t354n: buying queen ant uk only! (16. Sep 2005 21:56)

hey,buying any sort of biting ant,looking for a camptononous species,but any sort of biting and big species are fine,also i need lasius queen ill pay 5 pound for one.

t354n: (16. Sep 2005 21:58)

also anyone got a ant apartment? want one of those too

Bob: (22. Jun 2007 04:41)

I've noticed a lot of people asking for ant apartments. Since you're looking for one too, I wanted to ask, what's the advantage of having an ant apartment? Do you put soil in it or do you keep ants in it without the soil?

JimmyVe: (24. Jun 2007 11:38)

Ant apartments are mostly small farms, so you do not need much space. Most of the time they put soil in it. Ants do always need something to have there nest in. Soil, plaster, y-tong, wood... etc.

Bob: (24. Jun 2007 19:45)

Thanks jimmy! I like ytong nests because they retain moisture well. However I heard ytong is rare in this country so I was thinking plaster maybe? I also love wooden nests but I'm thinking how would I carve chambers in it? Is there any kind of tool that will help us carve chambers very neatly into a wooden block? I love the look benton nests but benton is too heavy so my ideal would be a nests that looks like a benton nest but isn't actually a benton nest. see what I mean? By the way, does anyone know how the watering system in a benton nest is built? I've heard there is a reservoir on the top of the nest...but how does this keep the entire nest moist? Are there tunnels from the reservoir to all the chambers? However how does this prevent flooding or too much water in the chambers? I'd love to get to know more, that way I can construct my nests accordingly. By the way is it possible to keep carpenters in benton or do you always have to keeo carpenters in wood?

Azzer: (24. Jun 2007 23:40)

Thanks jimmy! I like ytong nests because they retain moisture well. However I heard ytong is rare in this country

YTong is basically just aerated concrete. In the UK it is not called YTong (which is more like a brand/make in a way), it's just "Aerated Concrete", with 1 common/well known manufacturer/brand being "Celcon" (and so sometimes people just call them "Celcon blocks").

In the US, I'd imagine any major DIY/hardware shop (like B&Q... no idea if that's in the US too or not but I'm sure you have plenty of equivalents), or builder merchants, would sell some form of "aerated concrete", just pop in and ask. Check it out yourself - see how soft it is by seeing if you can dig your fingernail in to it a bit by pushing to check it's going to be ok. It's a very common building material all over the world, and the USA is no exception!

Bob: (25. Jun 2007 04:14)

Azzer thanks for the info! Any info on the benton questions I have above. I'd be grateful....

mpir: (25. Jun 2007 08:33)

Benton nest? I´ve no idea what are you talking about. Any useful links?

tnx

Bob: (25. Jun 2007 09:32)

Yeah, here you go...

http://www.antstore.net/shop/product_info.php/info/p1320_beton-nest-19x8.html

JimmyVe: (25. Jun 2007 20:18)

I don't have experience with beton nests but i'm do not understand how you keep them moist ?

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