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Phalagorn: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 09:03)

Here are some pictures of our ants and homemade formicariums.

Messor barbarus
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Manica rubida
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Camponotus ligniperdus
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Crematogaster rogenhoferi
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Polyrhachis dives
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Gortello: Re: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 12:01)

You know that that nest is too big for that Camponotus ligniperda kolonie?

Phalagorn: Re: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 13:12)

You know that that nest is too big for that Camponotus ligniperda kolonie?

Really? how should we do for the best results? so we can adjust to the proper way so that our ants will thrive. Thanks in advance.

Gortello: Re: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 13:16)

For now you can better keep them in the test tube until there are 40 workers. Then you can go to the half a size of the nest you got now and if that is full you can give the nest you show us now. The nest that you have now is so big that they drop their eaten food in other chambers and there can get fungus and mites on them what can kill your colony.

Phalagorn: Re: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 13:23)

For now you can better keep them in the test tube until there are 40 workers. Then you can go to the half a size of the nest you got now and if that is full you can give the nest you show us now. The nest that you have now is so big that they drop their eaten food in other chambers and there can get fungus and mites on them what can kill your colony.

Ok, thank you very much for your help and answer. :)

DigiSERBIA: Re: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 17:11)

Did i see an avicularia tarantula there ? I myself have tarantulas but ants are my passion :D

Phalagorn: Re: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 17:25)

Did i see an avicularia tarantula there ? I myself have tarantulas but ants are my passion :D

Yes, but it is a Psalmopoeus pulcher . Besides ants so we also keep many different species of tarantulas, cockroaches, miscellaneous invertebrates, and venomous snakes.

DigiSERBIA: Re: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 18:58)

Yes, but it is a Psalmopoeus pulcher . Besides ants so we also keep many different species of tarantulas, cockroaches, miscellaneous invertebrates, and venomous snakes.[/quote]
Awesome :)

bugsy: Re: Our ants and homemade formicariums (20. Jul 2011 23:22)

Nice creation on the nest, but I agree that the nest is way too big for a small Ligniperda colony. It will take them years before they fit that size nest. By then you'll have rubbish dumped in every empty chamber rotting that you can't remove. Need to make your nest expandable to grow with the colony.