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[AntaholicAnonymous]

My ants are starting to prepare for hibernation.
I feel good that them and me are getting time off over the winter and I get to work on setups when they are under ground.

But I also miss them and read on the forum almost daily to fill that void. lol
I have natural setups so in the winter they dissappear almost completely for me.

Are you enjoying hibernation time or do you miss them being active over the winter?

[LowQualityAnts]

My ants don't do anything even out of hibernation. The first year I had my first colony i didn't hibernate them, but after this winter i hope they begin snowballing in population size.

[TheGreatAlate]

I am always a little timid with hibernation because my C. pennsylvanicus colonies were always heavy sleepers haha

[LowQualityAnts]

I opened my fridge today and one of my queens was rolled over on her side. She was fine but it scared me for a second.

[TheGreatAlate]

I opened my fridge today and one of my queens was rolled over on her side. She was fine but it scared me for a second.

Mine always did that it's unnerving for a second. What species?

[LowQualityAnts]

Not sure but i think it is C. castaneus

[TheGreatAlate]

You can always throw a pic of them out into the Ant ID forums, there's some people who know there stuff when it comes to ants there...

[T.C.]

You can alternate hibernation on half your colonies so you always have ants to watch. I used to, but now I look forward to getting them put away for months since I have so many other responsibilities lately. 

[ANTdrew]

It will finally be getting cold enough here for me to hibernate my ants in an unheated basement, and I feel relief.

[AntaholicAnonymous]

I guess that depends on how much work maintainance is.
I need about 10 minutes a week to take care of my ants but I only have 4 colonies.