Hey mensen, ik heb dit ook op het Engelse forum gepost maar aangezien deze fora niet al te actief lijken kruispost ik het hier nog een keer om mijn kans op goede antwoorden te vergroten. Als het Engels een probleem is kom ik straks nog wel even terug om de boel te vertalen.
Hey guys, I'm thinking about trying my hand at keeping an ant colony for the first time. I'd love to get some feedback on some of the thoughts expressed below.
- After carefully examining the available ant species, I've decided on Myrmica Rubra. The bigger ants are cool but let's not get ahead of myself. People on this forum also seem to be saying Mirmica Rubra will move out of their testtube and into the farm much quicker than Lasius Niger, which would be nice.
- What are the pro's and con's of the vertical farms vs the Y-tongs? I rather like the clean look of those glass vertical farms, but y-tongs seem easier to maintain and observe. How do you control humidity in the vertical standing antfarms, won't ants swarm out at the top if you take the lid of once the colony has been constructed inside?
- Any opinions on the starter sets? ( http://antstore.net/shop/product_info.p ... 78cebb14e4 ) the supplied basin seems to be smaller than even the minimum recommended size for the small ant species.
- Will the colony stand a better chance at surviving their rocky beginnings if I buy more workers with the queen when ordering my colony? Getting a queen with a 100 ant workforce sounds like a much better way to get started than getting a queen with 3 workers and hoping they'll pull through.
- The most convenient place for me to put the colony is my wide window sil. This means plenty of direct sunlight for anything I leave uncovered. Will this cause any problems or is simply covering it up against direct sunlight enough?




