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100's of cacoons

Beitragvon 4mykids » 21. Apr 2008 20:25

Hey all. My largest colony already has a 100 or more cacoons. I can't even open up the door of the room I keep them in without spooking them. They emmediatley pick up all of the cacoons and scramble around looking for a place to hide with them.

I keep them in a 10 gallon plastic fish tank that I filled with a mixture of 2/3 perlite and plaster, waited for it to dry, turned it over and dumped it out and then carved all the tunnels around the sides so I couls see them.

Turned out pretty nice, after a full year and for the last month kept under lights and added heat under tank, only a little green mold that has done no harm.
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Beitragvon JimmyVe » 21. Apr 2008 21:21

Very nice to hear they are doing so well.
Do you have pictures of that setup, i would love to see it. ;)

The green mold don't harm the ants that is from the water that comes in contact with sunlight. I read you have your heater underneath the tank, if possible try to put it on the side ore on top. More natural for the ants.
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Beitragvon 4mykids » 22. Apr 2008 00:50

Hey there JimmyVe

I will see about both : )

Hopefully soon guy's
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