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I am going to be receiving a fire ant colony pretty soon and I am using Vaseline for a barrier in my glass tank setup. would anything be better other than fluon? i sadly do not have access to rubbing alcohol mixes with bay powder but i am worried Vaseline wont be enough. I am a bit bewildered at yo...

I am going to be receiving a fire ant colony pretty soon and I am using Vaseline for a barrier in my glass tank setup. would anything be better other than fluon? i sadly do not have access to rubbing alcohol mixes with bay powder but i am worried Vaseline wont be enough.

QJH2023 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:29 am

fun fact European Fire Ants are Semi-Claustral so if you wanted to separate the queens with out the workers feel free to do so just remember to feed them

Okay cool thank you! i will have another setup for the other queens and ill have about 4-5 workers with each

Do you mean baby powder? (Without starch) Some of it is trial and error. I recommend you watch all of the clips on fire ants by AntsCanada by Mickey, so you have an idea of what to expect. Not the easiest species to start with... No, its baby oil. i will see if the Vaseline will work fine and if it...

Separating queens would slow down the growth rate yes, but good luck trying to do so. Be prepared to face 33 angry ants which will want to defend themselves. If you do want to do this, I suggest you stick the entire colony in the fridge for a couple of days. The cooler temperature will slow them do...

In about 2-3 days i will be receiving a fire ant colony of 3 queens along with 30+ Workers. i have a terrarium in a glass tank setup with Vaseline around the entire tank. what i would like to know is: 1- Is Vaseline a good enough barrier for the fire ants? 2- To slow the growth of the colony, can i ...