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[Kristijan]

Hey! I took my Crematogaster scutellaris out of hibernation today, she was in hibernation since December first, so that's 2 and a half months, I thought they usually need 2-3 months so I just went with this, but now I've been told by a friend that I made a mistake and that I took them out too early, I'd like to hear other opinions and/or suggestions.

[DRpepper]

how long is winter where your from? 

 

I've noticed that ants usually don't need to hybernate the whole time they normally would. for example I hybernated my my Camponotus for 3 months and my winter is around 4 and a half months and they did perfectly fine. I think you should be good as long as you hybernated them properly in cold enough temps. You can always just put her back in hybernation if she doesnt lay in a few weeks

[ANTdrew]

My winter lasts from November to about March. You are correct; ants are more than happy to have a shorter diapause, regardless of the weather outside. Three months is plenty.

[TacticalHandleGaming]

3 months seems to be fine. All my colonies are booming after only a 3 month diapause.