ANTSTORE World of Ants

[ratgreen]

This is a picture of my Formicarium that i got my great uncle to make for me. i designed it about 3 years ago and it was given to me as a birthday present 2 years ago. my great uncle is the master of glass the idea is that the outside bit at the top would be filled with water to act as a moat and the thin bit to be filled with sand/loam. i might sell it seeing as i don't use it as it has already killed 3 of my colonies as I'm not that great at keeping ants. if its going to be sold then it will be on eBay. and the postage would be alot I'm afraid, because its glass. its really good looks nice, and holds moisture really well i poured a bit of water in it over 6 months ago and the top is still really moist and no mold.

any questions welcome.

[darradar]

hey thats cool, what are its demensions, and tell me when you place it on ebay, should i decide to go for it and i am succesfull i can come pick it up im not too far away......

[ratgreen]

er dimensions are; nest bit: 30(h) x 20 x 4cm and the top moat bit is 11 x 26 x 4. i will put it up in the next 1-2 months or so to get maximum amount of people interested. and for saftey reasons im not allowed to let anyone pick it up im afraid.

[darradar]

and for saftey reasons im not allowed to let anyone pick it up im afraid.

that seems confusing to me, as it would prove much much safer to have it collected, and given the price it would cost to package and post this adequatly and safely, im not too sure youd sell it but this is just my opinion...

[ratgreen]

nah not like that kinda saftey i meen as in 'child protection' crap, er i will ask me parents or something.

[JimmyVe]

I looks nice like a nice farm.
Are you not going to keep any ants any more ratgreen ?

[ratgreen]

er yer but not in that

[darradar]

im curiose... why not, it looks so adequate...

[ratgreen]

i might sell it seeing as i don't use it as it has already killed 3 of my colonies as I'm not that great at keeping ants.

[ant dude]

maybe like he says, he has lost 3 colonies with it already an probaly dosent want to loose anymore....

yeah, does look quite nice tho i agree

[Alexander:)]

Nice Formicarian ratgreen

Alex

[JimmyVe]

If you lost 3 colonies in that farm, than you have 2 options, 1 you are doing something wrong ore 2 the farm is not good to keep ants in. So if it is option 2 i think you better not sell it to someone else so he could kill some ants...
And i think it is option 2, because your other colonies are still alive, not ?

[ratgreen]

nah its definatly me, and i have 4 other colonies but are all in test tubes, and the last times i put some ants in it was just queens (so low sucsess rate). since then i have learnt alot me about ants, im sure i could keep some in there but i dont have the ....... well im lazy tbh

[darradar]

but i dont have the ....... well im lazy tbh

well tbh you shoudnt be keeping ants.....

you have here the perfect set up that would easliy accomdate a colony, you need to seriously consider yuor hobbie, it's not the ants fault that yuo cant be botherd, it is yuor duty to care for them properly....

[JimmyVe]

Well ratgreen i must agree with darradar on this one. If you like keeping ants, take good care for them.