I'm new to antkeeping, and I have a few ideas for setups that I want to ask about. I previously worked at a septic business that made use of ferncos and gaskets with piping, and I was thinking I could use ferncos to link sections of plastic tubing together and use gaskets to create escape-proof ports for inserting test tubes and tubing into a homemade setup.
Fernco: https://library.coburns.com/Images/IMAGE_Fernco_1056-075.jpg?width=&height=&mode=max
Rubber Gaskets: http://www.toilet-fittings.com/photo/pl18500523-corrosion_resistant_toilet_flush_rubber_seal_gasket_with_no_deformation_leakage_free.jpg
Is rubber a good material for ant setups? Does it harm the ants? Will the ants chew through the rubber and escape?
Rubber in Ant Setups?
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Re: Rubber in Ant Setups?
Camponotus can chew through silicone so… probably not a great idea for Camponotus species.Swirlby wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 4:18 pmI'm new to antkeeping, and I have a few ideas for setups that I want to ask about. I previously worked at a septic business that made use of ferncos and gaskets with piping, and I was thinking I could use ferncos to link sections of plastic tubing together and use gaskets to create escape-proof ports for inserting test tubes and tubing into a homemade setup.
Fernco: https://library.coburns.com/Images/IMAGE_Fernco_1056-075.jpg?width=&height=&mode=max
Rubber Gaskets: http://www.toilet-fittings.com/photo/pl18500523-corrosion_resistant_toilet_flush_rubber_seal_gasket_with_no_deformation_leakage_free.jpg
Is rubber a good material for ant setups? Does it harm the ants? Will the ants chew through the rubber and escape?
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Re: Rubber in Ant Setups?
I have an idea of how to test this. I'll take one of my test tubes, fill it up halfway with sugar water and block it off with cotton. Then, I'll block the entrance with a gasket with a coin or marble in the center, perfectly sealing the tube, and leave the tube right next to a wild black carpenter ant nest.SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 8:06 pmCamponotus can chew through silicone so… probably not a great idea for Camponotus species.Swirlby wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 4:18 pmI'm new to antkeeping, and I have a few ideas for setups that I want to ask about. I previously worked at a septic business that made use of ferncos and gaskets with piping, and I was thinking I could use ferncos to link sections of plastic tubing together and use gaskets to create escape-proof ports for inserting test tubes and tubing into a homemade setup.
Fernco: https://library.coburns.com/Images/IMAGE_Fernco_1056-075.jpg?width=&height=&mode=max
Rubber Gaskets: http://www.toilet-fittings.com/photo/pl18500523-corrosion_resistant_toilet_flush_rubber_seal_gasket_with_no_deformation_leakage_free.jpg
Is rubber a good material for ant setups? Does it harm the ants? Will the ants chew through the rubber and escape?
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Re: Rubber in Ant Setups?
They might not detect sugar water with it perfectly sealed off. Does it help you if I have seen mine begin to chew through tubing?Swirlby wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 8:37 pmI have an idea of how to test this. I'll take one of my test tubes, fill it up halfway with sugar water and block it off with cotton. Then, I'll block the entrance with a gasket with a coin or marble in the center, perfectly sealing the tube, and leave the tube right next to a wild black carpenter ant nest.SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 8:06 pmCamponotus can chew through silicone so… probably not a great idea for Camponotus species.Swirlby wrote: ↑Fri May 27, 2022 4:18 pmI'm new to antkeeping, and I have a few ideas for setups that I want to ask about. I previously worked at a septic business that made use of ferncos and gaskets with piping, and I was thinking I could use ferncos to link sections of plastic tubing together and use gaskets to create escape-proof ports for inserting test tubes and tubing into a homemade setup.
Fernco: https://library.coburns.com/Images/IMAGE_Fernco_1056-075.jpg?width=&height=&mode=max
Rubber Gaskets: http://www.toilet-fittings.com/photo/pl18500523-corrosion_resistant_toilet_flush_rubber_seal_gasket_with_no_deformation_leakage_free.jpg
Is rubber a good material for ant setups? Does it harm the ants? Will the ants chew through the rubber and escape?
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