Does anyone know the cheapest way to set up a nest for my queen
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Does anyone know the cheapest way to set up a nest for my queen
I have a queen ant that I want to start a conlony with and I was wondering what would be the cheapest set up
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Re: Does anyone know the cheapest way to set up a nest for my queen
Right now you will just want to keep her in a test tube for a good while until she has a few workers. 10 - 20 is normally a good number of workers but also depending on the size of your species. Making a grout nest is a pretty cheap way to go. There's many different options you have. Just Google them. Plenty of YouTube videos as well on how to make homemade nests
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Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
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Tetramorium immigrans x2
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Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
Camponotus subbarbatus
Formica pallidefulva x2
Formica subsericea x4
Lasius sp
Tetramorium immigrans x2
Dorymyrmex bureni
Founding:
Formica pallidefulva
Unknown sp x2
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Re: Does anyone know the cheapest way to set up a nest for my queen
also look up bead orginizer formicariums. They are super cheap and easy to make.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Does anyone know the cheapest way to set up a nest for my queen
Bead organizer formicariums aren't that great.
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- idahoantgirl
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Re: Does anyone know the cheapest way to set up a nest for my queen
Yeah, I know, but they are an option for beginners who have hearty species.
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
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