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Myrmecocystus tenuinodis help please

Started By RobertJ , Feb 6 2019 3:11 PM

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#1 Offline RobertJ - Posted February 6 2019 - 3:11 PM

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So I have acquired two M. tenuinodis queens as of late and both are in test tubes with fine quartz sand...my question is am I better off founding them in these tubes or in some mini hearths?

#2 Offline YsTheAnt - Posted February 6 2019 - 3:35 PM

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Mini hearths work well but if they already have brood then I would leave them alone. If they don't have brood as of now then I would go with the mini hearth.

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#3 Offline nurbs - Posted February 6 2019 - 6:32 PM

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If these are the tenuinodis that Oldmantrashcan got from me and he shipped them to you, then yes leave them as they are. Put them in a dark place, give them some heat, and leave them alone for at least a month. Don't look or cause any disturbance or vibrations. I'm not sure how much the shipping affected them. I do know most of them already had some eggs when he picked them up.