Sced: YTong nests and heaters, help please. (28. Sep 2006 18:11)

Hey

Can all ants nest in YTong nests? If not please can you tell me which ones can :)

And how do you keep the tempreture up in the ants nest, as some ants need heaters

Thanks :D

delirium: (28. Sep 2006 23:26)

Hello and welcome to the board!

In principle almost every ants are keepable in ytong nest. Only some exotic ants (like Atta sp, Oecophylla sp. or such "special" ants) need kinds of nests.

But an important aspect is the "feeling" of the ants, when they nest in such ytong nests. I mean, the natural way of nest is a nest in the ground, where they can grub and build "rooms and floors".
But, I think, you are a "beginner" and at first, you should keep "beginner-ants". These species are native and they could be live in a ytong nest

To heat the nest, you can use spotlights or a heat-mat.

Sced: (29. Sep 2006 16:05)

Can anyone recommend a spotlight what I can bu from here what will make my antfarm 25-30 degrees?

JimmyVe: (29. Sep 2006 19:34)

Hi Sced,

You can look at this, maybe you find something there your like,

http://www.antstore.net/shop/index.php/cPath/46/category/lighting
http://www.antstore.net/shop/index.php/cPath/45/category/temperature

I use this one,
http://www.antstore.net/shop/product_info.php/products_id/672/cPath/46/lighting/Heat-Glo---infrared-100-W
keeps my farm at 22°c

JimmyVe: (30. Sep 2006 11:23)

Verry nice pictures from Messor here,

http://www.invertebrate-focus.be/viewtopic.php?t=4300
http://www.invertebrate-focus.be/viewtopic.php?t=3405&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://www.invertebrate-focus.be/viewtopic.php?t=7712

If i have more room i'm also going to keep this species. ;)

Sced: (30. Sep 2006 19:20)

The links don't work, I wonder how long til antstore gets them in stock though :(

JimmyVe: (2. Okt 2006 16:21)

I'm sorry, they work for me. Very nice pictures.

Don't now, but maybe you can find them in a pet shop nearby.

mpir: (5. Okt 2006 08:32)

It's kind of sad... but none of our pet shops sells ants. Spiders, bugs, snakes, rodents, etc. ... but no ants. :( I've looked everywhere.

Maybe one day... :wink:

JimmyVe: (5. Okt 2006 17:34)

@Mpir: I now what you mean. Here in Belgium they don't have them ether in a pet shop. (i by them most of the time here at anstore)

Maybe you can capture one (a queen) or dig a colonie out.