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@NKantsalberta Oh man this is a great idea! I can easily cut it and make it the shape of the top of the ant tower. I'll have to keep an eye to make sure they don't push it up, but if they do.. ill try to find a way to glue it with some non-toxic solution. I just ordered one from Amazon, I'm sure it...

I have a small colony of about 100-200 red fire ants and they are doing relatively well in the ant tower. I have a heating cable pretty close to one side of it, not directly touching it.. but it does provide good heat (and also condensation on the opposite side) I can understand why condensation is...

I have a colony of 100-200 red fire ants in a small AC tower connected to a test tube portal and an outworld. The portal and outworld are quite secure when it comes to preventing my ants from escaping.. the problem is the small AC Tower.. The top of it had holes to allow from proper air circulation...

Hello antkeepers! I have a myrmica rubra colony and i wonder if it is much difference between keeping myrmica rubra and the solenopsis colony AntsCanada have. Feeding, care for example. Write everything you can. Thanks! Hi There, They will have a similar diet, but as AC's Solenopsis are a tropical ...

My cotton balls go flat when wet, and does not touch the bottom of the nest. Im wondering if this is still effective? Must the hydration medium (ie wet cotton balls) touch the bottom of the nest? Or is it ok to leave an "air gap" between the wet cotton balls and the nest? How does water get into th...

Jermdurr wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:50 pm

Looking to start a new colony as I just moved and had to set free my old one

Where abouts are you? I am on the GAN, and there are a few others here in Alberta also.

Hello, I have a few colonies of ants still in test tube setups, they are currently in the middle of their hibernation as I live in Canada. I checked on them today and noticed that a few of the colonies are very close to being out of water. I'm unsure of what to do and was hoping someone here would ...

How much food should I be feeding a 45 worker Camponotus Sansabeanus colony right now? I would be feeding them a constant source of sugar, be it sugar water, organic fruit etc. Protein; as much as they will readily consume. I feed my Modoc/Novaeboracensis of 60+ a super worm every few days. This wi...

I don't think I've ever seen a specific measurement either. I generally mix a few teaspoons into 1/2 cup of hot water, until it stops dissolving, although I don't have harvester ants. However, I know a few keepers who use organic apples as their source of sugar for harvesters.

I cannot access the pictures, how big is the colony? How do you have a mold issue in such a small enclosure? What are your thoughts on a "more naturalistic" set-up? If the colony is still small, I wouldn't move them into a large set-up yet, you would want 100+ workers, or you will never see them unl...