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Beitragvon sithmaster676 » 13. Okt 2007 19:39

well after having being very patient and waiting for my Lasius niger colony to move into there setup for a year, i have finally decided that i don't want to wait any longer so i placed both of my lasius niger colonies (the colony in my shed and the one in my bedroom) into the fridge for 10-20 mins and then took them back to there setup and gently poured them in both colonies got very stressed but have both also moved into the sand soil mix so i believe it is a great success.
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Beitragvon darradar » 13. Okt 2007 23:38

well done, i think any one of us may well have done the same by now, a year you waited, i am not sure i would have had your petience, it's not my best quality..
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Beitragvon talonatreyu » 14. Okt 2007 04:33

lol a whole year. Those Lasius niger are stuborn
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Beitragvon mpir » 14. Okt 2007 08:49

Heh... then I guess I have very nice and polite Lasius niger. They moved to another tube within a month when the old tube completly dried. :D
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Beitragvon sithmaster676 » 14. Okt 2007 11:00

see that never happened with me after a year the test tube never ran dry, but both of the colonies have now moved into the soil which i guess will give them a bit of extra heat compared to a test tube.
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Beitragvon JimmyVe » 15. Okt 2007 15:08

;) They are known as bad movers. lol
I most of the time wait a month if they did not move in that month i help them move. ;)
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Beitragvon miszt » 15. Okt 2007 17:46

my latest colony of lasius niger moved the same night i put them in the farm, although the farm was full of peat rather than sand, which they do seem to prefer
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Beitragvon sithmaster676 » 15. Okt 2007 18:04

well they have moved now and are happy as from what i can tell it will also benefit them because there will be extra heat and humidity in there chambers.
but during the last two days both colonies have excavated lots of sand and soil
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Re: couldn't wait any longer

Beitragvon AndyB » 1. Mär 2009 13:39

how many workers have you got?
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Re: couldn't wait any longer

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 1. Mär 2009 20:21

Andy.. just an idea.. check the dates on the last time some1 posted.. this topic has been dead since 2007 ;)
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