Tetramorium Hybrid Nest or Formica Hybrid nest 2.0? (also pehraps an Omninest)

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Which one should i get? (Tetramorium Hybrid nest, an Omninest or Formica Hybrid nest 2.0)

Tetramorium tailored formicarium
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The all-species Formica 2.0
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Or a Large Omninest
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Tetramorium Hybrid Nest or Formica Hybrid nest 2.0? (also pehraps an Omninest)

Post: # 35405Post BlitzAnts
Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:16 pm

Hello!

Now that I've finally convinced my parents to let me do antkeeping (and not a moment too late if I might add) I must decide what pack to buy (the ones mentioned on the title) so some pointers would be useful

The species I want to keep are quite varied because I do not even have a clue of the ants in Mexico, but anyways

They are the Tetramorium sp E (the preference), any Camponotus spp, any Crematogaster spp, or any Pheidole spp

Since I am new to antkeeping some pointers to the species I mentioned would be very useful

Thanks!
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Re: Tetramorium Hybrid Nest or Formica Hybrid nest 2.0? (also pehraps an Omninest)

Post: # 35410Post ooper01
Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:31 am

Tetramorium would most likely be the easiest to care for as a beginner. They will eat most anything.
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Re: Tetramorium Hybrid Nest or Formica Hybrid nest 2.0? (also pehraps an Omninest)

Post: # 35428Post antnest8
Wed Apr 25, 2018 4:23 pm

i would first find ants and then buy the set up. it might take a while for a colony to get big enough to live in one.

some tips would be never catch wild insects and leave your queens alone in the founding stage :D ;)
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Re: Tetramorium Hybrid Nest or Formica Hybrid nest 2.0? (also pehraps an Omninest)

Post: # 50404Post AntsDakota
Sat Sep 15, 2018 1:14 pm

ooper01 wrote:
Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:31 am
Tetramorium would most likely be the easiest to care for as a beginner. They will eat most anything.
At first I would have argued with that statement, because my Tetramorium colony was very, very picky. Then I discovered they were most likely Pheidole.
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