Made with hydrostone, and it has a THA water tower that’s removable. Credits to YsTheAnt, he helped me visualize the design,( we made one together).
Edited by Rstheant, March 14 2019 - 2:23 PM.
Edited by Rstheant, March 14 2019 - 2:23 PM.
This is NOT K23, or Ytong...this is the hardest #$*& ever...just straight up hard as hell firebrick...
I used a cordless Milwaukee drill on hammer setting with a few sizes of masonry bits to remove most of the material, then I used a small hammer and mini-chisel to round the walls and what not. I have another full-sized brick and the other half of this one... But it was SUCH A TASK that I'm not exactly itching to get to work on them... I need to find a better cover for this one. I have not moved any ants in, yet.
Edited by ANTdrew, March 16 2019 - 8:57 AM.
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Edited by Rstheant, March 16 2019 - 3:49 PM.
This is simplistic, but I the Rubbermaid Brilliance containers come in all sorts of sizes...I really plan to play around with some of these + the above firebrick nests to see what I can come up with. The ONLY drawback to the Brilliance containers is that it is annoying to have to pop those little locking flaps every single time you need to take the top off...but I think I can figure out a way to obviate that problem.
For founding formicaria it's hard to get much simpler than this. Just don't forget to drill out an extra 3/8" (or whatever size you prefer) hole in preparation for upsizing if need be.
This is a simple little shelf I built to hold ~six founding formicaria and get away with keeping them on our little kitchen table without my wife killing me. I ran the 6' heating cable back behind them. I also have a section for test-tube-queens that is hard to see in this picture.
Edited by anttics, March 18 2019 - 6:12 PM.
I have also introduced a spring tale Colony. Which has disapear. 1 day after I put the novos in. I hope they are hiding. Ill show the inside of the nest and the hidding spots for the springtales. I dump some rice for them. Unfortunately the novos took it outside. So no foof for the spring tales for now.
It doesn't look like it is humid enough for springtails, but great work on the formicarium.
It doesn't look like it is humid enough for springtails, but great work on the formicarium.
I have also introduced a spring tale Colony. Which has disapear. 1 day after I put the novos in. I hope they are hiding. Ill show the inside of the nest and the hidding spots for the springtales. I dump some rice for them. Unfortunately the novos took it outside. So no foof for the spring tales for now.
I like using nests made out of AAC (Ytong), but I don't like it's quite unnatural looking white color. So I tried natural loam paint, which consists of loam, chalk and talcum. You just mix the powder with some water and can start painting.
I originally planned making a laying nest, which I painted completely (except for the bottom):
So far I really like the result, however it is not a good idea to paint the outside with it since the paint is not water resistant and will easily wash away if you touch wet parts. So it is better to use another type of paint for outside parts of the nest.
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You can stain it with a chocolate drink
Current ant colonies -
1) Opisthopsis Rufithorax (strobe ant), Melophorus sp2. black and orange, Pheidole species, Pheidole antipodum
Journal = http://www.formicult...ra-iridomyrmex/
Heterotermes cf brevicatena termite pet/feeder journal = http://www.formicult...feeder-journal/
Current Ants:
C. CA02
C. fragilis
C. vicinus
M. mendax
N. cockerelli
V. pergandei
I just carved this little wooden nest today. I have my C. nearcticus queen in it. I designed it specifically for smaller Camponotus, Formica and Lasius.
P.s. If anyone wants one, I can make more.
Edited by Ant_Dude2908, April 27 2019 - 7:40 PM.
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I just carved this little wooden nest today. I have my C. nearcticus queen in it. I designed it specifically for smaller Camponotus, Formica and Lasius.
P.s. If anyone wants one, I can make more.
This looks like it turned out pretty well! The only problem is that could probably very easily chew their way out of that nest.
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