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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 9, 2015 11:17:45 GMT
The C. habereri queen is finding her turning circle a bit tight these days, but I just had to film this moment of life in this colony.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 11:22:10 GMT
What formicarium are you keeping this colony in Wood?
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Post by Jenny on Aug 9, 2015 11:27:38 GMT
They are in the large plaster acrylic nest 1.5 chambers recommended for Camponotus. They have bags of room in the nest they just like to crowd the queen in one chamber.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 11:50:27 GMT
Ah nice okay, did you buy it off of Antstore?
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Post by Jenny on Aug 9, 2015 12:16:01 GMT
It's this one LINKIt has the plaster pads next to the oasis, they get moist enough. The small ones are a waist of money, and the ants soon fill them up, or just don't do well in them.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 19:56:52 GMT
I see, very nice.
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Post by elitzchupa on Aug 11, 2015 8:50:51 GMT
Why do you say the smaller ones are a waste of money? I haven't used a large one yet but the smaller ones seem fine to me.
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Post by Jenny on Aug 11, 2015 11:07:54 GMT
Why do you say the smaller ones are a waste of money? I haven't used a large one yet but the smaller ones seem fine to me. The 10s are far too small and difficult to take apart, so we have got rid of them. The ants fair better in the 15/20s size and up and more space for movement etc. It would have been cheaper to go for the mid range in the first place, you live and learn. |
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 11, 2015 11:35:42 GMT
For ants which are large such as Camponotus you do need at least 20cm size with 1.5cm deep chambers. Plus the larger nests have better hydration as they have small plaster discs which soak up water.
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