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- Sat Jan 05, 2019 11:17 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Will an AC ant tower small work for black crazy ants?
- Replies: 1
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Will an AC ant tower small work for black crazy ants?
I am a beginner ant keeper raising up a black crazy ant (Paratrechina Longicornis) colony, and I desperately need a habitat to keep them in when they grow to big for their test tube setup. Do you guys think that an AC ant tower small will work for them? Do these ant species dig tunnels? If not, Is i...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 12:48 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: I have a weird "Formicarium" design- need help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3130
Re: I have a weird "Formicarium" design- need help!
Ok, so this is my new plan. I have a 10 gallon aquarium that I can use as the outworld. And I came up with a new idea for the formicarium. I will attach two water bottles with a T connector and and use the third opening as the nest exit. inside one of the water bottle, on one side there will be mois...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:33 am
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: I have a weird "Formicarium" design- need help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3130
Re: I have a weird "Formicarium" design- need help!
Thanks for the advice! I might have to edit my plans.
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:46 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: I have a weird "Formicarium" design- need help!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3130
I have a weird "Formicarium" design- need help!
I am a new ant keeper trying to raise a black crazy ant colony ( Paretrachina Longicornis) . Right now they are still in a test tube+ small outworld setup, but eventually I will have to give them a real formicarium. I need something secure and escape-proof, easy to maintain, and AntsCanada quality w...
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:58 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Help on feeding ants in a test tube!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3747
Re: Help on feeding ants in a test tube!
This is my current setup. I put the test tube with the exit cotton removed in a small tupperware container with a baby powder barrier. (Btw i just started it today and the ants seem fine with it. Alteast the queen and 2 workers that i have
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:02 am
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Queen identification help please
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1255
Re: Queen identification help please
May be some solenopsis species, but don't take my word for it.
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Help on feeding ants in a test tube!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3747
Re: Help on feeding ants in a test tube!
Thanks! I will definitely try this. I actually have a blue tongue skink (which is a lizard) and she eats chicken, so maybe I can feed a little piece to my ants.
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 8:55 pm
- Forum: Ant Keeping for Beginners
- Topic: Help on feeding ants in a test tube!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3747
Help on feeding ants in a test tube!
I am a brand new ant keeper, and about 6 days ago a caught queen ant. I believe the queen is a black crazy ant (Paratrechina Longicornis). I extracted the queen and 3 workers from a nest under a wood plank, and put them in a classic test tube setup. A few days ago, one of the workers died, but the q...