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Moving Tetramorium Colonies

Started By Temperateants , Apr 3 2020 3:58 AM

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#21 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 3 2020 - 11:31 AM

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In that case, position the cable so that part of the tube is warmed, while the rest is still room temperature. It doesn't matter if the whole rest of the outworld is heated, though. Just make sure to have the gradient in the nest.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#22 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 3 2020 - 11:33 AM

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Loop the heat cable under one half of the outworld opposite the water in the tubes.
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#23 Offline NickAnter - Posted April 3 2020 - 11:47 AM

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To be honest, I would just dump them into the other tube. From what I heard, Tetramorium are very hardy, so it shouldn't harm them.


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Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#24 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 3 2020 - 11:49 AM

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That's what I did with mine.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#25 Offline Temperateants - Posted April 3 2020 - 1:51 PM

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To be honest, I would just dump them into the other tube. From what I heard, Tetramorium are very hardy, so it shouldn't harm them.

That was in my mind, and that's probably what I'm gonna do. Hopefully the queen lays more eggs and other workers don't die in a wetter, fresher setup.


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#26 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 3 2020 - 1:52 PM

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They won't. Believe me.


"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds (including ants). And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version

 

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#27 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 3 2020 - 2:20 PM

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Yeah, I also advise dumping. The queen won’t miss a beat. At the same time, these ants need an outworld.
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#28 Offline Temperateants - Posted April 3 2020 - 3:58 PM

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I didn't dump my tetras, instead I used the Tarheel ants method:
https://encrypted-vt...fbFlbEd0tqn2Rhn


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#29 Offline Temperateants - Posted April 3 2020 - 4:00 PM

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It was successful, and everyone is releived with the fresh tube and new drinking water


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