miszt: (2. Dez 2007 22:42)

u culd use a Jam Jar if you dont have much space, connected with a bit of Aquarium Air Tubing :) remeber to seal up the jamm jar well tho, pref with a bit of Aquarium safe silicon sealant (defently not household silicon!!)

ciluvagyok: (2. Dez 2007 22:45)

I may sound stupid but a jam jar literally? with jam or filling it with sand/loam mix and stuff? ;) sorry for being a lamer

Purifier: (2. Dez 2007 23:05)

Yeah, dont understand that jam jar too :lol:
But the basin you need for a Lasius niger colony is so little (20x10x10)

miszt: (2. Dez 2007 23:59)

no lol an empty one, make a whole in the lid, then u can feed a tube into it and connnect it to the farm :) then drop food into the jam jar when u need to feed them, and to clean, juz rinse under a tap :D

mzfckr: (3. Dez 2007 05:54)

jar look like this:
http://www.essential-depot.com/cgimage/JAR-GL-GALL.jpg

Purifier: (3. Dez 2007 08:09)

Oh....okay....now i understand it. Pics could say more than thousands words :lol:

But as i said before: There are small basins for a arena. I believe you have the space of 20x10x10 or?

JimmyVe: (3. Dez 2007 21:19)

In deed a small out world is a must, nicer for the ants and much easier for you to feed the ants and to clean up there mesh. ;)

ciluvagyok: (3. Dez 2007 21:51)

OK guys, thank you for the tips, I think I'll go with the JamJar project :D
I'll look up some neat&small jar and connect it to the display.
Anyway, a couple of my ants are still not sleeping... still a lot to do (I mean going around and around) :)
Another lamer question: do they need fresh air during hibernation? The testtube is plugged with paper towels and though it's not a hermetic seal but I don't think too much air goes in&out...

Purifier: (3. Dez 2007 22:39)

The air should circulate or you may become some mold. Its okay when you open the farm a few days per week and let it open for a short time....

JimmyVe: (4. Dez 2007 19:32)

I close up my tubes always with cotton, no mould so far but it would not harm the ants (ore tube) if you open it up once a week. ;)

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