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[LAnt]

I have 2 camponotus queens and am considering when they get older to move at least one into a wooden formicarium. Has anyone ever built one before? Thanks,

[dspdrew]

I'm going to build one eventually, but there is a very specific way I plan to do it to avoid any of the obvious problems you'll run into.

[LAnt]

Well i just finished "carving" it out which was pretty hard and took awhile. Problems as in building it or in the future with a colony.

[Crystals]

Mold and warping of the wood are generally the biggest road blocks.

 

I have seen it done with small ants in petri dishes.  https://www.flickr.c...N03/13009008184

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

Mold and warping of the wood are generally the biggest road blocks.

 

I have seen it done with small ants in petri dishes.  https://www.flickr.c...N03/13009008184

yeah, inevitably your formicarium will mold, and there is always a possibility of warping if the wood is soft enough. Kind of risky if you ask me.

[Pumpkin_Loves_Ants]

Mold and warping of the wood are generally the biggest road blocks.

I have seen it done with small ants in petri dishes. https://www.flickr.c...N03/13009008184

yeah, inevitably your formicarium will mold, and there is always a possibility of warping if the wood is soft enough. Kind of risky if you ask me.

This thread is from 2014 and I am pretty sure the owner of it is long gone. Why would you post this?

Yeah I just checked and he was last online in 2015. Also he already found his answer.

Edited by Pumpkin_Loves_Ants, October 16 2019 - 9:58 AM.

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

Mold and warping of the wood are generally the biggest road blocks.
I have seen it done with small ants in petri dishes. https://www.flickr.c...N03/13009008184

yeah, inevitably your formicarium will mold, and there is always a possibility of warping if the wood is soft enough. Kind of risky if you ask me.

This thread is from 2014 and I am pretty sure the owner of it is long gone. Why would you post this?
Yeah I just checked and he was last online in 2015. Also he already found his answer.

I respect the fact that it is no longer active, however I feel a good thread may never fully 'die' . It may go through a lull, however it is still relevant to the thread, and even though it may be off-timed, if it is relevant, it can still have educational purposes. Even though the owner may have found his answer, there are other who haven't. I realize the fact the are other threads, however, this thread can still have use educating others, just as well, if not better than the other threads. Also, there are solid ideas in this thread that you may not find easily anywhere else. This thread is valuable, and even though it might be old, doesn't mean it's has no purpose and my post is just to enrich the valuable aspects of the thread.

[Da_NewAntOnTheBlock]

And that's why I posted here over any other thread. Because this is a truly amazing thread, where people may have found their answers, but they can still learn new things nonetheless

[smares]

Da_NewAntOnTheBlock, beautiful worded response. I agree.