How to figure out where ants are escaping from?

[peppertroopa]

I have a colony of pheidole ants in an small-medium setup, and i've noticed that at any given time i see two or more ants crawling on the desk they sit on. What is the best way to figure out where they are escaping from, cover up that point, and do so in the most careful manner possible?

[cosmo1190]

I have a colony of pheidole ants in an small-medium setup, and i've noticed that at any given time i see two or more ants crawling on the desk they sit on. What is the best way to figure out where they are escaping from, cover up that point, and do so in the most careful manner possible?

I think that is true...if you still didn't know where they escaping from,i think you need to inspect your ant carefully first and find where do they got out from....

[Theantkid]

You could also put a drop of honey where you see them the most and see where the trail leads. Unless you have an infestation.

[AntsLuxembourg]

I have a colony of pheidole ants in an small-medium setup, and i've noticed that at any given time i see two or more ants crawling on the desk they sit on. What is the best way to figure out where they are escaping from, cover up that point, and do so in the most careful manner possible?

Hey,

There are multiple options.
1) They are outsiders.
2) They escape through the cotton.
3) They escape through an air hole.
4) They escape through a hole they managed to make.
5) They escape through an opening between testtube and tubing or tubing to outworld/nest.

To get a better picture, please add some pictures of your current setup. It will help us to make some better guesses.

To give you some context for option 2, my Messor Barbarus colony once managed to escape a little by digging a tunnel into the cotton. I didn't notice until they started to run around a bit because the tunnel they dug was on the back side of their setup. But I also didn't put in enough cotton so it was too easy for them to pull the cotton bits out. Now I check every so often if they have started to dig a cotton tunnel.

For option 5, I once had some ants escape because the tubing came lose. It wasn't for too long until I noticed but never the less they managed to roam around a little. Plus second colony had some espacing workers because the AC Setup was not properly connected to the testtubes that I was using.

[AntsAntsAnts]

I have a colony of pheidole ants in an small-medium setup, and i've noticed that at any given time i see two or more ants crawling on the desk they sit on. What is the best way to figure out where they are escaping from, cover up that point, and do so in the most careful manner possible?

for me i find tiny holes that tiny species of ants can escape from so try search for those