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[sithmaster676]

i have changed the measurement completely uit is going to be now 60 by 50 by 15 cm this i think will be better and will have more room to grow:)
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[sithmaster676]

do you think this will work jimmyve or not
thanks
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[Fabian]

Your tank ist 15 cm high i think, isnt it? If i'm right, i suggest you to make it higher, because if you fill sand and so on in, there will be just 8 to 10 cm from the bottom until the "roof" (i'm sorry for my bad english^^), so your ants could climb out easly and you have very little space for e.g. PTFE , my tank which Myrmica rubra ist about 20 cm high and until right now, just one came out

[sithmaster676]

no the height is 50cm the length is 60cm and the width is 15cm so what do think fabian how long will this sustain a colony of myrmica rubra:D
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[JimmyVe]

i guess it will work.

[Fabian]

Ahhh, ok, i couldn't imagine the measurements until right now ^^ But ok, they won't climb out i guess

[sithmaster676]

i will use ptfe aswell to help the barrier for them
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[Fabian]

Yes, i supposed u'll do that, i'm using parafin oil(may be it has another name in english^^), and it works very well too. Within this week i'll get my first Pheidole pallidula colony, for them, i'll use ptfe as well, i hope ist works

Just some advice, at the moment, it's not that easy do get insects (except you buy them in a petshop), try catfood my M r like catfood with fishtaste very much

[JimmyVe]

never tried it, the cat food, I'm going to do that next time. are your Myrmica rubra not in hibernation right now ? mine are.

Greets.

[Fabian]

Mh .. yes .. they should be in hibernation .. but i just got them 2 Month ago, after putting my former Mr colony into freedom .. and i didnt want to wait 6 month until spring tu watch them
as you know, it's better to put them to hibernation, but it's possible to jump over one time, but not to often.

[sithmaster676]

i have heard that it is ok to not hibernate then for one year but it lowers queen life expectancy and egg production next year
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[Fabian]

Yes, you are right, i don't read something about lower life expectancy, but i agree with you, when you say egg pruduction is lower after the winter, next year they going to get their hibernation.

[sithmaster676]

good it will help the colony more to have a hibernation than if they dont
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[JimmyVe]

That is true, it is better for the queen and the colony that they have a hibernation. You can skip it, but it is not a must.

after putting my former Mr colony into freedom

I have to ask, did you catch your colony yourself ? If you buy a colony are get one from a friend who is living more than 10km from you it is better not to let them go. I is not good for nature. (if you now what i mean) Normally it is never a good choice to let them go, better give it to someone else or destroy them (the last option i don't like myself but it is better then to let them in nature)

[sithmaster676]

why is it bad to let brought ants into the wild
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