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Beitragvon mzfckr » 23. Feb 2008 12:29

if you want use colorful sand and loam mix from antstore for nest, do you need to cook it?
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Beitragvon JimmyVe » 24. Feb 2008 18:28

If you buy it from antstore i'm pretty much sure it is safe for direct use.
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Beitragvon mzfckr » 25. Feb 2008 16:45

i think the same, but when farm is 2months without water there are white things lke very little balls or something.maybe its a some kind of a salt?
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Beitragvon JimmyVe » 25. Feb 2008 17:04

Salt ? That would be strange i think :). How comes your farm was dry for 2 months ? I have one nest with sand/loam and i never had white balls in it. Maybe it is just dry sand.
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Beitragvon ashhad1 » 25. Feb 2008 17:31

I had that wierd white balls thing too and that was in earth, first it was wet and then it dried and during that process those white things came. But now as far as i know i didnt have that problem for a long time now.

Might be some kind of fungus or so, dunno if its dangerous
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Beitragvon Messorus » 25. Feb 2008 19:15

I think that also if is it from Antstore*, you also must cook it. It is just kill probably some bacteries there, but I think no bacils and mites in product from Antstore;)
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Beitragvon mzfckr » 25. Feb 2008 20:40

i was just cheking the water system and i didnt had any ants in so i left i dry.the first thing came in my mind was salt because it sometimes does this(even translator cant say this)
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Beitragvon JimmyVe » 25. Feb 2008 23:05

Wired, but it could happen... any one else had this before ?
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