messor barbarus digging media

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whiskymule
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messor barbarus digging media

Post: # 92620Post whiskymule
Mon May 23, 2022 9:05 am

Hello,

I have a new colony of european harvester ants (messor barbarus) and am going to put them into the AntsCanada Ant Tower and was wondering what type of diggin media you would recommend to put in? I saw in one of your videos you used coco fiber for fire ants, but what about messor barbarus who don't like it as moist and humid?

Thanks

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Re: messor barbarus digging media

Post: # 92621Post SolenopsisKeeper
Mon May 23, 2022 11:39 am

whiskymule wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 9:05 am
Hello,

I have a new colony of european harvester ants (messor barbarus) and am going to put them into the AntsCanada Ant Tower and was wondering what type of diggin media you would recommend to put in? I saw in one of your videos you used coco fiber for fire ants, but what about messor barbarus who don't like it as moist and humid?

Thanks
For non-loving humidity ants, clay soil works as it is very supportive(Credit to Antsluxembourg)
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Re: messor barbarus digging media

Post: # 92653Post AntsLuxembourg
Tue May 24, 2022 8:12 am

whiskymule wrote:
Mon May 23, 2022 9:05 am
Hello,

I have a new colony of european harvester ants (messor barbarus) and am going to put them into the AntsCanada Ant Tower and was wondering what type of diggin media you would recommend to put in? I saw in one of your videos you used coco fiber for fire ants, but what about messor barbarus who don't like it as moist and humid?

Thanks
Clay soil. Something like this.
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You can water it every once in a while but you don't have to do much. They mainly need space to store their seeds and maybe one water testtube.

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