Omni nest and... termites?
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Omni nest and... termites?
Hello Keepers! I had a question for you all, and I am sorry if this is not the right place to put this up, but I just figured it might be okay... anyway, I have just gotten a new large omni nest and it is beautiful! I also have a friend who has termites who might be wanting to off load his colony, so do you think a omni nest would work for termites? Thanks much!
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Pretty sure it would.TheFlynn01 wrote:Hello Keepers! I had a question for you all, and I am sorry if this is not the right place to put this up, but I just figured it might be okay... anyway, I have just gotten a new large omni nest and it is beautiful! I also have a friend who has termites who might be wanting to off load his colony, so do you think a omni nest would work for termites? Thanks much!
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Fair enough, we will see what he wants to do. I am tempted but at the same time, I have only kept a few colonies of pavement ants when I was younger, and none of them lasted long... so I would feel horrible to take a mature termite colony and kill it DX
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Termites have a habit of building structures from the wood they process (a bit like wasps) so you'll have to watch and see what they do with the formicarium.
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It will definitely be interesting to see how it goes, but now my buddy is getting cold feet. :/ Which sucks because I really like termites, as much as I like ants haha! if only I could just buy my own king and queen like with ants.
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How did your friend get a termite king and queen?TheFlynn01 wrote:It will definitely be interesting to see how it goes, but now my buddy is getting cold feet. :/ Which sucks because I really like termites, as much as I like ants haha! if only I could just buy my own king and queen like with ants.
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Well from what he told me, he knew where some subterranean nests were and waited for their nuptial flight.
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Re: Omni nest and... termites?
IK im late to the party, but the queens are massive, so keep that in mind. Especially when it comes to vinyl tubing sizes.TheFlynn01 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2016 10:53 amIt will definitely be interesting to see how it goes, but now my buddy is getting cold feet. :/ Which sucks because I really like termites, as much as I like ants haha! if only I could just buy my own king and queen like with ants.
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Termite queens only grow to that size when their egg production really kicks in.AntLove5Ever wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:30 pmIK im late to the party, but the queens are massive, so keep that in mind. Especially when it comes to vinyl tubing sizes.TheFlynn01 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2016 10:53 amIt will definitely be interesting to see how it goes, but now my buddy is getting cold feet. :/ Which sucks because I really like termites, as much as I like ants haha! if only I could just buy my own king and queen like with ants.
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Re: Omni nest and... termites?
even so, it is a point they will reach.Martialis wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:47 pmTermite queens only grow to that size when their egg production really kicks in.AntLove5Ever wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:30 pmIK im late to the party, but the queens are massive, so keep that in mind. Especially when it comes to vinyl tubing sizes.TheFlynn01 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2016 10:53 amIt will definitely be interesting to see how it goes, but now my buddy is getting cold feet. :/ Which sucks because I really like termites, as much as I like ants haha! if only I could just buy my own king and queen like with ants.
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