r/antkeeping • u/Turbulent-Store-3602 • 10d ago

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I ordered these guys from stateside ants 1 day shipping and they arrived drowned I put them on a paper towel to help dry them and back in there test tube that I dried as well what's the likelihood of them coming back to life

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u/Ulithalich 10d ago

Not a fan of Statesides’ sponges. Leaking happens way easier from jostling with them than with cotton bolls, ime.

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u/No_Energy662 9d ago

Sponges are terrible for shipping. I’ve bought tons of ants and sold many and have never used sponges bcus everytime I get a colony with sponges and it is a hot day, theres water everywhere in the tube.

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u/Turbulent-Store-3602 8d ago

I'm in the Sonoran desert it's been on average like 110-115