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Will a 42 degree miny fridge work?

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#1 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted October 11 2018 - 5:12 PM

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I have a pavment ant colony and a carpenter ant colony, will a 42 degree fridge work if I haft to?


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#2 Offline CampoKing - Posted October 11 2018 - 6:58 PM

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Of course. They shouldn't be cooled lower than 46°F anyway, and it's possible to hibernate them at 50°.
My hibernation wine cooler goes down to only 41 too.
Edit: although I might be misreading the question... Does the fridge only go as high as 42, or can be warmer? 42° is risky low

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#3 Offline Zeiss - Posted October 11 2018 - 7:34 PM

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Do these even need to be hibernated?  I never hibernate my colonies unless they are a mountain Camponotus sp.



#4 Offline EthanNgo678 - Posted October 12 2018 - 6:11 AM

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It can only go to 42 but I will trying messing around with it today.


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