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by Antfan
Fri May 17, 2019 3:02 pm
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Are plaster of paris nests ok?
Replies: 7
Views: 5075

Re: Are plaster of paris nests ok?

Thanks for all your feed back!
by Antfan
Thu May 09, 2019 4:29 pm
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Are plaster of paris nests ok?
Replies: 7
Views: 5075

Re: Are plaster of paris nests ok?

WillWithAnts wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 1:29 am
That sounds like a good idea! What are they?
I think its messor barbarus and a Camponotus species
by Antfan
Tue May 07, 2019 1:25 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Are plaster of paris nests ok?
Replies: 7
Views: 5075

Re: Are plaster of paris nests ok?

WillWithAnts wrote:
Tue May 07, 2019 12:59 am
I can confirm that it molds. Depending on how much moisture your species prefers, you might be able to add just enough where it isn't a problem.
Thank you! I didn''t want to kill my friends Ants.
by Antfan
Mon May 06, 2019 6:50 am
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: How do you guys pronounce Pheidole?
Replies: 8
Views: 4998

Re: How do you guys pronounce Pheidole?

I pronounce it
fi-dol-lay
by Antfan
Mon May 06, 2019 6:38 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Are plaster of paris nests ok?
Replies: 7
Views: 5075

Are plaster of paris nests ok?

Hello, I am wanting to know if I can make plaster of paris for a nest for a friend. I'm making him a nest but don't have hydrostone but I have heard that it molds
by Antfan
Mon May 06, 2019 6:25 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Tips for creating a completely self sustaining ecosphere for an ant colony?
Replies: 3
Views: 3600

Re: Tips for creating a completely self sustaining ecosphere for an ant colony?

For those who don't know: an ecosphere is a sealed ecosystem and its possible to create ecospheres that can live for decades, when the conditions are right. I think it would be really cool if I could create one, in which an ant colony could live without the need of any kind of intervention. I was t...
by Antfan
Mon May 06, 2019 6:24 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Tips for creating a completely self sustaining ecosphere for an ant colony?
Replies: 3
Views: 3600

Re: Tips for creating a completely self sustaining ecosphere for an ant colony?

I'm pretty sure you couldn't make that due to it having to be sealed. However, if you want something that looks similar, you could make a terrium and make it natural and feed them and have natural living things in there.
by Antfan
Mon May 06, 2019 6:21 am
Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
Topic: Ant barriers in a Paludarium
Replies: 5
Views: 4246

Re: Ant barriers in a Paludarium

I think you could potentily cover the wire with glass and make a hole for the wire only fit the wire, so ants can't squeeze through
by Antfan
Sun May 05, 2019 3:59 pm
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: Affordable Protein
Replies: 16
Views: 8566

Re: Affordable Protein

Dubia roaches are also a good source of protein, they are also: easy to keep, cheap, one of the most nutrious feeder insect out there I think, cool to watch, big, easy to breed. However they can scare/disgust people since they are cockroaches, but if you wish to keep them you should feed them: Orang...
by Antfan
Sun May 05, 2019 3:55 pm
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: Feed your queens!!
Replies: 18
Views: 26070

Re: Feed your queens!!

I only feed my queens if they have larvae, but I do it not that often. However if you want to feed your queens then thats fine, but in my oppinion do not feed them if they have eggs/small larvea as they may eat them or if they don't have any eggs/brood/larvea. In conclusion do not move the test tube...