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jartok: temp regulating (2. Feb 2009 21:50)

Hi i got my atc 300 thermostat

same thing they sell here

the sensor needs contact with material so i use soil but the soil is a diff temp too the air that heating the ant and im having problems regulating it correctly

anyone got any help im lost and dont know what to do the rapid temp changes are not good

for M essor barbarus - single queen

thanks

JimmyVe: Re: temp regulating (2. Feb 2009 23:10)

So if i understand right, you want to put the sensor into the sand ? It depends on how thick the sand is but it is always colder underneath it. So if you want 25°c inside of the farm, i would put the thermostat at 20°c. Try it out.


@all: thanks for checking my spelling. lol ;)
It was funny but i had to remove it. ;)

jartok: Re: temp regulating (3. Feb 2009 10:49)

yeh that works but . when the heat mat turns on the air temp shoots up and makes the tem too hot for the ant while the soil is heating up to same temp same when drops goes cold way faster

gabranth: Re: temp regulating (3. Feb 2009 11:18)

what heater have you got attached to it

jartok: Re: temp regulating (3. Feb 2009 14:49)

28w heater mat

ive put her outside in the -0 temps so now the heatmat as to work for temp , the house was just messs the regulation up. now i just found out the glass people gone into liquidation and now i cant finish nests not happy

gabranth: Re: temp regulating (3. Feb 2009 15:09)

has she laid any eggs?

jartok: Re: temp regulating (3. Feb 2009 15:19)

no not yet im only just bringing her out of hibernation she is defintly getting more active she made a move out tube earlier to get some food but i was moving her at time and she ran back in

SteveUK28: Re: temp regulating (3. Feb 2009 15:26)

ok to start with.. why have u not got a single messor queen in a test tube?? She should be in a test covered over and left completly alone... if you have/are bringing her out of hibernation then you should put her in a draw and forget about her for at least like 3-4 weeks. Raising a colony of Messor barbarus is VERY hard.

jartok: Re: temp regulating (3. Feb 2009 15:30)

yeh shes being left now in the box covered with temps , just going in for food now

SteveUK28: Re: temp regulating (3. Feb 2009 15:32)

just remember that queens usually have enough food stored to keep them untill workers are born.


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