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Polyester balls for ants?

Started By DrygonKing , May 27 2018 7:18 PM

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#1 Offline DrygonKing - Posted May 27 2018 - 7:18 PM

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Is it ok to use poly balls instead of cotton? Will it contaminate the water or something? I accidentally used one for my Formica Queen. I changed it though.

Current Queens:
Formica argentea (1)
Camponotus modoc (1)
Camponotus herculeanus (1)

Queens I Have Found:
Lasius alienus
Lasius subumbratus
Formica podzolica
Formica argentea
Formica (parasitic)
Camponotus sp.
Myrmica sp.

Queens currently looking for:
Myrmica spp.

Queens once more experienced:
Carebara diversa
Myrmecocystus
Odontomachus Sp.

#2 Offline Shifty189 - Posted May 30 2018 - 10:52 AM

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I don’t know, bu cotton it a natiral fiber. Pom poms are typically made of a type of plastic. With this (and only this) in mind, I wouldn’t recommend using them to ants.