ANTSTORE World of Ants

[jartok]

Hi i got my atc 300 thermostat

same thing they sell here

the sensor needs contact with material so i use soil but the soil is a diff temp too the air that heating the ant and im having problems regulating it correctly

anyone got any help im lost and dont know what to do the rapid temp changes are not good

for Messor barbarus - single queen

thanks

[JimmyVe]

So if i understand right, you want to put the sensor into the sand ? It depends on how thick the sand is but it is always colder underneath it. So if you want 25°c inside of the farm, i would put the thermostat at 20°c. Try it out.


@all: thanks for checking my spelling. lol
It was funny but i had to remove it.

[jartok]

yeh that works but . when the heat mat turns on the air temp shoots up and makes the tem too hot for the ant while the soil is heating up to same temp same when drops goes cold way faster

[gabranth]

what heater have you got attached to it

[jartok]

28w heater mat

ive put her outside in the -0 temps so now the heatmat as to work for temp , the house was just messs the regulation up. now i just found out the glass people gone into liquidation and now i cant finish nests not happy

[gabranth]

has she laid any eggs?

[jartok]

no not yet im only just bringing her out of hibernation she is defintly getting more active she made a move out tube earlier to get some food but i was moving her at time and she ran back in

[SteveUK28]

ok to start with.. why have u not got a single messor queen in a test tube?? She should be in a test covered over and left completly alone... if you have/are bringing her out of hibernation then you should put her in a draw and forget about her for at least like 3-4 weeks. Raising a colony of Messor barbarus is VERY hard.

[jartok]

yeh shes being left now in the box covered with temps , just going in for food now

[SteveUK28]

just remember that queens usually have enough food stored to keep them untill workers are born.

[jartok]

ok i didnt know this. something new learnt ill just leave her for the 4 weeks then

[gabranth]

your not going to get very far moving them around all the time but if you don't get any were you could use pupae from another messor colony

[jartok]

i wont be moving her anymore and i have no messor pupae to get a hold of unfortunally

[SteveUK28]

As long as she is left alone then she will be fine

[jartok]

yep only time she will be moved is about 3metres to the side when glass being put in then in there perm but ill hold that off till she as some workers now and hope the plastic box can hold em till then. ive got the temps ok now whats ideal temp to keep her at in ur opinions ?>