Best beginner ant species

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Alexander
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Location: Portugal

Best beginner ant species

Post: # 27197Post Alexander
Fri Jul 28, 2017 1:53 pm

I am thinking on having ants as pets...Can i get some advice on what are the easiest ant species to start?
Keeper of:
Lasius niger
Messor barbarus
Campanotus Barbaricus
Tetramorium Caespitum
Campanotus Vagus
Tapinoma nigerium
Iberoformica subrufa

Cartil
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Joined: Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:13 am
Location: Halifax, NS

Re: Best beginner ant species

Post: # 27200Post Cartil
Fri Jul 28, 2017 2:53 pm

Watching this video probably will help you!

https://youtu.be/WfaK8TvM0qA

Ozmoose
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Re: Best beginner ant species

Post: # 27370Post Ozmoose
Sat Jul 29, 2017 3:01 pm

To begin with get a common ant speicies from your area. This means if they die you can figure out what went wrong and try again. I live in the U.K. So I keep lasius niger as they are very common around where I live. It is a great way to decide your first colony.

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