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[ZachAnt101]

Hi, I've had my myrmica rubra for nearly a year now, and due to neglect in the beginning I lost half their population (I'd originally had 10Q 100W, now down to 4Q 60W), I'm having a really hard time trying to bring them back, right now they're laying and I can see quite a bit of larvae but they're pretty much only replacing their dying workers, not growing. I've been feeding them every other day, tried heat as well but they haven't been growing at all, maybe I'm being impatient.. everyone I have asked said they don't need hibernation but I'm wondering if giving them a brief diapause would spring some life back into this colony. Thanks in advance.

[Manitobant]

I would try hibernating them once the eggs hatch into larvae. Contrary to popular belief, while myrmica rubra don’t need hibernation, it is highly recommended.

Edited by Manitobant, October 16 2021 - 7:56 AM.