ANTSTORE World of Ants

[sithmaster676]

no this is not the outside temp it is much colder outside the light i have shining on the tank is what is making it that temp and i dont know how to reduce it
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

if i understand... just turn off the lamp when it is a fine sunnier day.

[sithmaster676]

i have come up with a plan and wonder if you wouldnt mind telling me what you think.
i might make the light that is on the tank lid have a break were it is turned off for an hour or so at midday, so that it doesnt get to hot then inside the tank. then turn back on after the hour break of not being on. and then turn off as usual at around 5:45pm
will this decrease the temp or not?
Sithmaster676

[sithmaster676]

is this plan any good
suggestions or improvement advice would be greatly appreciated:)
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

You can do that, and look if the temperature is going down.
But do you think the temperature will decrease so much if you just turn off the lamp ?

[sithmaster676]

if i turn of the light completely overnight it will go below 0 degrees c because the light heats the tank up over the day and stores the energy throughout the night keeping it slightly warmer inside.
i thin ill go along with my original plan.
what do you do with your ants when they in hibernation?
Sithmaster676

[mpir]

You leave them alone, you don't bother them... and you do leave them alone and don't bother them. They don't eat during hibernation so they are preserving energy. Any stress will just make them loose more energy and they WILL die because of it. But I've wrote you this already.

[sithmaster676]

yeah i am completely leaving them to do there own thing now up there in my shed. but i will still go and check the amount of water they have once every 1-2 weeks
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

That is good, almost perfect.
Remember, you have to be patient if you want to keep ants.

[sithmaster676]

yeah i will thnx
i have one last question:)
i have heard about bacteria and mites inside yhe tank is there any way to prevent these from attacking my ants
tnx
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

It is best not to have them in your tank (farm). You can prevent this. Don't use ground from outside and be ware what you feed them.
Not all bacteria or mites are harmful to your ants but it better not to have them.

[sithmaster676]

i have builders sand of a site my dad worked at but wont they die over the winter because of the cold
thnx 4 the reply
Sithmaster676

[mpir]

[sithmaster676]

wot was that for mpir i didnt know wot to do before i came on this forum

[mpir]

Sith... I know you didn't know this things before you joined this forum but since you joined this forum we've all done our best to answer your questions... and what you are doin is... repeting the same old questions you've already asked. And under three different topics just to make sure. Nevermind... you can ask whatever you want, but just don't be surprized if you don't get answers...

good day

and work on your english... you are an embarasment to your mothertongue.