ANTSTORE World of Ants

[jartok]

i have a fair amount of Lasius niger queens and brood - i want to speed up the process on some of them to help sell

i have the heat mats and i can buy a matstat

i was gonna get a box fill it with sand and then heatmat underneath that so no direct contact and then heat the tubes -

what temperature is ideal for Lasius niger and Lasius flavus and how much quicker would you think brood devolopment would increase

thanks

[JimmyVe]

It hot enough now i suppose. You don't need extra heating.

[jartok]

england hot ? you having a laugh lol

it rarely gets above 17 lately, why i wana do it

[SteveUK28]

im not using a heat mat for all of my ants and they are doing great, especialy ants like Lasius niger that are native here.. they aint got heat mats outside dude

[jartok]

just thinking its rather coldish summer this year well is where i am

[JimmyVe]

You could use a heat mat, but i don't think its really neccesary. Wouldn't go above 25°c if you are planning to give them one.

[Mr_Major_Mellow]

the temps about 10c hotter just a meter or 2 below ground, plus the sun warms stones, the ants nest under them and move there pupa under the stones to speed it up,

its a good idea, just dont use to much sand as heatmats cant penetrate much.