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Acrylic paint- safe for ants?

Started By MegaMyrmex , Feb 28 2018 3:28 PM

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#1 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted February 28 2018 - 3:28 PM

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I want to make a naturalistic formicarium made of plaster for my Crematogaster sp. since they are exploding in numbers, but I don't know if painting the interior of the nest is safe I heard that it is basically a pladtic solvent and that hydration is more of a concern(thankfully I have that planned out!) but I just wanted to make sure if acrylic paint would be safe or not. Thanks in advance!

Proverbs 6:6-8 New International Version (NIV)

6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
7 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
8 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.