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New Founding Formicaria!

Started By Jonny8040 , Jul 26 2020 6:06 AM

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#1 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 26 2020 - 6:06 AM

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Hey guys! I have been working on a new formicarium for queens and I think the ants are doing well! What do y’all think about them?

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#2 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 26 2020 - 6:08 AM

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Any suggestions to make them better are greatly appreciated!!

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#3 Offline FSTP - Posted July 26 2020 - 6:08 AM

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Looks great, how are you hydrating them ?


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#4 Offline ArmyAntz - Posted July 26 2020 - 6:17 AM

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Is that museum glass?


#5 Offline VoidElecent - Posted July 26 2020 - 6:37 AM

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Really like the stand displays—very creative. Same question as FSTP, how does hydration work?


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#6 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 26 2020 - 6:40 AM

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Looks great, how are you hydrating them ?


I take a pipette and squirt the water on top between the glass and grout and it diffuses to the sand and hydrates. It works very good actually!

Is that museum glass?


It’s actually not. It’s actually glass from dollar tree frames haha
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#7 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 26 2020 - 6:45 AM

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These are the very first ones I made so can you all think of a better hrydration method or any improvements on water retention as it tends to dry out pretty quick
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#8 Offline FSTP - Posted July 26 2020 - 8:13 AM

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It’s actually not. It’s actually glass from dollar tree frames haha

 

 

 

haha that is where I've got my glass as well. It cuts easy and is fairly clear, for cheap glass.

 

 

Also you may find you're needing to hydrate very often using that method. As my first iteration of founding formicaria were quite similar. I used a similar method for hydrating and quickly got annoyed with how often I needed to add water. In Version 1.1 you might want to add a water reservoir.


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#9 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 26 2020 - 8:58 AM

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It’s actually not. It’s actually glass from dollar tree frames haha

 
 
haha that is where I've got my glass as well. It cuts easy and is fairly clear, for cheap glass.
 
 
Also you may find you're needing to hydrate very often using that method. As my first iteration of founding formicaria were quite similar. I used a similar method for hydrating and quickly got annoyed with how often I needed to add water. In Version 1.1 you might want to add a water reservoir.

Does water need to stay in it all the time or just a little at a time?
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#10 Offline FSTP - Posted July 26 2020 - 9:00 AM

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All the time. 


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#11 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 26 2020 - 9:04 AM

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Could you insert a nestmate in the holes in the back? That would be sufficient for Camponotus.
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#12 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 26 2020 - 9:16 AM

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Could you insert a nestmate in the holes in the back? That would be sufficient for Camponotus.


I would love to if I could but then what would I do once nanantics hatch out and need an outworld? Would it be best to drill 2 holes?
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#13 Offline Antkid12 - Posted July 26 2020 - 10:47 AM

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They look nice!


Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, Brachymyrmex sp.   possibly infertile   :(,  Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!  :yahoo: 

 

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

                    

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: Pheidole morrisii

 

                    

                   

 

 

#14 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 26 2020 - 11:41 AM

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 Would it be best to drill 2 holes?

Yes, two holes would be preferable. Can't have too many holes, as a third could be used to attach another nest, a fourth could be used to attach a sugar test tube, and so on. But there should be at least two.


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Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

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Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#15 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 26 2020 - 12:43 PM

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So just to be clear, the nest needs to stay moist 24/7?
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#16 Offline Jonny8040 - Posted July 26 2020 - 12:45 PM

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And how would I put a water chamber in these?
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#17 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 26 2020 - 12:47 PM

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Like a water tower in THA nests or a large hole where a water tube could be attached and replaced as needed.

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yes it needs to stay moist, aka humid 24/7. IMO nestmates are useless pieces of junk. You need to remove them to fill them allowing ants to escape. 


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yes it needs to stay moist, aka humid 24/7. IMO nestmates are useless pieces of junk. You need to remove them to fill them allowing ants to escape.

Mine had some kind of build up at the end, so I didn't have to take mine out to refill it.


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yes it needs to stay moist, aka humid 24/7. IMO nestmates are useless pieces of junk. You need to remove them to fill them allowing ants to escape.

Mine had some kind of build up at the end, so I didn't have to take mine out to refill it.

 

 

 

So in a failure mode it becomes useable? That's not how good product design works, lol. 


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