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(Natural looking Formicarium) Your thoughts?

Started By T.C. , Mar 30 2018 9:57 PM

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#1 Offline T.C. - Posted March 30 2018 - 9:57 PM

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I made this formicarium for nekoian since he had a rough start to the hobby. It is for his Camponotus colony. I didn't "perfect it" and plan on reworking some stuff out in the future, but he liked it and I thought it looked "ok." What do you all think? There is some loose dust at the bottom of the nest that I did clean out. Caution! Crumby pictures.

 


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#2 Offline drtrmiller - Posted March 30 2018 - 10:02 PM

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I'd rather have the $180.


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#3 Offline smares - Posted March 30 2018 - 10:07 PM

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Looks pretty sweet!


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#4 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted March 30 2018 - 10:07 PM

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I like the design, not the chamber shaping though.


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#5 Offline T.C. - Posted March 30 2018 - 10:19 PM

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I'd rather have the $180.

 As would I.

 

I like the design, not the chamber shaping though.

Same, I didn't like that either. I'll change that on future ones.


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#6 Offline Superant33 - Posted March 31 2018 - 5:29 AM

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Not bad. It far exceeds my efforts. Refine it and make it better. However, I think you will be making some excellent ones in the future.

#7 Offline MegaMyrmex - Posted March 31 2018 - 5:54 AM

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I've been trying to make something like this for my camponotus coloniss as well it looks very nice but I find that the chamber structure is always the hardest part.

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#8 Offline Chicken_eater100 - Posted March 31 2018 - 10:29 AM

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first glance, it looked like my basement's toilet, but it looks nice.


#9 Offline T.C. - Posted March 31 2018 - 10:31 AM

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first glance, it looked like my basement's toilet, but it looks nice.

Might want to get your toilet fixed.


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#10 Offline Chicken_eater100 - Posted March 31 2018 - 10:34 AM

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first glance, it looked like my basement's toilet, but it looks nice.

Might want to get your toilet fixed.

 

it's beyond the fixing stage.


#11 Offline Scrixx - Posted March 31 2018 - 10:55 AM

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This looks really good but like the others said, the chamber is a bit messy.

 

How did you make the chambers part? Did you lay it on its side and pour or did you make a mold? I'm curious because that's the part with the lid and yours is sloping down. 


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#12 Offline Barristan - Posted March 31 2018 - 12:16 PM

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I like it!


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#13 Offline CoolColJ - Posted April 2 2018 - 2:11 AM

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Love the outside and outworld, not the chambers so much :)

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#14 Offline Ants Latvia - Posted April 2 2018 - 7:18 AM

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Looks good, i like it. I will be getting into making small and compact formicaria soon, because i will need them for when my colony will row to a quite big size. I don't have much space so small and compact is the way to go.


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