How many times a day do you check your colony?
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How many times a day do you check your colony?
Lets see who is the most addicted! Tomorrow ill count how many times I look at them and log my result, It will be interesting hearing everyone's numbers!
Try and look at them like you would on a normal day so its not exaggerated ha ha, not 66's or 99's
I blame Andrew for my pretty bad addiction!
Try and look at them like you would on a normal day so its not exaggerated ha ha, not 66's or 99's
I blame Andrew for my pretty bad addiction!
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
Well over 10 a day - I'll count tomorrowdeansie26 wrote:Lets see who is the most addicted! Tomorrow ill count how many times I look at them and log my result, I'm looking forward to hearing your numbers!
Try and look at them like you would on a normal day so its not exaggerated ha ha, not 66's or 99's
I blame Andrew for my pretty bad addiction!
Edit:
My hand slipped and put 30 instead of 10 so I've changed it
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
Well I can tell you I have looked at my colony on five separate occasions today, twice this morning and three times this afternoon/evening.
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
Not fair. My colonies are in the Greenhouse. Once in the morning, once when I come home and then for an hour at night, feeding. How many times does a solid hour count as. But technically I suppose. its 3 times per day.
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
Id say over the last 10 days I could beat you all! I'm sat here with 4 tanks with 3 acros and 1 atta just above my screen, to my right I have 2 Bullet ants jumping around (noisy buggers) 2 more acros and my mega colony of QEII not to mention a large c.vagus colony and Messor Barbarus of 500+ and about 40 other species!
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
Or 69'sdeansie26 wrote: Try and look at them like you would on a normal day so its not exaggerated ha ha, not 66's or 99's
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
Don't feel I have a problem now, think I'm in the region Raj is, 5-10, because I'm home alot I guess. Least I'm not not in the 3 times camp, bit if neglect there
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
If 3 times per day isnt enough then you are doing something wrong imo.deansie26 wrote:Don't feel I have a problem now, think I'm in the region Raj is, 5-10, because I'm home alot I guess. Least I'm not not in the 3 times camp, bit if neglect there
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
Ha ha good oneAcromyrmexbob wrote:If 3 times per day isnt enough then you are doing something wrong imo.deansie26 wrote:Don't feel I have a problem now, think I'm in the region Raj is, 5-10, because I'm home alot I guess. Least I'm not not in the 3 times camp, bit if neglect there
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Re: How many times a day do you check your colony?
I have my colony in my office so I'm at least 10 - 20 checks a day... Well it's more like just all day really.. do a bit of work.. quick check.. If I'm not looking at them I'm scheming ways of expanding their environment..