Hello,
I am a new ant keeper and while I am waiting for nuptial flight to begin I am doing as much research as possible. One thing I can not find however is the size of the first formicarium. I plan on using the test tube setup but then when I move it to the formicarium I am not sure what the size will be. I also do not have the money to afford the ant Canada sets unfortunately so I have been needing to look at other companies so for the first formicarium should it be large or smaller. And I am just wondering about the formicarium and not the out world.
Thanks
Should the first formicarium be large or small?
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Re: Should the first formicarium be large or small?
Small. Move the colony into a formicarium when they have at least 40 workers.
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
Re: Should the first formicarium be large or small?
you could put them in a founding Formicarium with even just the queen. they have about one chamber and work well.
though I do recommend the normal test tube set up.
though I do recommend the normal test tube set up.
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Queen Hunting
How To Identify Ants
Re: Should the first formicarium be large or small?
I found the founding formicaria and inception chambers very difficult to maintain a decent moisture level. It might be better to offer the colony a larger test tube in a relatively inexpensive container until there are sufficient workers to move them into 3-4 chamber formicarium. If it is too large, the little devils fill up the empty spaces with moldy trash.
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