Is it ok to ship ants? I have a lasius queen, and I was wondering if I would be able to ship it. What are the pros and cons to this? Thanks!
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Posted October 29 2016 - 5:54 PM
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Posted October 29 2016 - 6:06 PM
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I've shipped a lot of ants, and in my experience, if u get a small cardboard box and wrap it tight with packing peanuts, u will usually ship without casualtiesIs it ok to ship ants? I have a lasius queen, and I was wondering if I would be able to ship it. What are the pros and cons to this? Thanks!
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Posted October 29 2016 - 6:28 PM
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You should tie them in groups of three with elastic bands and bubble wrap
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Posted October 29 2016 - 10:35 PM
Don't ship them across State lines.
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Posted October 30 2016 - 12:21 PM
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I assume you mean shipping the test tube no?
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you tie the testtubes the queens are in in groups of three which are then bubble wrapped and put togather eith a rubber band
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Posted October 30 2016 - 2:53 PM
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No shipping live ants across state lines.
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Posted October 30 2016 - 10:28 PM
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No shipping live ants across state lines.
Don't ship them across State lines.
So true.
It is a guy in NorCal, though, so I won't need to worry so much about shipping across state lines. I already knew that, but thanks for reminding me.
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Posted November 8 2016 - 4:08 AM
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Just put them into test tubes, FEED THEM SOME SUGAR BEFORE YOU SEND THEM AWAY and stuff the package with cotton and bubble wrap.
You may also want to add some warnings to the package so people don't throw it around or let it overnight in a car when it's freezing outside.
And yes, sending ants across US state lines is illegal even if the ant species is EVERYWHERE in the state you're sending them to (like sending RIFA to Texas).
Edited by Serafine, November 8 2016 - 4:09 AM.
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Posted November 8 2016 - 6:41 AM
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Make sure you don't have too much water or not enough cotton. Nobody likes drowned queens.
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Posted November 8 2016 - 10:29 AM
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Make sure you don't have too much water or not enough cotton. Nobody likes drowned queens.
That happened to me once.
So, I have my Solenopsis xyloni queen, right? I put it in a perfect test tube. Thing was, I didn't add enough cotton to block the queen from escaping. Mistake. I found the queen dead by my lamp a couple days later.
Make sure you don't have too much water or not enough cotton. Nobody likes drowned queens.
That happened to me once.
So, I have my Solenopsis xyloni queen, right? I put it in a perfect test tube. Thing was, I didn't add enough cotton to block the queen from escaping. Mistake. I found the queen dead by my lamp a couple days later.
No drowning though.
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Posted November 8 2016 - 4:20 PM
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Don't ship them across State lines.
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Don't ship them across State lines.
Is nobody going to even acknowledge Drew?
No shipping live ants across state lines.
Don't ship them across State lines.
So true.
It is a guy in NorCal, though, so I won't need to worry so much about shipping across state lines. I already knew that, but thanks for reminding me.
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