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[Chicken_eater100]

I'm sure you guys get tons of questions on hibernation, so I will bless you with more. I put my lasius queen into hibernation at the beginning of October because of reasons. Most people hibernate their queens for three months. So, should I take it out in January, or wait until February?

[Fhangrin]

You should be alright as long as she hibernates a minimum of 3 months. It won't hurt her at all to wait until February.

[T.C.]

Your choice. It can come out now or wait until spring.

[MegaMyrmex]

Yeah it's really your choice I brought my 2 camponotus queens out early because a few more weeks and they would've been goners, both were wild caught and had barely any food or energy reserves left and they were both starting colonies. To make matters worse, the snaller colony had only 1 worker and the gaster was the size of her head.

[T.C.]

Yeah it's really your choice I brought my 2 camponotus queens out early because a few more weeks and they would've been goners, both were wild caught and had barely any food or energy reserves left and they were both starting colonies. To make matters worse, the snaller colony had only 1 worker and the gaster was the size of her head.

Well, don't forget colonies do need a bare minimum of three months hibernation time. Otherwise, they will be rather inactive and sleepy when they come out.