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What happens if my colony runs out of water during hibernation?

Started By geomaniac5 , Oct 31 2021 6:23 PM

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#1 Offline geomaniac5 - Posted October 31 2021 - 6:23 PM

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Hey Guys,

I have a couple of queens that are only about on half water and are running out of water. I am wondering what to do if they run out of water in hibernation and if i should move them? The issue is that they are queens and won't just move with light or stuff. The water is right now still about half full and they are bigger tubes but i will be hibernating them for 3 or 4 months and don't want them to run out and then i can't do anything. thanks!

Colonies I am keeping:

x2 Brachymyrmex Depilis Queens

x2 Camponotus Modoc Queens

x4 Tetramorium Immigrans colonies

#2 Offline ANTS_KL - Posted October 31 2021 - 6:37 PM

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I'm very sure the water in a tube lasts more than 6 months unless you add very little. I have a 200+ worker Nylanderia colony and their water looks fine.

Young ant keeper with a decent amount of knowledge on local ant species.

YouTube: https://m.youtube.co...uKsahGliSH7EqOQ (It's pretty dead. Might upload again soon, don't expect my voice to sound the same though.)

Currently kept ant species, favorites have a star in front of their names (NOT in alphabetical order, also may be outdated sometimes): ★ Camponotus irritans inferior, ★ Ooceraea biroi, Pheidole parva, ★ Nylanderia sp., ★ Paraparatrechina tapinomoides, Platythyrea sp., Anochetus sp., Colobopsis sp. (cylindrica group), ★ Crematogaster ferrarii, Polyrhachis (Myrma) cf. pruinosa, Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima, Tapinoma sp. (formerly Zatapinoma)

Death count: Probably over a hundred individual queens and colonies by now. I cannot recall whatsoever.

#3 Offline Manitobant - Posted October 31 2021 - 7:29 PM

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Water evaporates much slower in hibernation due to cooler temperatures, so I wouldn’t even worry about it.

My journals:

Polyergus Mexicanus: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry175528
Lasius minutus: https://www.formicul...cs/#entry174811
Lasius latipes: https://www.formicul...gs/#entry206449
General acanthomyops journal: https://www.formicul...yops-with-eggs/

#4 Offline geomaniac5 - Posted November 1 2021 - 8:56 AM

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Okay thanks guys!

Colonies I am keeping:

x2 Brachymyrmex Depilis Queens

x2 Camponotus Modoc Queens

x4 Tetramorium Immigrans colonies

#5 Offline ExponentMars - Posted November 1 2021 - 7:15 PM

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my ca02 colony (it's got a coc sponge) has stayed in their test tube ever since I got them like six months ago, and there's only a TEENY bubble of air in the water reservoir. The water really lasts a while.

Ants, gaming

Currently Keeping:

Crematogaster sp., Camponotus Ca02, Tetramorium Immigrans

Wishlist:

Acromyrmex, novos, Pogonomyrmex, Formica, and Lasius