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[lazyant]

So, I was moving my Camponotus out of their stupid Ac nest because it flooded. I used the light method to move them, and they had ZERO REACTION! I was kind of mad, but have any of you experienced this?

[Devi]

Some species and even different colonies can react differently to stimuli.  I've had colonies that don't mind if I shine a flashlight on them to try and get them to move, other times they hate it and move immediately.  I'm not entirely sure what setup you have, but if you have access to them, try and blow on them with a straw to irritate them and encourge them to move.  ANTdrew recommended I do that a while ago, and it definitely helped move the workers...  If you can't do that, I would say just move necessary resouces (food/water) to whatever you are trying to move them into, keep the moving area dark, and continue to make the current nest bright.  Other than that, just try to be patient with them, they can be stubborn.  You could resort to dumping them if you really wanted to, not sure how imperative the move is, but it's an option.  Good luck!

[lazyant]

Some species and even different colonies can react differently to stimuli.  I've had colonies that don't mind if I shine a flashlight on them to try and get them to move, other times they hate it and move immediately.  I'm not entirely sure what setup you have, but if you have access to them, try and blow on them with a straw to irritate them and encourge them to move.  ANTdrew recommended I do that a while ago, and it definitely helped move the workers...  If you can't do that, I would say just move necessary resouces (food/water) to whatever you are trying to move them into, keep the moving area dark, and continue to make the current nest bright.  Other than that, just try to be patient with them, they can be stubborn.  You could resort to dumping them if you really wanted to, not sure how imperative the move is, but it's an option.  Good luck!

They have almost completely moved thank you!

[AlexLebedev]

i reccomnendd moving food into the nest and heat aswell if they like heat

[T.C.]

Like others said. Working with temperature is your best bet. Most species of ants and from my experience all species so far will adjust to light very quickly.

[Canadant]

Try natural sunlight. It worked for me.

[FloridaAnts]

So, I was moving my Camponotus out of their stupid Ac nest because it flooded. I used the light method to move them, and they had ZERO REACTION! I was kind of mad, but have any of you experienced this?

Heat is actually great for Camponotus. My C. Socius wouldn’t move out if their founding tube for 3 days(exposed to light) but a few hours of covering both tubes up and heating the tube I wanted them to move into, they moved.