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Recently, one of my friends were exploring her territory and she found lots and lots of termites. We aren't talking about one colony, we are talking about 50 colonies of termites. I was wondering is there any way to do anything with the termites.

The termites were found in rotten logs and there are way way too much to count in the logs. Yes these are TERMITES. Some people were confused a while ago, when they thought carpenter ants were termites. These aren't ants with wings. These are termites and I'm positive.

Well there are lots and lots of termites, she is sending me a log, but do you have any advice on what she can do with all of them?
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send 'em all to me, I'll give 'em a good home
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Randy

she should sell some to me especially wid a queen. I'd pay good price

Kim,
Have her send you some periodically to diversify your food source. These are the best thing you can feed these guys. They will definately FATTEN up your collection.

TonyT

How do you ship termites, I am getting the termites in the logs, but would the movement keep moving the logs crushing many termites?

And how do you take care of the culture, and how long do they usually last?

Daniel
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Dkim, just try to replicate what their natural environment is. So, that all depends on where they were found. Outside? Ive found that they do better with a temp drop at night. Florida? Keep them cool, they go quickly in heat. The fl. 'mites are subterranean species, mostly, so even floridas vaunted heat rarely reaches them. CA? You might have pacific dampwoods, in which case, Id need to write a short pamphlet on their care, but basically cool and MOIST. Were they in a house? If so, then they probably dont need much of a temp drop. Drywood? Dampwood? you get the picture......I could go on and on, but if you'd like, pm me in private and we can discuss further.
Divegod