Martin S.: (11. Jul 2005 21:52)

So the nest is actually a solid slab of plastic with the finished ways cut into it?

- yes

The water reservoir is just a circular section cut into the plastic that is filled with cotton wool?

- yes, it's normal cotton wool?

You just dampen the cotton wool from the back of the unit to add moisture to the nest?

- yes, it is very easily with a syringe.

It looks good and I am interested, but my only concern is that the queen likes moisture so may keep the eggs and lavae on the cotton wool. In my experience, after a couple of weeks, the cotton wool gets dirty from their faeces and food particles and goes mouldy. If the queen and eggs and larvae are nesting in it, it will make it difficult to change the cotton wool without disrupting the nest and having eggs, etc. still attached.

- you can exchange the cotton wool.

What has been your experience of using this and what species have you tried in it.
Has the queens tended to nest on or next to the cotton wool?

- the queen usually sits near the cotton wool.

I hope I have understood the questions correctly.

Greetings Martin :D