ANTSTORE World of Ants

[netman]

Hi all

Received an Antstore Glass Farm Arena + Lasisus Niger Colony
Just a couple of questions regarding a new setup.

1. When introducing the ants to the arena do you have to cover it so that no light gets in? I have read that ants do not like the light and may not settle.

2. Keeping the ant farm humid. Is it best practice to place a tube down one side of the arena filled with sand and loam and then water?

[JimmyVe]

1 you have to cover the nest area. they don't like light in there nest, the rest of the Arena you don't have to cover

2 you need to keep the nest a little wet. not to much. you can do it with a tube.

this is how i do it.

- i have a Y-tong nest i keep standing in water so it is a little wet
- my sand nest i spray it with water 2 times a week (depends from the weather)

[Carnage]

1 you have to cover the nest area. they don't like light in there nest, the rest of the Arena you don't have to cover

2 you need to keep the nest a little wet. not to much. you can do it with a tube.

this is how i do it.

- i have a Y-tong nest i keep standing in water so it is a little wet
- my sand nest i spray it with water 2 times a week (depends from the weather)

Hi, i have jus been wondering how you have kept ye ants in ye tank as there isnt a lid pressent and what are the sort of balconies on ye tank? jus wondering because i am setting up a simular tank and im trying to find a way to keep them in...

thanks

Charlie

[JimmyVe]

to prevent them to break out you can use (you can buy them here at antstore, at the shop - Glide material)
- Fluid PTFE GP1 10ml (best one)
- paraffin oil 10ml (cheaper, a little less better )
- dishwashing detergent 10ml (you better take this one from your mom )

and to make sure they don't come out i cover it up with a top.

Good luck

[Carnage]

will vasaline do?

[JimmyVe]

i don't think so. you can try it.

your better make sure that they don't get out. so maybe you better use something from above.

[Carnage]

i heard on some forums a few years ago it worked its stick and jus like parrafin oil but i would say its better less runny ect

[JimmyVe]

I never used it but you can try it, and let us now than !

[miszt]

I was contemplating using Vasaline, but as its Petrol based i was a little worried, as Petrol(eum) is lethal to ants....any updates on this thread? been a while lol

[Varban]

HEy jimmy can you post more pictures of the setup above?

[Sam]

Instead of Vaseline, KY Jelly may be a safer outbreak preventative, as this is a water based product. I am currently using Vaseline but might try KY. For my ants.

[JimmyVe]

@ Varban: which do you mean, the first picture ore the second ?

[miszt]

I would expect KY jelly to dry out within a few hours tbh, and in a very humid tank it would become very runny and drip allot...

[Sam]

True, it may dry out being water based, but if it remained slippy enough it might work, you wouldn't want it dripping everywhere though.

I'm using Vaseline at the moment in both the display and the arena but haven't noticed much growth in colony since receiving them at the start of May this year. I may remove it, at least from the display just in case it is poisonous for them.

[miszt]

i wuldnt expect to much from ur colony early on, they can be slow to start depending on what species it is, 3 months isnt very long realy, espcially if it was just a queen and eggs