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Formicarium help

Started By jimglim1234 , Sep 5 2020 11:28 AM

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#1 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 5 2020 - 11:28 AM

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So I was craving my formicarium from plaster and suddenly the top split and it split some of my chambers, I was wondering if I could use super glue to stick it together or will it cause harm to my pogonomyrmex occidentalis?

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#2 Offline AleeGuy - Posted September 5 2020 - 11:49 AM

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You can try to stick it using little hardened plaster maybe.

#3 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 5 2020 - 12:12 PM

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I tried harder plaster it won't set for some reaosn but I just used some super glue just a little bit to stick and using dremel to carve smooth and using left over plaster just to cover it

#4 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted September 5 2020 - 12:19 PM

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Wait for the glue to cure before introducing them. Then it will be fine.
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#5 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 5 2020 - 12:23 PM

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Okay i won't be getting them till Monday so I have another day
I was just worried because it took me so long to carve out my chanbers

#6 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 5 2020 - 12:25 PM

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Any glue is fine as long as it’s fully cured.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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#7 Offline AleeGuy - Posted September 5 2020 - 3:10 PM

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Use non-toxic one's jic
Edit: like Elmer's or others

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#8 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 5 2020 - 5:13 PM

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Ah dang I used this super glue but its almost been 9 hours since I used it

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#9 Offline AleeGuy - Posted September 5 2020 - 5:32 PM

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Ah dang I used this super glue but its almost been 9 hours since I used it


That's fine if you did it already🙃

#10 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 5 2020 - 6:28 PM

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It’s totally fine. Just about any glue becomes chemically inert when fully cured. Super glue is totally safe.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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