The only risks are unseen mites that could harm the colony. If the substrate is deep enough, the ants may also just move into their outworld, so keep that in mind.
Also, when talking in binomial nomenclature, genus name is capitalized and species name is lowercased.
Alright, you don't think they'll cause any harm to the other animals living in there? I guess the isopods and snails would probably be okay, they do have hard protective shells for a reason. I'm not sure if they'll move in, I've given them soil formicariums with heat before and while they dug some tunnels, never actually moved in. I'm guessing they'll stay in their warm take-out container setup, at least for the time being. And thanks for the tip on formatting.
The downside with putting a small Camponotus colony in a terrarium is that they forage so little you’ll hardly see them anymore. Big voracious colonies are better for the natural route, in my opinion.
I agree, although my intention is to use the vivarium (is there a difference between a vivarium and terrarium other than terrariums being self-enclosed?) as more of an outworld than a nest. Of course, the colony could decide that they prefer the vivarium over their current setup, but from what I understand Camponotus really like heat and would prefer to live somewhere warm instead of room temp.
I think it would be beneficial for the colony. I mean, they live with all those creatures in the wild.......
I think so too, I was just paranoid that they could wind up hurting the other fauna in there. But, when I think about it, I don't think I've ever seen a carpenter ant attacking anything in the wild, so I'm guessing as long as they have a supply of dead things to eat there shouldn't be a problem.
Edited by Nawor3565, July 16 2020 - 10:31 AM.
