ANTSTORE World of Ants

[jartok]

i want to get some Pheidole pallidula but im a bit concered about them escaping now i was liking this from antstore

Ytongnest - Premium 60x25x5

for £56

if i got 2 of these and connected via tube the 2 i was wondering if they would be proof enough to stop them getting out obv using ptfe too

is the lid tight and secure - also will they chew through this and roughly how long before i need a third if i do as i know there tiny - never kept small ants before so escape issue is a concern


thanks

[jartok]

anyone used these nests ? and know if there ok for pheidole ?

[Jay2slow]

I think this size of nest might be a bit overkill for Pheidole, these ants are mega tiny, i underestimated how small they actually were when i got them. maybe go for a smaller size nest, and if the colony ever gets big enough then upgrade. i also think they can chew through ytong, might take them a while but they can do it.

[jartok]

im looking for a small species thats active that dont really hibernate much and cant chew through ytong

[MrIglo]

Pheidole pallidula is a nice species.
Use a mixture of portland-cement and gypsum for the nest. So the ants cant chew through. Ytong is too weak for many Species.

Greetings

[jartok]

how are acrylic nests for these? i cant be mixing my own nests im useless

[Jay2slow]

i would use a small ant farm and basin, the 20 x 10 or even the 25 x 15 from the starter kits. I would then place these into a container filled with water to act as a moat, u can sit the farm and basin on something so they are not actually in the water, just above it. I think a moat is the best thing for these ants as they get out of anything, iv heard keeping them in test tube setups is also good, but iv never tried it.

[amrik singh]

Pheidole pallidula may be a small ant but the colony grow fast and big .The only problem with a ant farm is that it can accommodate a small colony relative to it's size. As Pheidole is an evasion artist I plan to use at first test tubes in a evasion prove small tank and when the colony become a bit bigger a vertical plaster or itong nest in a larger frame tank (With an edge at the top to place the anti evasion oil) so the ants must pass the oil film wile hanging from a glass sealing ,something nearly impossible even for Pheidole.

[jartok]

thats what i was thinking one of the glass roofs open top that come in then smear it and then put it in a moat to be on the safe side - currently selling the snakes so once they gone i gonna start setting up but my Harpegnathos[h.]venator are doing well at moment so i may just stick too them for a year