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insanebe: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 19:53)

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Its an antstore beton nest 39x16 and a Glass basins 40x30x20 cm with 27mm drilling, they fit together perfectly. :)

Now i need to decide what ants to put inside it, im open to suggestions and ideas, (not MR's or LN's i have 2 of those already)

dodgydogman: Re: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 20:03)

Wow, very nice. You should put a way down from the y-tong to the ground though.

Jamcom: Re: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 20:08)

very nice setup :)
i would suggest (im ont a expert or anything but beings you have got/ had 2 of Lasius * niger and Myrmica * you could try Lasius* flavus
or go to somthing harder like Messor barbarus* (sorry for spelling) or Pheidole pallidula

*Edit Antstore - correction

insanebe: Re: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 20:34)

oh yeah i noticed that when i posted there is no way down >.< ill put a stick in or something i guess,

i have a MB queen but she wont lay eggs :( she is however still alive after 3 & half months, and has never left the test tube( far as i know) who knows maybe she will start laying after hibernation. =D>

Lasius f lavus, too easy, too similar :p

Pheidole pallidula, maybe, but i hear they can be a bit of an escape artist being so small.

insanebe: Re: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 21:13)

oh yeah i noticed that when i posted there is no way down >.< ill put a stick in or something i guess,

i have a MB queen but she wont lay eggs :( she is however still alive after 3 & half months, and has never left the test tube( far as i know) who knows maybe she will start laying after hibernation. =D>

Lasius Flavus, too easy, too similar :p

Pheidole pallidula, maybe, but i hear they can be a bit of an escape artist being so small.

im looking at Leptogenys cf diminuta, though they can sting or a Diacamma spec.

Jamcom: Re: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 23:22)

so what you lookin for something not to hard/not to exotic any guidelines?

insanebe: Re: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 23:30)

well i ordered Leptogenys cf diminut, its lvl 2, exotic, i have a nice heat mat to keep it warm though it says they tolorate room temperature, i felt like i was ready for a lvl 2 species, wish me luck i havn't lost a queen yet,

on another point why did the edit button for my post disappear :(, i accidently made some posts and couldn't get rid of them

Jamcom: Re: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 23:32)

btw (dont mean this nastily) before you go waste like 50 quid or whatever price they are why not start of with a level above lasius and mymrica's etc a more basic higher species because as i said you dont wana waste it all for them to just come and die (my 2p ignore it but i always try to think more logically) if you have the money go for it and if there only cheap etc give it a try ! gl :)

insanebe: Re: My New Formicarium (17. Jan 2009 23:44)

im rich i can afford it :lol:, it was 80 quid the prices on the store are not what was charged, but whatever....


Sub-Total: 82,90 €
General Logistics Systems Express 24h - Delivery to GB : 1 x 0.3 kg: 50,22 €
incl. UST 19%: 21,26 €
Gift Vouchers: - 1,38 €
Total: 131,75 €

SteveUK28: Re: My New Formicarium (18. Jan 2009 12:26)

OUCH.. u must be rich to be willing to pay that lol.. Lets hope all goes well.. and post up some pics when they arrive.. Ohhh.. and are you going to put the heat mat on the side??


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