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Cork formicarium

Post: # 29120Post af4545
Tue Aug 15, 2017 3:04 pm

Hey guys,
Today I made my first formicarium ever and I'm actually quite proud of it :D. Here's a picture of it...
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I was wondering (and hoping), would lasius niger be suited to live in such formicaria. If not is there anything I can do to change that? It's made mostly out of chipwood and a little bit of cork. The tunnels are definitely big enough as I have compared a queen to it in a test tube. Another question I have is how do i hydrate the nest? Finally, how many workers should I have before I move the colony in?

Thanks in advance.
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Re: Cork formicarium

Post: # 29156Post AntsRule
Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:16 pm

You might be able to keep lasius in it but I have no real experience with cork nests. Campontus would be much better suited for it although I believe you can make it work. As far as hydrating the nest, you should have developed a way to hydrate it upon construction. You might still be able to find a place to put a tube connected to a sponge that sits next to the nest. I hope you have a shell around that because lasius might be able to did in that and make there way out. Wait for as many workers as possible to move them in. 25 minimum but the more the better. Hope that helps.
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Re: Cork formicarium

Post: # 29169Post af4545
Wed Aug 16, 2017 2:15 am

AntsRule wrote:
Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:16 pm
You might be able to keep lasius in it but I have no real experience with cork nests. Campontus would be much better suited for it although I believe you can make it work. As far as hydrating the nest, you should have developed a way to hydrate it upon construction. You might still be able to find a place to put a tube connected to a sponge that sits next to the nest. I hope you have a shell around that because lasius might be able to did in that and make there way out
. Wait for as many workers as possible to move them in. 25 minimum but the more the better. Hope that helps.
Great. Thanks for the help!
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Re: Cork formicarium

Post: # 29642Post af4545
Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:09 am

I've decided to make it from scratch again. Can someone explain in detail how I can add a hydration system.
Thanks
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