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Carpenter Ants.

Beitragvon Trip33 » 7. Apr 2009 23:10

I was wondering how well ytong worked for carpenter ants. since tehy need a damp/moist nesting area.
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Re: Carpenter Ants.

Beitragvon Phasmid » 8. Apr 2009 09:52

I keep my Camponotus ligniperda in y-tong and they are doing fine. simply keep the y-tong warm and damp :wink: .
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Re: Carpenter Ants.

Beitragvon McK » 8. Apr 2009 14:53

Phasmid hat geschrieben:I keep my Camponotus ligniperda in y-tong and they are doing fine. simply keep the y-tong warm and damp :wink: .


Excuse me, ligniperda in a damp nest? They are wood ants and are often kept in cork nests, they should be kept very very dry.
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Re: Carpenter Ants.

Beitragvon SteveUK28 » 8. Apr 2009 16:18

Ive got my ligiperda in ytong.. with just a part moist.. and they do not nest in the moist part at all.. So i have to say.. mostly dry is def better for them.. in fact they have nested in the furthest part away from the moist area.. which now only gets moistened maybe once a month.
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Re: Carpenter Ants.

Beitragvon Phasmid » 8. Apr 2009 19:27

Oh well, mine like moist :| .
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