NEW in antkeeping and thirsty for help!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2017 4:50 pm
Hello so recently i been watching some videos about ants and i feel in love with ants and wanted to become a ant keeper my self, i plan making my own formicarium or maybe buying from here but first i wanted to know what specie would be best, currently here in Aguascalientes, Mexico i research and found 30 plus species of ants and the ones i found interesting are:
.camponotus sericeiventris (i know it takes year to grow this to a big colony, but i find them so cool that they have a golden color, and are so big)
.atta mexicana (i know that the real challenge here is to take care and keep their fungus healthy but its so educative and entertaining to watch this dudes grow their own food)
I try to research about them and i found some basic info so i would like to know witch one would be more interesting to keep, if their easy, if they have stingers or are aggressive, if they grow fast (atta) and what setup would you recommend and the materials or tips and guides about it and its care, maybe im asking for a lot but i would be so happy if you could guys answer to my doubts, also for the formicarium i have some ideas that i found on the internet it would be cool if you could complement your answer with this examples and i you think their worth making them.
1. Example for the atta mexicana formi
2. Example for the camponotus sericeiventris formi
PD: Sorry for my bad English i dont practice it a lot, im very new to this and i would like to have everything ready and the knowledge before capturing the queen witch i contact a taxonomist who research the species here where i live so he can tell me when are nuptial flights and where to find them.
ANT LOVE FOR EVERYONE
.camponotus sericeiventris (i know it takes year to grow this to a big colony, but i find them so cool that they have a golden color, and are so big)
.atta mexicana (i know that the real challenge here is to take care and keep their fungus healthy but its so educative and entertaining to watch this dudes grow their own food)
I try to research about them and i found some basic info so i would like to know witch one would be more interesting to keep, if their easy, if they have stingers or are aggressive, if they grow fast (atta) and what setup would you recommend and the materials or tips and guides about it and its care, maybe im asking for a lot but i would be so happy if you could guys answer to my doubts, also for the formicarium i have some ideas that i found on the internet it would be cool if you could complement your answer with this examples and i you think their worth making them.
1. Example for the atta mexicana formi
2. Example for the camponotus sericeiventris formi
PD: Sorry for my bad English i dont practice it a lot, im very new to this and i would like to have everything ready and the knowledge before capturing the queen witch i contact a taxonomist who research the species here where i live so he can tell me when are nuptial flights and where to find them.
ANT LOVE FOR EVERYONE