ANTSTORE World of Ants

[SteveUK28]

Hi guys,
just wondering but what ants would you keep in This nest?

Only asking as it seemed kinda small to me and im sure that it wouldnt hold the likes of Messor or Lasius for that long.

[JimmyVe]

You could keep a Lasius niger nest in it (for about 1 ore 2 years.) I would not keep Messor species in it, they probably chew through it.

[sianhilton]

Maybe Pheidole Pallidula, although these have very fast reproduction and would also outgrow nest.

Lasius Lasiodes a possibility?

[JimmyVe]

Pheidole pallidula also could chew through the gypsum.

[SteveUK28]

anyone else got any ideas what ant you would keep in this nest?
Another question... do you think its possible to make it expansionable... if that is a word

[mpir]

Expandable you mean?

This nest is not very large so some small species for sure... some speicie of Lasius, and when they do outgrow it ... contect another one with T tube. This is how every nest is expandable.

[SteveUK28]

ok this may sound daft but i dont know much about Gypsum... am i right in assuming its much like Ytong... and could be carved?? so you could easily drill a hole in the side?

[miszt]

kind of, its a Crystaline structure, and yep its soft

[JimmyVe]

The only problem you need to worry about is that gypsum can get mould if it stays to wet.