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#1 Offline evanmancini2011 - Posted January 15 2025 - 2:56 PM

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I have a young pavement colony ant want to move them in when they have 30 workers and after hibernation. What nest would be better fit for a young pavement ant colony the Esthetic ants small mesh nest, or the Wakooshi gen 4 founding gypsum module?

 

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#2 Offline rptraut - Posted January 15 2025 - 10:36 PM

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Hello evanmancini2011;

 

Can you please supply links to the specific formicaria you're considering?   That way, we'll all be talking about the same things.  

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#3 Offline evanmancini2011 - Posted Yesterday, 4:39 AM

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Yes,

1. https://www.esthetic...mall-mesh-nest   

2.https://www.wakooshi...=43299198566600

 

Sorry I do not know why the first link is not working if you click on the link go to nest and then click on the small mesh ant nest. That will be the first links nest I will be considering. 

 

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Edited by evanmancini2011, Yesterday, 4:44 AM.


#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted Yesterday, 12:04 PM

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With good care, Tetramorium will outgrow either of those two nests in three weeks or less. Think bigger, or better yet, keep them in a tub and tubes setup.
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#5 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted Yesterday, 1:33 PM

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With good care, Tetramorium will outgrow either of those two nests in three weeks or less. Think bigger, or better yet, keep them in a tub and tubes setup.


Yeah, something easily expandable would be better. But either of those will work for a little while.


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#6 Offline evanmancini2011 - Posted Yesterday, 3:28 PM

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With good care, Tetramorium will outgrow either of those two nests in three weeks or less. Think bigger, or better yet, keep them in a tub and tubes setup.

Hey can you provide me some tips on what you do that makes your pavement ant colony's grow that fast? 

 

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#7 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted Yesterday, 3:44 PM

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With good care, Tetramorium will outgrow either of those two nests in three weeks or less. Think bigger, or better yet, keep them in a tub and tubes setup.

Hey can you provide me some tips on what you do that makes your pavement ant colony's grow that fast? 

 

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#8 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted Yesterday, 3:57 PM

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With good care, Tetramorium will outgrow either of those two nests in three weeks or less. Think bigger, or better yet, keep them in a tub and tubes setup.

Hey can you provide me some tips on what you do that makes your pavement ant colony's grow that fast? 

 

Thank You!

 

Lots and lots of food and heat. Feed them every day if you can, they're always hungry.






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