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patyczak1000: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (10. Apr 2010 18:14)

Hi
Which type of nest is the best for Pheidologeton ?
What temperature and humidity are best for them ?
regards
Patyczak

baumarkthammer: Re: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (10. Apr 2010 20:43)

Air humidity about 50% so the humidity of your room is good.
Temperature min. 28°C
Best nest I think is a natural nest in ground but many people prefer a Ytong.
But the ground has to be very humid!

ork: Re: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (12. Apr 2010 14:12)

Hi! i wait pheidologeton colony
for heating the glass baisin whith soil, you recomended heat floor, o is better heating lamp?
thanks. sorry for my poor and simple english :cry:

Tetrawar: Re: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (14. Apr 2010 16:08)

i have a colony of Pheidologeton Diversus: 1 queen and 500-600 workers,the best nest for them is in the nest of sand+loam it is excellent for the umidity. the umidity must be 50%-60%..60% is better at 24-30 degrees !!
some people prefer the y-tong nest for the visibility

baumarkthammer: Re: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (14. Apr 2010 16:45)

Heating lamp is more natural and i would say better.
Pheidologeton diversus like to digg very much and the ytong mostly is used because it can´t collaps as easy as the sand loam mix.

ork: Re: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (15. Apr 2010 12:29)

Yesterday my colony is arrived! :D
but water is passed out trough the cotton and have flooded the tube...
many workers are dead on arrive and many brood too :( :( :(
the queen is still alive, and 30 workers and 5 drones too
i put in little glass aquarium, whith substrate of soil and bark
temperature is 25-29
humidity is 55-65%
many suggested for me?
sorry for my bad english :?

Creature: Re: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (15. Apr 2010 12:35)

5 drones? Do you mean soldiers?

ork: Re: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (15. Apr 2010 14:12)

Yes, i read time ago,"drones"=little soldiers
i dont know if is just name

Tetrawar: Re: Best type of nest for Pheidologeton (16. Apr 2010 20:02)

the drones are the male...it is called drones for his passivity.
anyway 30 workers are insufficent for a good start ...you have many possibility that your colony will die...especially if you will have some problems with umidity !!