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[CHessantking]

Today when my Camponotus Pennyslavanicus colony finally emerged from hibernation my queen was moving and well but my workers were not moving at all.
I hibernated them at a steady 54 degrees f with another colony which was fine
My colony is in a AntAus mini nest. Can anyone help

[antperson24]

Today when my Camponotus Pennyslavanicus colony finally emerged from hibernation my queen was moving and well but my workers were not moving at all.
I hibernated them at a steady 54 degrees f with another colony which was fine
My colony is in a AntAus mini nest. Can anyone help

This is normal. It might take up to a week for them to get back to normal, but they should be just fine! 

[ANTdrew]

Yes, give them some time. Do the same thing with the forum. Hit post once and wait.

[CHessantking]

Thank you But I can also send a picture or video to help you if you guys would like
Thank you But I can also send a picture or video to help you if you guys would like

[antperson24]

Thank you But I can also send a picture or video to help you if you guys would like

You don't really need to, I'm sure they are fine.

[CHessantking]

Thank all of you
Thank all of you

[CHessantking]

Today I have checked up on my Ants and they still seem to be in then same position as before with only the queen being active.
I will also share some more detail I may of left out yesterday,All the worker appear to be closed up in like a dead position which I believe could be the worse situation.

[antperson24]

Today I have checked up on my Ants and they still seem to be in then same position as before with only the queen being active.
I will also share some more detail I may of left out yesterday,All the worker appear to be closed up in like a dead position which I believe could be the worse situation.

I highly doubt they are dead, they should start moving around soon. You could try heating their test tube slightly, and see if that helps. 

[CHessantking]

Thank you

[CHessantking]

I also was wondering in case of all my workers being dead, is it possible to redound a queen ant just like they did before getting their nanatics or is that not possible.

[antperson24]

I also was wondering in case of all my workers being dead, is it possible to redound a queen ant just like they did before getting their nanatics or is that not possible.

It will be more difficult, but it is possible. You will need to feed her protein (in the form of insects) and a sugar source (in the form of honey); that way she will be able to produce more eggs. 

[CHessantking]

Yes I Think I have an Idea oh how to do it, with this one Antscanada video in which he had a queen with only males he put a piece of cricket inside the tube so that the queen would be able to eat it which I think is the strategy you are talking about.

[antperson24]

Yes I Think I have an Idea oh how to do it, with this one Antscanada video in which he had a queen with only males he put a piece of cricket inside the tube so that the queen would be able to eat it which I think is the strategy you are talking about.

Yep, that sounds like what you need to do. You might also look up how to care for semi-claustral queens, as caring for her would be like caring for one of them.

[Katla]

at what temperature are they set now and did you make re heat them gradually ?

[CHessantking]

I had taken them out of hibernation at a mid to high 60s temperature which is the recommended temperature from some websites and keepers.Also I had another colony of the same species which was unaffected with everyone being alive and with a lot of brood. although I don't know why this happened I may have an idea as to why this may have happened which is the only logical one I could think of. Back in April of 2022 I had bought a Black Carpenter ant colony off Ants emporium with 6 workers and through the year I had entered hibernation with 8 or 9 workers. I had bought them because I did not know how to catch Queen ants In the wild.Later in June my luck changed when I caught 2 queen ants which turned out to be fertile.By August They had brought the first worker into the workers into the world.One of queen grew faster than the other, which I  gave away to my friend who cared for them until Hibernation.

And when Hibernation was over I had taken them out with The Queens I caught with all their workers alive while the Queen I got in april being the only one active for the past few days.

[antperson24]

I had taken them out of hibernation at a mid to high 60s temperature which is the recommended temperature from some websites and keepers.Also I had another colony of the same species which was unaffected with everyone being alive and with a lot of brood. although I don't know why this happened I may have an idea as to why this may have happened which is the only logical one I could think of. Back in April of 2022 I had bought a Black Carpenter ant colony off Ants emporium with 6 workers and through the year I had entered hibernation with 8 or 9 workers. I had bought them because I did not know how to catch Queen ants In the wild.Later in June my luck changed when I caught 2 queen ants which turned out to be fertile.By August They had brought the first worker into the workers into the world.One of queen grew faster than the other, which I  gave away to my friend who cared for them until Hibernation.

And when Hibernation was over I had taken them out with The Queens I caught with all their workers alive while the Queen I got in april being the only one active for the past few days.

Having them too warm would not have killed them, but I recommend mid to upper fifties for hibernation. 

[CHessantking]

yes but do you think that maybe the reason to why this has happened is because I bought the ants online from a website that catches their queen from texas which has a much different climate and hibernation requirements?

[ANTdrew]

My guess is that they dehydrated in the 3D printed nest. In the future, hibernate ants in test tubes or nest with refillable water towers.

[CHessantking]

ok thank you