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wooden ant formicarium?

Started By Swirlysnowflake , Nov 16 2020 6:14 PM

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#21 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 17 2020 - 9:39 AM

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It wouldn't be completely hollowed out, there would be a layer of wood still there.


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#22 Offline AleeGuy - Posted November 17 2020 - 1:32 PM

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You shouldn't hydrate the wood. Carpenter ants don't need wet wood to live in.


parasitic formica love wood.

I meant wood doesn't have to be wet, sorry for miss explanation

#23 Offline Barristan - Posted November 17 2020 - 1:59 PM

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You can also use bamboos


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#24 Offline Kaelwizard - Posted November 18 2020 - 8:44 AM

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that's what I plan on doing. Id hollow out the twig, so it wouldn't have to be a rotting one.

oh, that sounds cool! but wouldn't it be easy for the ants to chew out of the thin bark if it is hollowed out completely?

 

Temnothorax are usually in extremely thin tunnels in the twig where they can barely turn around, so you wouldn't want to hollow it out completely. Only a thin tunnel.


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#25 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted November 18 2020 - 9:18 AM

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take a small drill bit take a small twig and start drilling or take something sharp and narrow to carve it out.


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#26 Offline NickAnter - Posted November 18 2020 - 11:59 AM

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Id just use a dremel, and make a thin little tunnel.


Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#27 Offline Swirlysnowflake - Posted November 25 2020 - 7:05 PM

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Work in progress! This was ridiculously hard to carve and sand lol
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#28 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 25 2020 - 8:00 PM

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