move them out of their old test tube into their new test tube in just a couple days?

Ill be leaving for a week, will they die of dehydration in that time, or will they be fine?

If they won't be fine, what are some ways I could make sure they are hydrated so they don't die?

Take the test tube and shake shake shake. Well more like tap tap tap.

Ok, thank you all for you comments and I will definitely use these to help move my crematogaster's.

You could of course always scrap a small hole into the empty reservoir and either refill it or slowly submerge the tube at an angle and they will naturally move away from the flooding chamber.

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You could of course always scrap a small hole into the empty reservoir and either refill it or slowly submerge the tube at an angle and they will naturally move away from the flooding chamber.

That's not very practical and also the album is private so we can't see the pictures.

You could of course always scrap a small hole into the empty reservoir and either refill it or slowly submerge the tube at an angle and they will naturally move away from the flooding chamber.

kael is right, I would recommend reuploading your pick for some better visibility.

you can do this by going to replying to the topic -> click on my media -> click on gallery images -> choose the correct picture you wish to upload.

It can be a bit confusing when uploading a picture using the gallery for the first time, I remember getting quite confused when I was trying to figure out how to upload pictures to my journal for the first time, it's just a learning curve.

I have refilled test tubes before, but it's kind of a risky procedure. What I did was use a long syringe to inject water behind the wet cotton. I'd only do it with a smaller colony, and you need to tip up the tube so it doesn't flood in the process. Use only in emergencies!