ANTSTORE World of Ants

von **thecowmaster** » 11. Nov 2009 02:19

Here is my first formicarium.

It is made by 2 acrylic containers, they are a vodafone (phone company) mobile containers,that I got free. Inside one of them there is a ytong block in which I made same chambers, to be the nest. The other container it will be used as out world. They are linked by a tube.

I hope the formicarium is nice

The ants will arrive this week.

von **SteveUK28** » 11. Nov 2009 14:23

Very nice dude, jus make sure the substrate in the outworld remains very dry otherwise they will build a nest in there too...

von **thecowmaster** » 11. Nov 2009 20:38

uh... I didnt thougth in that :grin:

I am going do let it dry lol

von **JimmyVe** » 16. Nov 2009 18:47

Don't forget to use some gliding material. To prefent ants from escaping when you feed them. (something like PTFE)

von **thecowmaster** » 17. Nov 2009 16:28

the ants have arrived. And I already putted the anti scape liquid

von **damondeionno** » 17. Nov 2009 17:10

What ants are they?

I think you will find that they won't live in the ytong. Instead they will move into the soil behind the ytong block. You will have to make it moist to water the ytong. I think it would be better to remove all the soil.

von **SteveUK28** » 17. Nov 2009 18:14

lol damon.. seems im agreeing with you a lot today.. Yes i think too they might nest in that soil.. as it would be damp.. My Pheidole pallidula did the same thing..

von **Flan** » 17. Nov 2009 18:59

damondeionno hat geschrieben:What ants are they?

I think you will find that they won't live in the ytong. Instead they will move into the soil behind the ytong block. You will have to make it moist to water the ytong. I think it would be better to remove all the soil.

I agree.
Another option is to separate Y-tong from the soil with glass and silicon.
You can use tea spoon to sculpture in Y-tong. Chambers will be rounder;)

von **JimmyVe** » 18. Nov 2009 19:08

First nest is always hard.

These are some nice tips for you in the future. (i made like 4 or 5 farms before i had a good one

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von **klem** » 22. Nov 2009 00:01

That looks sweet pal

I am a noob so I am interested in how you'll keep the nest moist?

Cheers

von **Kossae** » 27. Nov 2009 17:14

The simplest way is to just make a hole in the block and pour water in it every so often. Try to see the thread about YTong nest building..

I saw some dude had carved a hole in the top-side of his YTong-block and put a sponge into it, so the sponge would hold water and slowly distribute it.. It looked neat, and you wouldn't spill, but I've never tried it..
Anyone think it's a good solution?