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Post by Wood~Ant on Jun 30, 2015 16:56:23 GMT
Comments or questions on any of my current Messor species can be posted here.
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Post by Black Ant on May 1, 2016 17:42:34 GMT
The Worm World colony seems to be doing well.
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Post by elitzchupa on Aug 3, 2016 14:09:56 GMT
How moist is the set up you have as I have a basin filled with sand I bought and is pretty wet in the bag. Will Messor barbarus mind this as it will eventually start to dry out, but I'm just wondering how wet to keep the sand once I introduce them.
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 3, 2016 14:37:30 GMT
How moist is the set up you have as I have a basin filled with sand I bought and is pretty wet in the bag. Will Messor barbarus mind this as it will eventually start to dry out, but I'm just wondering how wet to keep the sand once I introduce them. I always mix just a little bit of loam or peat with sand, then allow it to be just barely moist. Messor don't like it wet, but sand doesn't hold well as the particles fall apart if dry, so even a few granules of clay will help to hold some moisture. In the wild Messor make nests in heavy clay or loam, so the tunnels hold up ; but as clay can hold a lot of water I do mix some sand into any soil medium, be it clay, loam or peat based. |
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Post by elitzchupa on Aug 5, 2016 14:16:16 GMT
Is loam the same as top soil?
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Post by Wood~Ant on Aug 5, 2016 14:58:58 GMT
Is loam the same as top soil? Yes, a good soil medium sold in garden centres is mostly loam based, such as John Innes. |
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Post by elitzchupa on Aug 12, 2016 16:55:45 GMT
I have a bag of John innes no 2 and a bag of sharp sand from a garden centre, what ratio would you go for? I'm inclined to put more compost in so that it doesn't dry out.
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Post by Jenny on Aug 12, 2016 17:00:29 GMT
I have a bag of John innes no 2 and a bag of sharp sand from a garden centre, what ratio would you go for? I'm inclined to put more compost in so that it doesn't dry out. All earth discussion goes on here queenant.proboards.com/board/59/earth  |
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