The AntsCanada test tubes don't fit.

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Gr00z47

The AntsCanada test tubes don't fit.

Post: # 30107Post Gr00z47
Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:03 pm

I recently purchased two hybrid nests.
The problem is the supplied test tubes don't fit the holes very well

One nest has two holes that will hold it, two that doesn't hold them at all.
The other nest only has one hole that will hold the test tube... The rest are too loose or too tight.

And the tubing that came with the nests doesn't fit any of the holes.

The AC Test Tube Portal I ordered holds the test tubes perfectly so I don't think there is anything wrong with the tubes.


Any Ideas?

ANTphibian

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Post: # 30143Post ANTphibian
Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:30 am

I'd email them if I were you.

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Post: # 30152Post Serafine
Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:23 pm

I had a similar problem (the test tubes from the hobby store didn't fit my simants nest) this is how I solved it:
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Put tubing in the hole, then push the test tube over the free tubing. If the difference in diameter is small enough it holds fine (for me it was 14mm tubing and a 15mm test tube).
Obviously that only works with large ants like Camponotus or Formica - smaller Solenopsis, Myrmica, Lasius or Nylanderia would just walk out of the setup due to the gap.

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Re: The AntsCanada test tubes don't fit.

Post: # 30174Post ooper01
Fri Aug 25, 2017 7:38 pm

Gr00z47 wrote:
Thu Aug 24, 2017 9:03 pm
I recently purchased two hybrid nests.
The problem is the supplied test tubes don't fit the holes very well

One nest has two holes that will hold it, two that doesn't hold them at all.
The other nest only has one hole that will hold the test tube... The rest are too loose or too tight.

And the tubing that came with the nests doesn't fit any of the holes.

The AC Test Tube Portal I ordered holds the test tubes perfectly so I don't think there is anything wrong with the tubes.


Any Ideas?
This is odd. We have not had anyone else mention that they were having problems with test tube and poly tubing fitting properly. Not sure what could have happened. You know the poly tubing fits deeper into the entrance holes of the Hybrid right?
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Re: The AntsCanada test tubes don't fit.

Post: # 30176Post Martialis
Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:09 pm

What is the OD of the tubes? Many holes in the ant keeping community vary, but 16mm is pretty much the "norm". What are the AC ones?
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Re: The AntsCanada test tubes don't fit.

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Sat Aug 26, 2017 11:31 am

Martialis wrote:
Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:09 pm
What is the OD of the tubes? Many holes in the ant keeping community vary, but 16mm is pretty much the "norm". What are the AC ones?
17mm
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Re: The AntsCanada test tubes don't fit.

Post: # 68509Post Hockridge
Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:57 pm

I just got a set of test tubes myself, 17mm. Def not big enough for my ant queens.

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Re: The AntsCanada test tubes don't fit.

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Wed Apr 08, 2020 10:39 am

Hockridge wrote:
Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:57 pm
I just got a set of test tubes myself, 17mm. Def not big enough for my ant queens.
Hmm. I've had success with large Camponotus queens in AC test tubes. They have a little bit of a hard time turning around, but they can do it.
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