i have a fair amount of L asius niger queens and brood - i want to speed up the process on some of them to help sell
i have the heat mats and i can buy a matstat
i was gonna get a box fill it with sand and then heatmat underneath that so no direct contact and then heat the tubes -
what temperature is ideal for L asius niger and Lasius flavus and how much quicker would you think brood devolopment would increase
thanks
It hot enough now i suppose. ;) You don't need extra heating.
england hot ? you having a laugh lol
it rarely gets above 17 lately, why i wana do it
im not using a heat mat for all of my ants and they are doing great, especialy ants like Lasius niger that are native here.. they aint got heat mats outside dude :P
just thinking its rather coldish summer this year well is where i am
You could use a heat mat, but i don't think its really neccesary. Wouldn't go above 25°c if you are planning to give them one.
the temps about 10c hotter just a meter or 2 below ground, plus the sun warms stones, the ants nest under them and move there pupa under the stones to speed it up,
its a good idea, just dont use to much sand as heatmats cant penetrate much.