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Started By alex-barty , Aug 8 2021 8:55 PM

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#1 Offline alex-barty - Posted August 8 2021 - 8:55 PM

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Hey there,quick question.If I were to sell a colony that has an outworld,how would I go about to make the ants go in the test tube?Would putting them in the fridge make them go back in the nest-tube?Thanks:)

#2 Offline ReignofRage - Posted August 8 2021 - 9:19 PM

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To move ants back into the test tube from an outworld, I've typically just refrigeration the colony then aspirate the workers that haven't went into the tube.


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#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 9 2021 - 4:08 AM

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Yes, cold could make some species group up in their tube.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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