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Paper method of scooping up brood in a test tube

Started By CoolColJ , Nov 3 2018 11:55 PM

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#1 Offline CoolColJ - Posted November 3 2018 - 11:55 PM

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This seems to work well -

after removing the queen and workers

Insert a sheet of paper that is cut so it hugs the bottom of the test tube in a curved fashion.
Slide it down the test tube until the brood is scooped up, pull out.
reverse the process in the new test tube or nest :)

If the brood doesn't want to move you can use a small paint brush to ease the brood onto the paper
and vice versa in the new test tube or nest

Edited by CoolColJ, November 3 2018 - 11:56 PM.

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#2 Offline Joehostile85 - Posted November 20 2018 - 9:51 AM

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Hey that sounds like a good idea. I will try that! Almost sounds like that would work with the entire colony. Queen, workers and brood. If that’s a good way to move a colony I’m all for it since trying to get ants to move out of test tubes sucks.

Edited by Joehostile85, November 20 2018 - 9:53 AM.

#3 Offline FSTP - Posted November 20 2018 - 11:27 AM

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Yeah that's what i've always done.


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