ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Jamcom]

i am getting a bigger slim ant farm built by our local reptile owner, and i was wondering whats a good size ? 40 by 40 and 2 cm thick was what i was thinking

[hador]

it depends on the ants and the size of the colony.
you will also need holes on the side (8/10/14 mm diameter, depending also on the size of the ants).

40 by 40 and 2 cm thick should be big enouph for most of the ants.

[Jamcom]

i was planning on Messor barbarus, Myrmica rubra, or pholide pulia**,

**Edit Antstore - That is a wrong designation You mean Pheidole pallidula?

[Jamcom]

ye sorry not best speller and whats the difference between Messor barbarus and Messor hesperius ?

[hador]

Messor hesperius is more expensive and Messor barbarus are bigger.
for Messor barbarus you need at least 20 x 10 x 1-2 cm
for Myrmica rubra you need at least 15 x 10 x 0.5-1 cm
for Pheidole pallidula you need at least 10 x 10 x 0.4-0.6 cm


you can of course allways use bigger farms, but not smaller ones.