JimmyVe: (9. Okt 2007 15:50)

You could use a heat mat ore a heating lamp that is up to you, i use heat lamps but i'm switching to heat maps now. They are a bit smaller than Camponotus vagus size in mm i don't know. You could keep them in a aerated concrete block.

In deed antstore do not sell this species. I have them from a friend and Skippy has them from me. ;)

Skippy: (9. Okt 2007 16:19)

In deed ... I never bought something from shops ... all ants are from nature and from my friends ;)

...Camponotus vagus is more bigger like blandus Jimmy !
Queen of blandus: 14mm
Worker blandus : 6-11mm

Skippy

sithmaster676: (9. Okt 2007 19:12)

ok thanks for all your help guys, i have another question when using a heat mat would i place it on part of the nest or the arena as i know the colony has to have a bit where they can cool off ??
Sithmaster676

JimmyVe: (9. Okt 2007 21:44)

@ Skippy: That is why i said, they are a bit smaller. ;)

The best way is to put the heat mat on the nest, half the nest, so if it gets to hot they can go to a colder place. It would be nice to heat up the out world also, but the imported thing is the nest because the brood needs the heating to hatch.

sithmaster676: (9. Okt 2007 21:48)

ok throughout the summer the arena will be warm because of the heat but throughout the winter i may have to use a lid to keep in some heat or use another mat. do you know whether these mats can be placed into water? and if not i will use a fish tank heater to heat the moat around my arena
Sithmaster676

JimmyVe: (9. Okt 2007 21:54)

hmm. i don't know any mats that can be placed in water, but maybe there are such mats (don't know).
You could place a mat on the nest and use for the arena a heat lamp.

sithmaster676: (9. Okt 2007 22:06)

ok thanks jimmy, i where would i place the heat mat? on top of the aerated block glass, and if so would this increase the humidity in the nest, also if i were to get one if these mats i would buy myself a control thermometer so that the mats stops after the block has reached the desired temp.
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Purifier: (10. Okt 2007 01:02)

I belive you could put the heat mat into water because its fully seald. But i wouldn´t put it completely into the water :)

Skippy: (10. Okt 2007 12:25)

I have some system like that in my terarium for Acromyrmex. There is water tank and inside is aqua water heater. It making hot ,and also humidity. It is like radiator. You also can put part of ytong nest into tank with this heater... wet ytong and not cold ;)

sithmaster676: (11. Okt 2007 19:25)

yeah that might be a good idea to add a small fish tank heater into the water around my ytong so that the water entering is warm instead of having a heat mat but then you cant have a cold patch for the ants to retreat to
Sithmaster676

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