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hi all.
basically im looking to start a colony of Messor barbarus in the coming weeks an had a few questions.
firstly i like the idea of seeing the ants however i also want to let them dig naturally, but i really dont like the tall thin ant farms,
so i was thinking of using a basin type setup with a small ytong (2 or 3 chambers) inside setup with open ended chambers to allow them to expand (hopefully the picture is clearer than my explination lol)
i know the pictures simple but you get the idea :D
any advise would be great
thanks again
Do you want to combine an ant farm and a ytong?
Did I get that right? :wink:
Not quite I want to combine it with a basin or aquarium
Hopefully this image is a bit more clear
Yeah sure!
I think I got what you want to do.
I, personally, haven't seen it before, but its worth a try!
Keep in mind, that especially Messor barbarus are able to bite through ytong.
Ants will most likley move into the ground and not into the Ytong. In such basins the ants rather build a natural nest instead of an artificial nest and with such a deep layer of sand/loam you most likley won´t have any insight into the nest.
That is why most people building such basins don´t fill them with material the ants could digg in.