I think you should probably move her in a test tube setup.
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Aphaenogaster picea journal (Concluded)
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Posted March 4 2015 - 2:41 PM
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This species must absolutely have substrate. And the current nest she is in, it's actually very small. She is staying on top of a water tower, so no moisture problems, either.
So, she is staying in there until the end.
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Posted March 13 2015 - 5:37 PM
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I believe she ate her egg file even though disturbance has been minimal.
It is still too chilly and the ground is completely covered by snow to let her go free.
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Posted March 22 2015 - 7:05 PM
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I moved her to a THA growth chamber as I didn't feel she was doing okay in Mini Hearth.
And she drank for the first time in weeks. I put the chamber in a dark place and will check her in a week.
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Posted April 7 2015 - 6:16 AM
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After Easter, I finally managed to get a bag of sand. And below was my first attempt.
But, for some reasons, she would not stay on ground and was hanging on walls or top cover. So, I made another attempt.
She started to dig after a night. She is still digging but slowly. What this setup will do for her remains to be seen. Hopefully, something positive will come.
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Posted April 7 2015 - 7:30 AM
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Is that a Byformica outworld?
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Posted April 7 2015 - 7:35 AM
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It was one of prototype outworld. I don't think he sells it anymore. You could ask him however.
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Posted April 7 2015 - 10:39 AM
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The two top pictures are of a polystyrene box—I don't sell those.
The bottom picture is a 3D-printed foraging area. I sold them with bare plastic in version 1 of the GroTube. With version 2, they are now pre-customized and/or themed for the customer, as seen here:
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Posted April 7 2015 - 12:19 PM
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Actually, no, it came with the experimental one. It's the hexagon-shape outworld which is ideal for this since the hole is positioned well above the bottom. If the queen somehow becomes successful in this setup, I can simply add a tube to an outworld.
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Posted April 9 2015 - 7:25 AM
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After the queen dug what it looked like a tiny chamber, she completely blocked off the entrance. This species is semi-claustral and the only reason she blocked off the entrance is probably to hibernate.
Thus, I placed her in my beer fridge. I will let her be there for 6 weeks which seems to be enough to fool most ants.
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Posted April 22 2015 - 6:59 PM
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The queen was found dead when I was checking her up. Therefore, this journal ends here.
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