ANTSTORE World of Ants

[jartok]

ok well its 4-10 workers so prob can not keep as theyll make more be 3weeks before i get the formi ill wait

[KiamCameron]

ants have not stopped mating yet atleast not where I am theres still lasius flavus queens and males ready to come out they have done alot of times this year i dont see anymore lasius niger queens I dont think I found about 20 the other day though

[jartok]

im gonna go for the Formica fusca i will by a basin with 27mll drillin for future expansion as the starter kits are 10ml comes to around 140quid with delivery so not bad. if i have crickets sent how do i keep them alive and catch them and are they loud should i keep them in shed?

[SteveUK28]

Ok i would def recommend that you start with lasius niger and not formica. Lasius will grow into a lovely large colony and be active and aggressive which is great to watch. Also they are very easy to keep. Also you really dont need to go spending loads of money on starter sets if you dont want to. You could easily make a setup from things here in the UK. I keep most of my ants in self made ytong blocks which you can buy from Wicks for like 90p. Which i then have connected to a plastic fish tank that can be brought from most good pets shops for around a fiver... Job done and will last a fair few years. As for the crickets i buy them from ebay and keep them in a plastic tank with egg cartons. They are pretty easy to breed too and the net has plenty of info about this.
If i have convinced you to go for Lasius niger, i have new young colonys from this years flight and would happily send you one. Just send me a PM

Ohh and btw to the forum

[jartok]

i sent u a pm mate just gonna check on crickets now on ebay

[Kale^^]

These ants are NOT the same.
Lasius niger is pretty agressive even small colonies, but fusca will be very shy before 100's. I like lasius niger more than fusca because L.Niger is agressive.

[jartok]

yep im going for niger i was not aware of this and i want agressive ants afterall i keeping them to watch so this way i go i just trying to figure out how to make a home made kit . also what home made honey can i make can i go shop buy honey add some to water with sugar and i done ? and insects and sizes to nigers eat i see bout breeding crickets do i go for the small black crickets ?

[gabranth]

formica fusca are shy? you should tell mine that

[JimmyVe]

formica fusca are shy? you should tell mine that

If the colony is small, yes they are. Most colonies are when they are small.
When the colony is bigger they are not any more.