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[The_Gaming-gate]

Recently obtained an S. invicta queen who's raising a few pupae and a few larvae right now. I got a PAEOUT nest shipped to me but I want to know if it is any good before moving them in at around 50 workers. I know Solenopsis ants can be escape artists, so I want to make sure everything will be good with my colony.

What the formicarium looks like. Comes with

one nest box and one outworld.

Edited by The_Gaming-gate, February 18 2024 - 3:07 PM.

[futurebird]

Their products look like ones I've gotten on aliexpress before and I found the connection system to be too complex. In many ways the nests from underground citi are similar and less expensive depending on what you get. 

 

I don't like the flat-packed outworlds with the rubber bands to hold them together. The shipping is a little more but get a pre assembled outworld if you can. 

 

My ants also just didn't take to nests in that style where the whole thing was plastic. A clay base inside the nest is more sanitary and easier for little feets. 

[The_Gaming-gate]

Their products look like ones I've gotten on aliexpress before and I found the connection system to be too complex. In many ways the nests from underground citi are similar and less expensive depending on what you get. 

 

I don't like the flat-packed outworlds with the rubber bands to hold them together. The shipping is a little more but get a pre assembled outworld if you can. 

 

My ants also just didn't take to nests in that style where the whole thing was plastic. A clay base inside the nest is more sanitary and easier for little feets. 

Got it, I'll get them to my hybrid nest mini asap.