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Heating honeypots in winter?

Started By AntsCali098 , Dec 23 2022 9:15 AM

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#1 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted December 23 2022 - 9:15 AM

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I’ve heard that you should not heat the honeypot genus in the winter, but I have also heard that you should always heat them. I have them on heat right now, which they seem to like. Should I continue heating through winter?

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#2 Offline FinWins - Posted December 23 2022 - 10:07 AM

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I’m heating mine through the winter and they seem to love it. They are a desert species so I would never fully turn off the heat.

P.S. I have a temperature controller  


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#3 Offline ANTdrew - Posted December 23 2022 - 1:40 PM

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It probably also depends on what your average room temp is in the winter.
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#4 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted December 23 2022 - 2:56 PM

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It probably also depends on what your average room temp is in the winter.

Probably around 60-65

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#5 Offline FinWins - Posted December 24 2022 - 7:04 PM

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Then you definitely need to heat them!


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#6 Offline ZTYguy - Posted December 24 2022 - 8:08 PM

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My room stays around the high 70s in winter and sometimes a bit more in summer but I always have my desert ants on heat. 


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#7 Offline benxixi - Posted December 29 2022 - 9:33 AM

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I have a thermostat ,and keep them 26℃-28℃， they are growing very well .


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#8 Offline Locness - Posted January 2 2023 - 5:28 PM

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I keep the heat and feeding going and the pop don't stop  B)


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