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[Antsrule]

I have already made a bunch of grout formicariums and they all soak up water way to fast. How do you guys make your own?

[Mettcollsuss]

What do you mean, exactly? Isn't grout supposed to hold water?

[Antsrule]

What do you mean, exactly? Isn't grout supposed to hold water?

Well I put the water into the special water chamber and it all disappears within 5 minutes. I can't be watering the nest everyday. Unless you think that its a good thing that its being soaked up so fast.

[Kevin]

I suggest you use a grout mixture that doesn't soak up water so fast or at all. You can experiment with different mixes, and a member of this forum made a thread with different mixtures which can be found here. You could use a grout mixture that doesn't absorb, then drill a hole between the nest and watering hole and fill that with the mixture that soaks fast. Use a sponge or other material that holds water well in your watering chamber. The small surface area of the soaking grout mix will evaporate less rapidly than an entire nest made out of the substance.

[Antsrule]

Thx a lot that helped  

[Diesel]

I'm not sure why you'd not want your grout to absorb the water? just because you can't see the water particles doesnt mean that it isn't providing the moisture gradient you need. they might not be able to drink from it but it will hold moisture and create humidity for the brood. i have 2 grout nest that work great in this way. i water mine every 3 days because it is small so doesnt hold alot of water. but i have a test tube for them to drink in the outworld.