Well tell mr tarheel that! And ants dakota I'm glad you mention your experience because when i brought it to mr tarheels attention he said it never has happened before like it was my fault. I was so mad. I actually lost 2 colonies in his formicariums. 2 large colonies of small ants. They found a way into the water well through the
hole that you use to fill it with water which to me means it was not sealed correctly.
I know you had a nest custom made for small ants, but I lost other reasons besides that THA are made for bigger and medium ants.
Not to be rude but: ANTDrew just said they are made for big ants and medium sized ants, not small ants (i.g.). But, YOU MAY take the risk of putting them in here. Also, Mack is a good guy and he said that had never happened before. As somebody who has a big colony of small ants (Pheidole Californica) who has put them in a Mini Hearth, and the person I bought even had them in one too. I think it’s just bad luck, please don’t blame TarHeel for what the ants may have done. Also, many people have kept small ants, such as Tetramorium, Monomorium, Pheidole, etc in TarHeel Formicaria if you look into the site. Personally, I NEVER have had, or seen on the forum any ants drown due to TarHeel products. This may have been a anomaly, or something could have broke in delivery as that can happen, and you may have not noticed it, but the ants did.
All I’m saying is: please think of the other reasons before blaming TarHeel, they have one of the best reputations and products in the Ant Keeping Community, and I doubt they would have faulty workmanship. There have only been a few rare cases where TarHeel products have killed colonies, usually it was caused by something else, rather then their workmanship.
Again, I do not intend to be rude by this, but I just want to put my input.
Edited by TechAnt, July 5 2020 - 7:19 PM.