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sithmaster676: water for hibernating colony (27. Okt 2007 21:18)

hi all
i know that usually a colony would get water from the cotton in a test tube during hibernation but 2 of my 3 colonies have made there nest in there soil setup so how do i give them water when they won't leave the nest to get water from the surface
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miszt: (27. Okt 2007 21:19)

just make sure the nest is moist, be careful tho, the lower tempretures will mean the water stays longer, so dont drown them

sithmaster676: (27. Okt 2007 21:22)

wow quick reply
i have had this problem before last winter i over moisten a setup and it turned into a swamp luckily there was no colony in there but i won't do it again.
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JimmyVe: (30. Okt 2007 19:38)

in deed sith, just keep the nest moist like miszt said, if you normally spray (ore how you do it) the nest once a week do it now only 2 times a month. and keep an eye on it that it will not go to moist.