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Hi folk, just a quick update. New baby on the way so ants are getting evicted to the garage. It gets really cold during the winter in there so need to get some good solutions for my acro's and atta's.
Anyway atta first- this is the unit I just had built for them. The guy who made it builds large cold frames for plants so I just asked if it was possible to get one built to specifications I'm looking for and hey presto.
Its a shell right now but it will be insulated inside with 50mm celotex and the glass is double glazing. Inside it will be heated with soil heating cable controlled with pulse stat. Garage also needs gaps all closed with expanding foam.
Its pretty large LXBXH 2M x 0.75M x 0.5M Can gauge size from my 16 month son on his zebra! lol.
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47/deansie26/image7_zps295639ec.jpeg
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That is awesome! AWESOME! Congratulations on the new upcoming arrival by the way! =D>
That is awesome! AWESOME! Congratulations on the new upcoming arrival by the way! =D>
Thanks very much Vasile, on both fronts lol.
No problem haha! Mothers (and to-be-mothers) and ants don't mix! Continue on with the noble hobby! :wink:
Hi, just a few photos of set up so far.
Insulated Unit with celotex and arranged large heating cable. Still to make a second ventilation hole with the hole saw drill, don't think ill be using a fan at the minute as don't think its necessary yet.
Acrylic housing assembled. Consists of a longer section of pipe that will go straight out of the left hand side to a feeding box (so I can feed them with out losing heat in set up.
3 plastic boxes, the small square one to be the queens chamber. Ill need to put up little bars like Adam did to ensure she stays in there. At the end ill probably fit a plastic bottle for the time being.
There plenty of scope for expansion and will just do so as the colony grows.
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47/deansie26/DSC_4153_zps069fc92d.jpg
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Nice! That is cool looking! It won't be long before your ants grow out of that though, I also find that pouring about 1-2cm of plaster at the bottom of the containers helps maintain humidity for new gardens to start when the ants decide it. It also absorbs moisture, traps it in and allows for the colony to easily maintain house within the container.
Hi, got colony shifted -lost a lot of ants which is unavoidable to be honest. Still to get and fix insulated exo terra foraging tank. Here are some pics and video of the set up so far. Sorry if you can't understand accent ha ha.
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47/deansie26/DSC_4190_zps5b9556df.jpg
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47/deansie26/DSC_4192_zps54a493d1.jpg
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47/deansie26/DSC_4193_zps1218f414.jpg
http://youtu.be/dUkMnBYdKAA
When you say they got shifted, what do you mean? The fungus looks like it could do with a bit more fresh leaf matter :p
Hey Vasile, I had to dig out the colony from the compost filled cube they where in. Shifted just meant moved to new set up (with no soil) a lot of fungus and ants where lost but queen was fine which was most important.
They have since added loads of new substrate but even in that picture you can see the new grey matter.
Deansie
Hey, just a few photos of my atta set-up, finished for the time being. In the winter the light will come down and it will be completely insulated with just the doors uncovered. Still need to seal up the garage but in no rush at the moment, summers just starting so temps fine at night.
http://i360.photobucket.com/albums/oo47/deansie26/DSC_4201_zpsa99cb23c.jpg
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Cant wait till there more of an army like the Acromyrmex :)