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Hi. I'm a newbie in the ants world...I'm planning to buy some Atta sexdens. And my question is, if the attas can be "walking" in a "wooden walkway" (don't know the right english word?) kind of "planking" with acrylglass glass in the front. and/or if they will eat their way trough the wood??? Hope someone understand my question :? Sincerely: Hakan in Swe
They could walk on it and i guess they will not be abled to destry it. BUT you have to think about humidity. Atta need a rather damp climate, the wood could rot and thats dangerous for the ants.
If you are a total beginner honestly dont buy these ants because they will die quick and you will waste some hundret euros.
Hi and thanks for answer... sounds good. No, I will protect the wood so it wont rot! And i'm not a coplet beginner (just in ants) I have owned many south american spieces, Corralus boa, Toucans, Discus, butterflyes the list can go on...appriciate your concern anyway. Håkan in Swe
Hello evantica and welcome.
Make sure you dont put stuff on the wood that is bad for the ants. And if i may give you some advice, read about these ants first (a lot) they are hard to keep and grow into hugh numbers.
im rather sure they will be able to chew through wood... maybe not in a second, but with constant work... some ants go through plaster of paris and ytong, and atta are known for theyr very strong mandibles. i think in some movie it was even mentioned that they ruined leather boots of researchers getting too close...
maybe build a metal walkway decorate the inside with wood. just to be safe...
greetings
ok. thanks for answer...hm... the wood is about 28mm thick so "my" guess is it will take awhile to chew trough this, and also...why should they do it??? I will feed them properly in pools. But sure, I will have to look into this matter... anymore suggestions will be appriciated! Hakan in Swe
How do you put in pic's here??? then I'll show you my tropichouse???
It will be interesting to see the pics of your tropic house. I would suggest you look at Acromyrmex rather than Atta. Atta grow huge colonies, and unless you have several hundred square metres under glass, I can't see you providing enough space.
Also, there is a thread stickied in this section called 'how to post photos'.
http://www.repti.net/reptile_picture/Vivarium_73138.jpg
here a pic of the anthome,(to the right) not finished.