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[gs5248]

Does pheidole hyatti hibernate?

[Manitobant]

Pheidole hyatti is a desert species, so no hibernation is required. I’ve personally seen these guys active and foraging in early january in palm springs, CA.

[CheetoLord02]

They exist at a wide range of elevations, and in the mountains they do hibernate. However, they do not require it in captivity. So the simple answer is no.

[gs5248]

It okay that I do hibernate them?

[CheetoLord02]

If they hibernate in the area where they were collected then yeah, probably, but also... why? why hibernate an ant that doesn't require it

[gs5248]

Mostly because I just need a break from  my colonies for a month or two. 

[Manitobant]

I wouldn’t hibernate them. There is a good chance they were collected in an area where they don’t hibernate, and hibernating a colony from an area where they don’t hibernate would kill them.

[Kaelwizard]

If they hibernate in the area where they were collected then yeah, probably, but also... why? why hibernate an ant that doesn't require it

People need breaks sometimes.

[ANTdrew]

Just take them off heat to slow them down a bit. They’ll need way less maintenance.