First of all, I love how big this community has gotten. I remember the old AntsCanada store from 2011 (and when AntsCanada had under 10k subs). I raised a Solenopsis invicta colony in the old pumice stone nest. I decided to return to ant keeping. I just found a Solenopsis invicta queen, and I think she has laid a couple of eggs. I am trying to plan for the future for when the colony gets big. Should I get the Omni Nest Starter Pack, or the Solenopis starter pack? I like the Omni Nest since it is bigger, but would you recommend it due to fire ants being escape artists over the Sol. starter pack? I do not plan on moving a small colony into the Omni Nest straight away however, but I plan on using the test tube portal. I do not plan to buy both. Any help would be appreciated!
(I do not own the pumice stone nest anymore)
Solenopsis invicta setup
Moderator: ooper01
Re: Solenopsis invicta setup
Well I had a Solenopsis Xyloni colony a few months back, about 20 workers strong, I bought an Omni-nest and they seemed to like it, although they didn't move in because they died due to unknown circumstances about 3 days after I introduced them to it...
I'd say get the Omni nest kit, it comes with a test tube portal which is amazing, because if their founding tube is moldy or dry, they can just move to a different one that is attached, this is much safer than attaching the tubes with tape, or even leaving a gap for air, let alone it is virtually escape-proof AND you can use it as a mini outworld. I know now for sure that my next colony that gets large will for sure be moved into the portal first, then the Omni nest.
I'd say get the Omni nest kit, it comes with a test tube portal which is amazing, because if their founding tube is moldy or dry, they can just move to a different one that is attached, this is much safer than attaching the tubes with tape, or even leaving a gap for air, let alone it is virtually escape-proof AND you can use it as a mini outworld. I know now for sure that my next colony that gets large will for sure be moved into the portal first, then the Omni nest.
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