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Started By Jonny8040 , Jul 26 2020 6:06 AM

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#21 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted July 26 2020 - 3:20 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.

THA makes his water towers with petri dishes, and puts very fine mesh over the top.


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#22 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 26 2020 - 3:28 PM

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Nest mates are open ended so if you have the mesh end in the nest then you don’t have to remove it. I don’t know what you guys are talking about.

#23 Offline FSTP - Posted July 26 2020 - 3:54 PM

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Nest mates are open ended so if you have the mesh end in the nest then you don’t have to remove it. I don’t know what you guys are talking about.

 

 

to reliably refill it it must be removed. if you try filling it from the corked/plugged end the the water will just dribble through the mesh. 


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#24 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 26 2020 - 4:31 PM

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For my crazy Crematogaster, I use two nestmates. When one gets dry, I quickly pull it out and shove in the full one. I put a ring of mounting putty around the nestmate gap - because Crematogaster.
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#25 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted July 26 2020 - 4:42 PM

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If Crematogaster keepers need a reason for anything they can just say “because Crematogaster” haha
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