Messor Barbarus over population!?

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Ant108
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Messor Barbarus over population!?

Post: # 65061Post Ant108
Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:43 pm

Things were getting out of control and I gave them a new bigger outworked and things are better but, I'm thinking it's time to expand the in world. Is it better to connect a second out world the same size and have 2 or is it better to get a bigger out world? Plus winter us coming and I noticed finally brood count is down a bit.
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* Messor Barbarus
* 1 Crematogaster Scutellaris queen 1 worker.

Hawkeye
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Re: Messor Barbarus over population!?

Post: # 65292Post Hawkeye
Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:50 am

Ant108 wrote:
Thu Oct 24, 2019 5:43 pm
Things were getting out of control and I gave them a new bigger outworked and things are better but, I'm thinking it's time to expand the in world. Is it better to connect a second out world the same size and have 2 or is it better to get a bigger out world? Plus winter us coming and I noticed finally brood count is down a bit.
By in world you mean their nest I assume? I would attach a 2nd large formicarium if you're worries about space in the nest. I don't think there a quality difference between 2 smaller outworlds or 1 large one, except for the fact they might get to travel a bit more.

Ant108
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Re: Messor Barbarus over population!?

Post: # 65301Post Ant108
Sun Nov 03, 2019 1:29 pm

Thanks.
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