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- Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:04 pm
- Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
- Topic: Dry Ant Food Temporary Substitutes
- Replies: 1
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Dry Ant Food Temporary Substitutes
Hey everyone. Simple question here. I'm going out of town for a week and I have a couple of colonies of various sizes but nothing larger than 100 workers. Phiedole bicarinata Camponotus nearcticus Tetramorium immigrans Does anyone know any potential dry food substitutes these species can sustain off...
- Mon Aug 31, 2020 5:36 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: AntTower Sand Mold
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8371
Re: AntTower Sand Mold
Thanks for the tip! Will try it out Can it be 100% coconut fiber? If not, i imagine the 33% coconut fiber would be the top layer right? While there isn't anything wrong with 100% cocunut fiber, it is a very fibery material and by itself not the best environment for ants. It isn't something can dig ...
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:23 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: AntTower Sand Mold
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8371
Re: AntTower Sand Mold
Haze, One thing to understand, and this is why I don't recommend dirt or sand nests to new ant keepers, mold will grow in dirt nests. This is primarily due to waste from the ants or their food. You absolutely have to have decomposers in the ant tower if you're going to go that route. This means spri...
- Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:33 am
- Forum: Temporary Placeholder
- Topic: Baltimore maryland resident looking to start a common and colony looking for help
- Replies: 2
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Re: Baltimore maryland resident looking to start a common and colony looking for help
I live in Baltimore and have haf issues capturing a fertile queen I think. Caught a few and put them in A rudementary container but had no luck. Anyone have tips or if there is a local guide I would be interested because ants are awesome, thank you. Hello. Have you heard of the GAN (Global Ant Nurs...
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:45 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Formicarium suggestions for tiny species?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6529
Re: Formicarium suggestions for tiny species?
Update: So, I ultimately decided on a tarheel ants and Ants Australia acrylic nest for my Pheidole and this has worked nicely. However, the acrylic AA nest was initially intended for my solenopsis. No luck there. They simply escaped through the air holes. One particular difficulty for this species ...
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:37 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Formicarium suggestions for tiny species?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6529
Re: Formicarium suggestions for tiny species?
betterForm wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 1:01 pm
How about this?
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2933397
Question, where do you get your acrylic cover?
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Formicarium suggestions for tiny species?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6529
Re: Formicarium suggestions for tiny species?
How about this? :?: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2933397 https://i.imgur.com/9AsFycU.jpg @Betterform So I actually found your designs on thingiverse a while back and am a huge fan of your modular and expandable design. I'm actually planning on using the modular model for my Lasius Neoniger soo...
- Mon Aug 12, 2019 1:30 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Formicarium suggestions for tiny species?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6529
Re: Formicarium suggestions for tiny species?
Update: So, I ultimately decided on a tarheel ants and Ants Australia acrylic nest for my Pheidole and this has worked nicely. However, the acrylic AA nest was initially intended for my solenopsis. No luck there. They simply escaped through the air holes. One particular difficulty for this species i...
- Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:56 am
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: An observation I've made with Parasitic Lasius Queens and supporting research, Severn MD
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12360
Re: An observation I've made with Parasitic Lasius Queens and supporting research, Severn MD
Hey I’ve also read that study, it was an interesting read. I have been keeping Claviger Queens for about 2 years and have always fed them. They love sitting on sugar water soaked cotton balls inside the test tube. I feed all the queens I catch sugar water whether they are semi-claustral or not. The...
- Mon Aug 13, 2018 2:17 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Camponotus noveborecensis issues - MD, US
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2999
Re: Camponotus noveborecensis issues - MD, US
"For queen 1, you could try wetting some cotton and placing it by her in the outworld and see if she moves towards it, away from it, or maybe even rests on it. ... " For queen two, she's caring for the pupae still because they're likely still alive. The black you're seeing is the ant inside the coc...