ANTSTORE World of Ants

[undercoverAnt]

cool,

why so tricky to keep in captivity?

best,

G

[JimmyVe]

They need it warm and a high humidity but they do not like fungus, its a hard combenation.

[undercoverAnt]

Hi Jimmy,

That does sounds tricky, how do you guys combat the mould and fungus that would surely grow.

best,

Guy

[UneXisted]

You try to keep the basin as clean as possible.

I got some pics.

[UneXisted]

I moved them to a new basin.

[UneXisted]

[JimmyVe]

As for know it seems they are doing great, i hope it works out. These ants are really amazing.

[UneXisted]

Yep. On this section i am not really explaining my new setup.

But i have three environments for them to live in. Y-tong nest, sand loam and test tubes. At the moment they are living partially in the y-tong nest and in the sand.

Edit: in a few months we will see if the three queens have laid enough eggs to replace the current generation workers. Otherwise, the colony will collapse.

[JimmyVe]

Lets all hope so.

[UneXisted]

[Gubbtjuven]

How do you make your setup escapeproof?
Are they good at climbing the glass?

[UneXisted]

I use PTFE on the edges of the basin and i have a lid. Though, i am very worried they might get out. Especially when i have a very big colony.

[UneXisted]

I have fed the colony a living meal worm, video:

[UneXisted]

I have made a video about the workers dragging a meal worm to the nest.

[UneXisted]