Good Substrate for my meranoplus

[cosmo1190]

Hello! it's me cosmo...

as the title say,i am looking for good substrate for my digable ant farm for my meranoplus....please give me some reccomendation....because i really need it now




thank you for reading and answering...and have a good day/night

[AntsAntsAnts]

Hello! it's me cosmo...

as the title say,i am looking for good substrate for my digable ant farm for my meranoplus....please give me some reccomendation....because i really need it now




thank you for reading and answering...and have a good day/night

I use coco fiber for my substrate.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Hello! it's me cosmo...

as the title say,i am looking for good substrate for my digable ant farm for my meranoplus....please give me some reccomendation....because i really need it now




thank you for reading and answering...and have a good day/night

I use coco fiber for my substrate.

I use a soil for reptile eggs. It has sticks,Pete moss, and coco fiber.

[SYUTEO]

I usually see wild Meranoplus ants nest in sand and clay but I guess any kind of substrate would work.

[AntsAntsAnts]

I usually see wild Meranoplus ants nest in sand and clay but I guess any kind of substrate would work.

the only thing about sand is that it makes the ants dirty

[cosmo1190]

I usually see wild Meranoplus ants nest in sand and clay but I guess any kind of substrate would work.

wow sand?? that will be nice??



and white sort of sand...will it stick together though?

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I usually see wild Meranoplus ants nest in sand and clay but I guess any kind of substrate would work.

wow sand?? that will be nice??



and white sort of sand...will it stick together though?

If I recall correctly, I remember reading that ants will rarely tunnel through beach sand(dependent on spieces)

[AntsAntsAnts]

I usually see wild Meranoplus ants nest in sand and clay but I guess any kind of substrate would work.

wow sand?? that will be nice??



and white sort of sand...will it stick together though?

If I recall correctly, I remember reading that ants will rarely tunnel through beach sand(dependent on spieces)

yes, my solonopsis invicta ants only nested in part sand, part soil collected by digging. also, they absolutely hate beach sand, it's just a terrible building material as it is too loose

[SYUTEO]

I usually see wild Meranoplus ants nest in sand and clay but I guess any kind of substrate would work.

wow sand?? that will be nice??



and white sort of sand...will it stick together though?

I won't recommend you putting only sand as the others mentioned but instead you can try regular soil (sterilize it first) and/or a mix of sand (don't use beach sand). You can also use the soil you see wild Meranoplus ants use but sterilize it first.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

I usually see wild Meranoplus ants nest in sand and clay but I guess any kind of substrate would work.

wow sand?? that will be nice??



and white sort of sand...will it stick together though?

I won't recommend you putting only sand as the others mentioned but instead you can try regular soil (sterilize it first) and/or a mix of sand (don't use beach sand). You can also use the soil you see wild Meranoplus ants use but sterilize it first.

I only use sand for the foraging arena so they don’t dig