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Help with Formica colony

Started By TennesseeAnts , Jan 19 2018 11:14 AM
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#1 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 19 2018 - 11:14 AM

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So for some odd reason my Formica colony of 155 workers is foraging for food and are now active. Should I leave them in hibernation or take them out? (hibernation started October 5). 


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#2 Offline T.C. - Posted January 19 2018 - 11:37 AM

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3 1/2 months?  that's long enough for hibernation.


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#3 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 19 2018 - 11:42 AM

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It is? I was told four to six months and no less.


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#4 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 19 2018 - 11:59 AM

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Can my Camponotus herculeanus come out?


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#5 Offline T.C. - Posted January 19 2018 - 12:10 PM

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I do 3 1/2 to 4 months hibernation time.  6 months is pretty extreme, although they can handle it. Northern species anyway.


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#6 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 19 2018 - 12:30 PM

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So Camponotus are good to come out?

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#7 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 19 2018 - 12:31 PM

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Last year I only gave them 2 1/2 months. I was a noob.

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#8 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted January 20 2018 - 3:35 AM

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If its been 3 months or more, then any ant is fine to come out of hibernation.

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#9 Offline Antking117 - Posted January 20 2018 - 5:23 AM

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I just let the weather outside tell me when hybernation is over xD i leave my ants in the basement and it keeps em with natural temps (or around it) :)


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