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[gabranth]

she doesn't need a heat mat yet

[jartok]

its only keeping it at 20c and ill grad drop it to 15c room temp over next month or should i just let her hibernate now till feb

[gabranth]

ok 20 is fine ill be lowering my ants temp today as the big pupae i have finally hatched

[jartok]

i have no eggs at all its liturally the queen i just put her in a tub covered it so dark shut my blinds and put some fruit flies down -

need go shop i used all my tubs on ants and crickets all my stuff it just laying on floor now

[JimmyVe]

You could start with hibernation now, keep her in for about 3 months and than wake her up so she can start making a nice colony.

[jartok]

Ok i just got the temp down to 15c ill bring her out 5th jan hopefully have all the shed plastered and redone by then

[jartok]

whats the bottom temp they can survive i could put her in my shed thats hanging around 9c at moment and heat mat set to 16 if gets to cold - just concerned bout noise in my room with tv n pc and what not - shed needs go lower as my other northern ants in so will deff need to bring heat up with heat mat all time if i put her in

[JimmyVe]

9c° is no problem. If it get to 0 you could heat it up till 10.
If you put her in hibernation now maybe 5th of January is a bit to soon to wake her up, it would be better if you keep her in until end of January.

[gabranth]

i have a major worker

[jartok]

ok thanks ill move her into the shed tomorrow then and then the heatmat to 10c

no more heat mat for leaf insect eggs lol

having probs getting my northern ants to hibernate as the temps are just too high outside

[JimmyVe]

Yes i have the same problem.