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Heating mat to move colony?

Started By King TJ , Oct 26 2016 11:45 AM

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#1 Offline King TJ - Posted October 26 2016 - 11:45 AM

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I'm thinking of using a 2-watt heating mat to move the colony from the test tube into the formicarium.

 

How should I go about it?

Will it get too hot?

Do you recommend using light instead?

If so, should I use an incandescent bulb or an LED light?

 

 

Thanks,

TJ


Edited by King TJ, October 26 2016 - 11:47 AM.

#2 Offline Crystals - Posted October 26 2016 - 1:02 PM

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Here are some tips on how I move my ants - http://www.formicult...nts/#entry14571

 

What species of ant, and how large is the colony?


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#3 Offline King TJ - Posted October 27 2016 - 10:02 PM

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Here are some tips on how I move my ants - http://www.formicult...nts/#entry14571

 

What species of ant, and how large is the colony?

 

Thank you!

 

It's a Messor barbarus colony and there's about 20 of them.


#4 Offline Mdrogun - Posted October 28 2016 - 2:42 PM

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Here are some tips on how I move my ants - http://www.formicult...nts/#entry14571

 

What species of ant, and how large is the colony?

 

Thank you!

 

It's a Messor barbarus colony and there's about 20 of them.

 

What formicarium are you moving them into? I find that to get such a small colony to move is normally really difficult. 


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#5 Offline King TJ - Posted October 28 2016 - 3:39 PM

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Here are some tips on how I move my ants - http://www.formicult...nts/#entry14571

 

What species of ant, and how large is the colony?

 

Thank you!

 

It's a Messor barbarus colony and there's about 20 of them.

 

What formicarium are you moving them into? I find that to get such a small colony to move is normally really difficult. 

 

 

It's an Omni Nest Large but I've blocked out the access to the other chambers so that they'd only be able to access 3 chambers for now.


Edited by King TJ, October 28 2016 - 3:39 PM.

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