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Uncletommy: How much air do they need? (10. Aug 2010 23:50)

ive recently caught some new queens and wondered how long i can keep them in a test tube without opening it to let new air in. would it be more preferable to put paper over the end with pin holes in?
the space inside is about 2 - 3 body lengths of the queens

Momo1988: Re: How much air do they need? (11. Aug 2010 11:27)

I once saw in an ant-docu that they can live a very long time without much fresh air.

baumarkthammer: Re: How much air do they need? (11. Aug 2010 12:01)

I would just close the tube or any other kind of nest with paper because they die in one or two days. Paper is just much easier.