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How to move colony out of inception chamber?

Started By EthanNgo678 , Jul 29 2019 1:55 PM
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#1 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted July 29 2019 - 1:55 PM

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See above.


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#2 Offline Acutus - Posted July 29 2019 - 2:21 PM

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What are you moving them to? Are they all in the chamber itself? For the record a pic may help some may not even know what an inception chamber is.

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#3 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted July 29 2019 - 2:29 PM

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What are you moving them to? Are they all in the chamber itself? For the record a pic may help some may not even know what an inception chamber.

I want to move them into a fortress formicarium, they are all usually present in the formicairum. 


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#4 Offline Acutus - Posted July 29 2019 - 2:48 PM

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Then connect the existing formicarium to the new fortress with a tube. Then allow the inception chamber to dry. They should decide they like the fortress better and move. How many ants total?


Edited by Acutus, July 30 2019 - 6:50 AM.

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#5 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted July 29 2019 - 2:56 PM

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There is 100 workers total, I will try somtheing like that. 


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#6 Offline Acutus - Posted July 29 2019 - 3:01 PM

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Good luck! It can take them awhile sometimes but they'll go.

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#7 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 29 2019 - 3:24 PM

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What type of ants are you dealing with?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#8 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted July 29 2019 - 3:37 PM

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What type of ants are you dealing with?

 Formica neogagates


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