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[Miles H-F]

Hello!

 

I am a beginner ant keeper, and am interested in caring for Myrmecocystus testaceus ants. I currently have an Omni Nest, but as I am told, the repletes would not be able to hang from the plexiglass ceiling, and the colony would encounter general difficulty in such an environment. To circumvent these issues, I thought of starting out the colony in a smaller, secondary container, better suited for housing repletes. after allowing the colony to nest and the population to grow, I would attach the Omni Nest (Which would be covered in a layer of sand to make the ants more comfortable), allowing the colony to expand. I hope to manufacture the secondary container myself, and would appreciate any suggestions on the optimum design and materials necessary to house repletes. 

[dspdrew]

I would use Hydrostone or grout. Check this thread (http://www.formicult...ide/#entry25326) for the best materials, and where to find some of the harder to find ones.

 

Also there are many good links here too.

 

http://www.formicult...of-handy-links/

[William. T]

Having loose sand slosh around might stress the ants. Use something solid, like grout or hydrostone. 

[Jonathan21700]

Here's an interesting video. https://www.youtube....h?v=LADgNlKp4BY