Hello!
This will be my first colony of ants, and my first diary. So I'll do my best
( feel free to point out any errors )
First of all, my setup is a Plaster nest in a box, I don't have any sand to put into the box, so the ants will have to run on plastic for now
I am hoping that when I get my ants, that they will move into the plaster nest, and I can have the box as an outworld, that has light on it at all times, whereas the nest will be kept in the dark.
I've added a layer of grease to the top of the box to stop the ants from getting out, as I didn't really like the idea of covering the top with clingfilm
09/07/14 - Today I ordered my ants, Lasius
niger with 11-25 workers ( I think that's how many workers I ordered ) as I wanted my first colony to be successful from the start, without having to wait a month or so for the first worker to start walking around
Feel free to post any questions here, I'll gladly answer them
Tips on keeping Lasius
niger will be good too!
P.S : Shall I update this post, or post bellow? Or do 5 or so entries then move into another post? To allow comments to be read too?
Thanks
-Squirrel