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Thats a very nice presentation and idea of your future farm, I really like the idea of the 2 rooms were ones thinner and the other one is wider. Btw you can use sand/loam mixture which comes in colours and will make it easier to see your ants. You can get this sand/loam mixture from antstore.
Thats a very nice presentation and idea of your future farm, I really like the idea of the 2 rooms were ones thinner and the other one is wider. Btw you can use sand/loam mixture which comes in colours and will make it easier to see your ants. You can get this sand/loam mixture from antstore.
Thanks :) I was bored.
It says at the shop that colored ones are not for sensitive species. So that must mean they are not excactly good for the ants. Like I said I want to create as natural and good place for the ants.
The natural sand-loam mixture looks pretty dark on the picture, not much difference of the ligher colored dirt. Although the second picture with actual ants it look a lot more lighter..
Anyway, taking a re-look at shop I noticed this desert sand. It says it is 100% natural. What if I take a bag of desert sand and mix it 1 to 1 with loam like it says. Would that give same result as regular sand and loam?
Also.. I can see I need to order more stuff than just ants from ANTSTORE. If I recive ants and all the other stuff I need to get in maximum arrival time (5 days) then how much longer could I keep the ants in the test tube? If I would order ants seperately it would double the shipping costs.
I think the idea mixing desert sand with loam should be fine, I didnt understand the last bit to well but keep ur ants in the test tube in the fridge until end of feb or early march as their still hibernating.
I think the idea mixing desert sand with loam should be fine, I didnt understand the last bit to well but keep ur ants in the test tube in the fridge until end of feb or early march as their still hibernating.
How much different is the desert sand from usual sand?
Also, theres a beach with very white sand here, would that be better than desert sand? I think the beach sand is a bit more fine grained that desert sand?
And that was pretty much what I wanted to know. If I get the ants how long they survive in the test tube.. if they survive in the tube few more days after 5 days of transportation.
Ur challenging me here now lol ](*,)
Well I cant really say which sand is better but if you do choose the white sand at your beach I suggest that you mx it with your loam and then bake it in the oven at 200C for 15-30 min
Why? because the beach sand is untreated and may contain nasty bacteria and such for your ants
Sorry that I could not help you in the sand difference :oops:
Your ants will survive a long time in the test tube aslong as you feed them
this is an ambitious plan, and one i really will be interested in seeing when completed, just remember, your ants will need to hibernate, and so yuor set up needs to be easily monoverable (mine are up in the loft), and due to the sand volume in my formacarium, its quite heavy, just take this in account when setting it all up.
I think the local sand at yuor beach will be fine, just make sure you steralize it first...
Ur challenging me here now lol ](*,)
Well I cant really say which sand is better but if you do choose the white sand at your beach I suggest that you mx it with your loam and then bake it in the oven at 200C for 15-30 min
Why? because the beach sand is untreated and may contain nasty bacteria and such for your ants
Sorry that I could not help you in the sand difference :oops:
Your ants will survive a long time in the test tube aslong as you feed them
It's ok, man :D I'm very thankful for the help you've given me so far.
I already readed "Lasius Niger caresheet" and it described how to prepare the sand..
About the sand. I personally think that the desert sand would be easier to make tunnels in for ants, as they have larger pieces (By the looks on picture anyways). But beach sand with finer pieces would make stronger tunnels..
this is an ambitious plan, and one i really will be interested in seeing when completed, just remember, your ants will need to hibernate, and so yuor set up needs to be easily monoverable (mine are up in the loft), and due to the sand volume in my formacarium, its quite heavy, just take this in account when setting it all up.
I already thought of that. I'm thinking of making very solid and thick wooden base for it, should hold up just fine.
I think the local sand at yuor beach will be fine, just make sure you steralize it first...
:)
Hmm mix the loam with desert sand and abit with beach sand
and boom your problem may be solved lol \:D/
Hmm mix the loam with desert sand and abit with beach sand
and boom your problem may be solved lol \:D/
Heh.. yeah :)
But on the other hand just desert sand would probably hold up fine too as the loam hardens and bonds the desert sand pieces together.
Can someone tell how the desert sand looks in real life? Anyone uses it?
I would like desert sand for it's red color.. would probably give cool effect and you can see both, black on it as well as white, young ones. But if it's not good for diggin' then the color wont be that important.
I already thought of that. I'm thinking of making very solid and thick wooden base for it, should hold up just fine.
i was refering to you being able to pick it up and move it, and not the bottom giving way.. :wink: