Waking up Hibernating Ants & Reasons for Hibernation - AntsCanada Tutorial #8 [HD]

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This video tutorial explores all the reasons why it would be beneficial to hibernate your ants if they naturally come from temperate regions. It also shows how to bring your queen ants out of hibernation.

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[ryanwillwams]

can you leave your queen in her nest with her workers or do you have to seperate her to hibernate? thanks

[AntsCanada]

@ryanwillwams Yes, the colony must hibernate together always. You should never separate the queen from her workers. :) They're a family for life!

[timholtom]

hey Mikey, great video! Do you feed your queens when they have woken from hibernation, if they have no workers? Some people say do, others say dont?! thanks

[AntsCanada]

Thank you. No, I do not feed them during hibernation. In the cold, their body slows down to a bare minimum and they expend energy very slowly. I feed them a big meal before hibernation and a big meal after. Those who don't hibernate or keep their ants in the warmth during the winter, may have to feed the ants because their bodies are warm.

[timholtom]

@AntsCanada thanks Mikey you are quick!

[AntsCanada]

I just read your question over again, and yes, I do try to feed the queens without workers when they wake up from hibernation. Sometimes the queens still won't eat or even drink honey after hibernation. Fish sometimes works at feeding queens after hibernation. If they refuse food after hibernation, I just leave them alone.

[FoundingChambers]

very interesting! it helps us new ant lovers feel more confident when we have a nice quality tutorial to watch!

[TheSordikof]

For those species that don't hibernate. Do i have to buy a heat mat for them??

[WeWillWinclan]

when i go to globalnursery(.)com it says the site you are looking for can't be found any tips i can load the ants canada and store just not the live ants section

[belotinac]

this guys is great it explains so much. This will be firs time for me to put my two colonies to go in hibernation process..,, hopefully it will all go fine.

[ssbfan99]

i wonder whats going though those ants minds

[nigthawc]

@TheSordikof I'm no expert like Mike but I'm very experienced with Ant rearing. I would say no a heat mat isn't needed if the room they are kept in is generally a warm temperature.

[entrogames1]

where do you buy your test tubes

[Evilpancake102]

how long should you hibernate a queen ant?

[Evilpancake102]

how long should you hibernate a queen ants?

[vetwannabe8ball]

@AntsCanada

How do you hibernate an entire large colony? Do you just put the formicariums and out worlds in a colder place or do you seperate the out worlds? Please tell me. Love your videos.

[PreppyPoser1]

Man the ending of this video was so awesome and well done.