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How to hibernate?
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MegaMyrmex
, Oct 18 2017 1:57 PM
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#1 Offline - Posted October 18 2017 - 1:57 PM
Whatthe title says. I'm thinking about getting one of those reptile egg incubators. I don't have a garage and my basement has a heater so most likely, it will stay warm the entire winter long. I plan on hibernating at the end of octotober or the beginning of november and remove them around the middle or end of february.
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.
#2 Offline - Posted October 18 2017 - 4:32 PM
What species is it?
“If I am killed for simply living, let death be kinder than man.” -Althea Davis
#3 Offline - Posted October 18 2017 - 4:48 PM
Crematogaster, formica, lasius, tetramorium, and aphaenogaster. I'm planning to hibernate them at about 40 or 50 degrees Fahrenheit
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.
#4 Offline - Posted October 18 2017 - 4:52 PM
In that case, put them in the fridge... or buy a wine cooler.
“If I am killed for simply living, let death be kinder than man.” -Althea Davis
#5 Offline - Posted October 18 2017 - 6:53 PM
Would putting them in the fridge be safe? I think the temperature for most fridges is around 30ish or so degrees Fahrenheit...
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.
#6 Offline - Posted October 19 2017 - 3:51 AM
ants in the wild are subject to temps below zero F. i have temps -25 degrees F here with little to no snow pack thus the ants that are above the frost line or in logs and such are exposed to these frigid temps. sure some do die but for the most part colonies do surprisingly well. there's ants in Canada that are exposed to temps even lower than that.
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Ant Species kept
Temnothorax Longispinosus.-Journal(discontinued)-(formerly)
Camponotus Noveboracensis (formerly)
Camponotus Nearticus-formerly
Tetramorium sp.-formerly
Camponotus Pennsylvanicus Queen & brood.-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile-Journal (3 queen colony)-formerly
Tapinoma Sessile #2 (2 queen colony)-formerly
Aphaenogaster Picea-Journal-active
Crematogaster sp.(Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with 3 workers and brood-formerly
Crematogaster sp. #2 (Cerasi or Lineolata) Queen with brood-formerly
Formica sp. polygenus-active 300+ workers-active
Formica Subsericea-active 25+ workers-active
Myrmica Rubra 400+ workers 3 queens-active
#7 Offline - Posted October 19 2017 - 6:03 AM
Wine coolers, usually, have a higher temperature setting. If you want to spend the money, a cheap wine fridge will run ~$60. Most can be set from 65F to as low as 40F. Somewhere in the middle would be ideal for ants. And who couldn't use extra cool wine storage!?
#8 Offline - Posted October 19 2017 - 6:10 AM
I'm in maine so i just barry mine out side and dig them up in the spring
I'm in maine so i just barry mine out side and dig them up in the spring
works good
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