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[Ernteameise]

Hello everyone,

I am in need for the collective experience here.

I have a small colony of Camponotus piceus. They are still in their winter break.

I noticed that the water supply of their test tube has run out.

I have them supplied with another test tube in the tub where they are living, but they still stay in their old home tube.

Since they have closed their tube with vermiculite, I have now started to moisten the vermiculite with some water, so the humidity stays up.

 

Is this an okay way to go ahead?

I do not really want to move them now, first, they are still in diapause and Mack is just about ready with my custom nest (as well as a mini-hearth) and I wanted to move them into the mini-hearth come spring.

 

Is it okay to leave them in and moisten the vermiculite? Plus the water supply in the tub?

Or would you move them into a new test tube?

 

 

 

Thanks for your advice.

[ANTdrew]

Camponotus like this probably do not even need hydration in their nest. Access to drinking water is probably all they need. You can probably just leave them as is.

[Ernteameise]

Camponotus like this probably do not even need hydration in their nest. Access to drinking water is probably all they need. You can probably just leave them as is.

Thank you.

This really gives me some peace of mind.

I have seem them foraging in the tub today, so they are actively going out to take up ant nectar and water from the other test tube.