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handro wrote:Hey guys, could you please give me the dimension of this box when all is packaged (+ weight)? I need to find out re delivery options and they need dimensions + weight.

Hybrid - 12x12x8, 68 oz.
Omni - 9x9x5, 60 oz.

Please share your findings with us here...

Love to see some pictures at some point. Sounds very cool. I would love to keep a Solenopsis species but they don't live up here in Utah, USA

Others here may have a more expert opinion on tropical ants, but offering your queens food should not be a problem. If they want it, they will eat it. If not, they will just leave it alone. That has been my experience with temperate species that I have kept. You'll just want to make sure you clean u...

I just scotch tape them together :lol: Scotch tape will definitely work - I've done it myself. Just a bit more of a pain to provide food. Some people worry about the ants getting enough air also when test tubes are taped together, but there are of course ways around that. Just poke a few holes in t...

Generally speaking, yes. The water supply runs out and you need to provide them a new test tube or formicarium. We like to suggest our Test Tube Portal to make this process easier. Just attach a new, clean test tube setup and you're done! http://www.AntsCanada.com/shop/ac-test-tube-portal/ The Test ...

Yes there are several forum members who can help you identify the queens you collect. Good luck!

Hi JSPMedeiros, welcome to our ant keeping forum! We do have a GAN Farmer in Brazil, so if you'd like to purchase queen ants with small colonies, you can do that through our GAN Project. http://www.AntsCanada.com/queen-ants-for-sale/ . Looks like he is in Brasilia and has several different species t...

The "unveiling" of the new outworld will be on the AntsCanada.com store. Mikey will most likely make the announcement here as well, but only after the product is listed at the store.

Queens are usually pretty resilient. I'm not sure what to feed her, but it sounds like you have tried several things. If she is not showing interest, she just may not be hungry right now. Hopefully someone who has more experience with fungus-growing ants can give you some pertinent advice.

Hi handro,
The initial batch of outworlds is nearly done. I suspect they will be available within a week.