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Started By AsdinAnts , Nov 28 2024 10:25 PM
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#1 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted November 28 2024 - 10:25 PM

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I made an ant nest using perfect cast, and want your guys’s thoughts.

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#2 Offline IdioticMouse26 - Posted November 29 2024 - 2:23 AM

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Nice! What kind of ant species are you planning to keep in it? I think it would work great for camponotus. 


#3 Offline AntsGodzilla - Posted November 29 2024 - 8:16 AM

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I made an ant nest using perfect cast, and want your guys’s thoughts.

It looks great, but is there anyway the ants could get drinking water in the nest?


 

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#4 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted November 29 2024 - 9:46 AM

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Nice! What kind of ant species are you planning to keep in it? I think it would work great for camponotus.


I made it for small-medium species in mind, the nest is not really that deep. I’m making another one for big species, like camponotus.

I’m planning on housing T. bicarinatum in that nest

Currently keeping
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-B. patagonicus

-N. cockerelli

I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts

#5 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted November 29 2024 - 9:49 AM

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It looks great, but is there anyway the ants could get drinking water in the nest?


Direct drinking water, no. The plaster walls will soak in the water from the sponges, and the ants will get their moisture from that. The water could also condensate on the glass, and they could drink from that.

Edited by AsdinAnts, November 29 2024 - 9:50 AM.

Currently keeping
-T. immigrans

-B. patagonicus

-N. cockerelli

I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts

#6 Offline ANTdrew - Posted November 29 2024 - 10:28 AM

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Top surface looks rough. Ants might slip out under the glass due to irregularities in the surface. I recommend sealing the glass with silicone, not only magnets.
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#7 Offline AsdinAnts - Posted November 29 2024 - 3:34 PM

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Top surface looks rough. Ants might slip out under the glass due to irregularities in the surface. I recommend sealing the glass with silicone, not only magnets.

 

Do I sand down the top then? 

I'll order some silicone soon, thank you.


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Currently keeping
-T. immigrans

-B. patagonicus

-N. cockerelli

I will want to also keep some other lasius types in the future.
You should also subscribe to my youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@AsdAnts

#8 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted December 6 2024 - 11:50 AM

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Top surface looks rough. Ants might slip out under the glass due to irregularities in the surface. I recommend sealing the glass with silicone, not only magnets.

 

Do I sand down the top then? 

I'll order some silicone soon, thank you.

 

You can also go to your local hardware store, as they always have silicone on hand. Personally I go to Menards as they are the most affordable.


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