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[MinigunL5]

I am going to introduce my first lasius worker with my Lasius Aphidicola queen. Before I do this I am going to refrigerate them. How long can I do this? Also, at what tempatures? 

All help would be greatly appreciated.

[RushmoreAnts]

I am going to introduce my first lasius worker with my Lasius Aphidicola queen. Before I do this I am going to refrigerate them. How long can I do this? Also, at what tempatures? 
All help would be greatly appreciated.

Normal fridge temps should be enough. I would recommend ten minutes before the introduction, and then ten minutes after.

[TheMicroPlanet]

"Man, why am I so cold? And what's my mom doing here?"

[MinigunL5]

 

I am going to introduce my first lasius worker with my Lasius Aphidicola queen. Before I do this I am going to refrigerate them. How long can I do this? Also, at what tempatures? 
All help would be greatly appreciated.

Normal fridge temps should be enough. I would recommend ten minutes before the introduction, and then ten minutes after.

 

Ok

"Man, why am I so cold? And what's my mom doing here?"

lol

[MinigunL5]

 

I am going to introduce my first lasius worker with my Lasius Aphidicola queen. Before I do this I am going to refrigerate them. How long can I do this? Also, at what tempatures? 
All help would be greatly appreciated.

Normal fridge temps should be enough. I would recommend ten minutes before the introduction, and then ten minutes after.

 

Would 39 F  be good?

[RushmoreAnts]

I am going to introduce my first lasius worker with my Lasius Aphidicola queen. Before I do this I am going to refrigerate them. How long can I do this? Also, at what tempatures? 
All help would be greatly appreciated.

Normal fridge temps should be enough. I would recommend ten minutes before the introduction, and then ten minutes after.

Would 39 F  be good?

Yeah, that should work.

[MinigunL5]

 

 

 

I am going to introduce my first lasius worker with my Lasius Aphidicola queen. Before I do this I am going to refrigerate them. How long can I do this? Also, at what tempatures? 
All help would be greatly appreciated.

Normal fridge temps should be enough. I would recommend ten minutes before the introduction, and then ten minutes after.

Would 39 F  be good?

Yeah, that should work.

 

 

[DDD101DDD]

Are you using callows, or normal workers?

[RushmoreAnts]

Are you using callows, or normal workers?

Normal. Yet I used normal workers for mine, and didn’t even use the fridge, and they ended up accepting.

[MinigunL5]

Are you using callows, or normal workers?

 

normal I guess, tomorrow (may 8) ill dig em up and start the process

 

Are you using callows, or normal workers?

Normal. Yet I used normal workers for mine, and didn’t even use the fridge, and they ended up accepting.

 

Wow, u got pretty lucky

[ANTdrew]

Add just a few at a time. Keep the rest chilling in the fridge. I added two a day to my queen over several days.

[MinigunL5]

Add just a few at a time. Keep the rest chilling in the fridge. I added two a day to my queen over several days.

ok,

how should i move them so I have the right number? Is there something to grab them with?

[ANTdrew]

I like using feathers to move ants. They’ll be moving slow because of the chilling, so it won’t be difficult.

[MinigunL5]

I like using feathers to move ants. They’ll be moving slow because of the chilling, so it won’t be difficult.

Ok, I'm not sure if I have those but ill see. Maybe something similar could work.

[RushmoreAnts]

Are you using callows, or normal workers?

normal I guess, tomorrow (may 8) ill dig em up and start the process

Are you using callows, or normal workers?

Normal. Yet I used normal workers for mine, and didn’t even use the fridge, and they ended up accepting.

Wow, u got pretty lucky

It wasn’t luck. The queen killed workers, and stayed on the opposite end of the test tube from them, and was attacked by the workers. However, I could clearly see this was a natural strategy. Sometimes she would even take advantage of being attacked, as the workers were rubbing their pheromones all over her when attempting to bite. She also constantly groomed herself, spreading the pheromones around further. Eventually she was accepted.

Edited by AntsDakota, May 8 2020 - 5:03 AM.

[MinigunL5]

 

 

Are you using callows, or normal workers?

normal I guess, tomorrow (may 8) ill dig em up and start the process

 

Are you using callows, or normal workers?

Normal. Yet I used normal workers for mine, and didn’t even use the fridge, and they ended up accepting.

Wow, u got pretty lucky

It wasn’t luck. The queen killed workers, and stayed on the opposite end of the test tube from them, and was attacked by the workers. However, I could clearly see this was a natural strategy. Sometimes she would even take advantage of being attacked, as the workers were rubbing their pheromones all over her when attempting to bite. She also constantly groomed herself, spreading the pheromones around further. Eventually she was accepted.

 

Ah ok. I've heard that this species can be difficult simply because people have trouble getting the ants to accept the queen

Edited by MinigunL5, May 8 2020 - 5:37 AM.

[RushmoreAnts]

Ah ok. I've heard that this species can be difficult simply because people have trouble getting the ants to accept the queen

It could be because people lack the patience required of founding these. They may just throw them together in a tight space and hope the queen will be accepted. That's what happened to me when I tried to found them in the past. It never worked.

[MinigunL5]

 

Ah ok. I've heard that this species can be difficult simply because people have trouble getting the ants to accept the queen

It could be because people lack the patience required of founding these. They may just throw them together in a tight space and hope the queen will be accepted. That's what happened to me when I tried to found them in the past. It never worked.

 

Ok, I hope it goes well. Thx for the advice!

[RushmoreAnts]

You can also read AnthonyP163's Parasitic Lasius Journal if you haven't already, to get an idea of what yours will look like.

[MinigunL5]

You can also read AnthonyP163's Parasitic Lasius Journal if you haven't already, to get an idea of what yours will look like.

Nest was empty...

But I found another one. I'm going to try to get an ID