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Moving ants into formicarium.

Started By Spamdy , Apr 19 2017 8:24 AM

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#1 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 19 2017 - 8:24 AM

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I'm currently keeping my camponotus pennsylvanicus queen in a dirt setup and I'm about to buy an ant topia "The View Med" but I'm not sure how I'm supposed to move them in. Any comment link and help would be appreciated, thanks!

All my colonies are dead.

Except:

Pogonomyrmex barbatus

Pheidole obscurithorax

Pheidole morens

#2 Offline Cindy - Posted April 19 2017 - 8:27 AM

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What is the dirt setup made of? Glass or plastic?

#3 Offline Spamdy - Posted April 19 2017 - 8:34 AM

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Plastic

All my colonies are dead.

Except:

Pogonomyrmex barbatus

Pheidole obscurithorax

Pheidole morens

#4 Offline Cindy - Posted April 19 2017 - 8:54 AM

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Drill a small hole into the area above the dirt, fit with some tubing and connect to the new formicarium. Then shine a bright light into the nest and your ants will hopefully move in overnight. Sometimes it'll take longer depending on the ants themselves

#5 Offline Batspiderfish - Posted April 19 2017 - 9:03 AM

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you can just drape the tube into the nest (coated with talcum or similar barrier), but it's probably going to be a hard time getting them out of there. It might be better to leave them and use the formicarium for something else. We are only supposed to move ants when something about the old setup is harmful.

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