Heating and Moisturization for Tapinoma Melanocephalum

General Off Topic Chat and Discussions

Moderator: ooper01

Locked
AntsTexas
Posts: 21
Joined: Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:34 pm
Location: Texas

Heating and Moisturization for Tapinoma Melanocephalum

Post: # 20119Post AntsTexas
Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:05 pm

On Saturday, I'm heading out to get a Tapinoma Melanocephalum (ghost ant) colony. My plan was to moisturize and heat them like this:
(The setup is 23x16x12 inches, with 5 inches of dirt going up from the bottom. A few tropical plants on the top. This is the exact same setup I have for my Camponotus pennsylvanicus colony. The ghost ant colony has one queen, and twenty workers.)
Moisturization: Spray the plants and random sections of the ground with a spray bottle every morning.
Heating: Place a medium reptile heating pad under half of the nest, leaving the other half non-heated.

I want to make sure I get this right for them. Also, do ghost ants tend to aphids? I would like to include aphids and springtails into the setup if possible. And last but not least, any creative food ideas other than the standard Dubia, cricket, mealworm, superworm.. ect?

Thank you much for reading, and anything is always helpful. :D
Keeper of:
Solenopsis invicta
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Pseudomyrmex gracilis x2
Crematogaster laeviuscula
Odontomachus haematodus

Looking for:
Pogonomrymex rugosus
Atta texana
Anything that isn't a fire ant...

AntsLuxembourg
Posts: 1578
Joined: Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:17 am
Location: Luxembourg
Contact:

Re: Heating and Moisturization for Tapinoma Melanocephalum

Post: # 85613Post AntsLuxembourg
Thu Dec 02, 2021 9:53 am

Locked
Doing some proper research is the best way to start an antcolony.

Need help or want to help? https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=18153#p70566

Currently not keeping any ants anymore.

Locked

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 6 guests