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[MatthewPL]

Hello,
I've caught 6 F. Cinrea queens! But now I'm thinking about if I can put 2 of them together. I've been reading about them and I know they are polygenic. So can I put them together?

[Deluga]

Yes you can put them together when they are polygyne.

But keep in mind, I had a friend doing that, and the queens would battle each other as they could not thrive with each other. So I would keep and eye on them in the start.

[MatthewPL]

Thanks for the answer!
When I do it I will keep my eyes on them.
Yesterday I saw that almost all of queens hot eggs,so now I'm pretty happy!

[MatthewPL]

But what to do now?
They have eggs now, so I won't put them in one test tube.
But what to do when the eggs hatch? I have space only for one formicarium but not for six!

[Deluga]

If you are not gonna emerge them, you could sell some, or keep. It's gonna take a while before they outgrow the test tube.

I would try to put 2 queens together by connecting the test tubes and see what happens.