miszt: Re: Polyrhachis ants (Weaver ants) (1. Feb 2009 18:40)

anything you like really :) I used moss and grass cuttings (make sure theres no pesticide on the grass of course), among other things, u can have some influence over how the nest looks by using diffrent matirials

akell: Re: Polyrhachis ants (Weaver ants) (1. Feb 2009 21:17)

Hi there miszt,
I saw that you keep a lot of species. I was wondering if you could help me out with a couple of things. First, I just ordered a 50x50x50 basin and a colony of P dives, size 1000+. I 'm told that this basin will be much to small for a colony of that size. Would that be an accurate assessment to someone of your experience? Secondy, I recently got a little gypsum nest, 4 chambers, and I am wondering if one uses the uncovered long rectangular depression for water that would, I presume, humidify part of the nest, is that correct? I keep everything in basins, O dontoponera transversa, C amponotus ligniperda, L asius niger, H arpegnathos venator, M anica rubida, Myrmica rubra and M essor barbarus, and have no experience with gypsum.
Thanks very much in advance for your help!

SteveUK28: Re: Polyrhachis ants (Weaver ants) (2. Feb 2009 10:57)

Yup Akell... it is for the water bud :)

akell: Re: Polyrhachis ants (Weaver ants) (2. Feb 2009 13:21)

Hi Steve,
If I didn't ask and then filled it with jam and asked why the ants died, then I would feel foolish. Now, I feel enlightened.
Thanks for your help man. #-o

mason1503: Re: Polyrhachis ants (Weaver ants) (2. Feb 2009 19:48)

akell, your basin should be large enough for a colony of perhaps 2,000 of these, i dont own any of these myself however, i've got a friend who is keeping two colonies of his own, he uses homemade basins, 60 x 60 x 50 and he has a colony of ca. 2900 and one of a little more, it is useful to conect the nest basin with at least one more basin which can be used for feeding the ants, however, this is not a necessity

hope you do well with your colony

- mark

donbilbo: Re: Polyrhachis ants (Weaver ants) (2. Feb 2009 19:59)

I dont know how you guys are doing it. I have a colony of maybe 1000 and if i would keep them in one single 50x50 basin they would literally pile....

Antboy99: Re: Polyrhachis ants (Weaver ants) (4. Apr 2009 11:11)

I dont know how you guys are doing it. I have a colony of maybe 1000 and if i would keep them in one single 50x50 basin they would literally pile....

Could you connect 2 or 3 basins together using a tube about 3-5 meters long?

I am intersted in doing this, so please reply.

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