ANTSTORE World of Ants

[trueviper]

I'm thinking of purchasing flexible tubing 14/10 and
Alpha Ants rubber basin connector 10mm / 2 pcs for a Antstore formicarium to house a colony of Camponotus cruentatus.

The internal diameter of the tube is 10 mm however the Alpha Ants rubber basin connector which fits into the tube has an internal diameter of only 6/7mm.

Would this be adequate for larger species such as C.cruentatus? I'm not sure a large ant carrying a large item of food would fit through it.

They probably would, I might just be overestimating how big these ants actually are having only seen them on youtube, I just want to be sure.

I have found alternative connectors on Antstore which allow the tube to fit directly into them thus allowing a larger tube diameter which would be more suitable however before I commit I just want to make sure that they're needed.

I think this one might work-

http://www.antstore.net/shop/Baummarkt/ ... 16-mm.html

So with this connecter you can use tubing at 10-16mm. Would I need to use 16mm or would 10mm be enough? What is the minimum internal tube diameter needed for Camponotus cruentatus?

I would appreciate any insights into tube diameters as everything else I need to know has pretty much been covered by previous posts.

regards,

trueviper

[Martin S.]

Hello,

For Camponotus cruentatus we recommend Formicarium size M-L (10-20 cm)
For a short distance, the Queen can walk also in a hole of 7-8mm
It would be better to connect a 14 / 10mm tubing or bigger over item 004377.
http://www.antstore.net/shop/building-m ... 16-mm.html

Best regards
Martin