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[CoolColJ]

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[CoolColJ]

That's his youtube channel - so there is a  humid and and dryer chamber

 

https://youtu.be/Q_lcrnrU7go?t=1m10s

 

 

 

Edited by CoolColJ, August 9 2018 - 2:36 PM.

[Major]

Honestly if your gonna go 3D printed you should probably check out antzforall.uk

[CoolColJ]

Honestly if your gonna go 3D printed you should probably check out antzforall.uk

 

 

I'm looking specifically at an angle from a founding nest, in place of a test tube setup. antzforall doesn't have anything like that.

And the sponge only hydration system doesn't cut it for keeping a queen in the cupboard, which may not lay for a long time.

[Major]

Honestly if your gonna go 3D printed you should probably check out antzforall.uk

 
 
I'm looking specifically at an angle from a founding nest, in place of a test tube setup. antzforall doesn't have anything like that.
And the sponge only hydration system doesn't cut it for keeping a queen in the cupboard, which may not lay for a long time.

Yeah, I haven’t really seen any 3D printed founding formicaria. The humidity in these ones is too high for some species (camponotus, bull ants).

[CoolColJ]

Honestly if your gonna go 3D printed you should probably check out antzforall.uk

 
 
I'm looking specifically at an angle from a founding nest, in place of a test tube setup. antzforall doesn't have anything like that.
And the sponge only hydration system doesn't cut it for keeping a queen in the cupboard, which may not lay for a long time.

Yeah, I haven’t really seen any 3D printed founding formicaria. The humidity in these ones is too high for some species (camponotus, bull ants).

Humidity is no different to a test tube and Camponotus found OK in those.
Infact I think test tubes have 99% humidity everywhere in the tube.
Whereas here there is a dryer chamber of 80% and would be lower if you open up the ports and plug them with cotton instead

I would use a tubs and tubes setup for bullants as they need large space and are semi claustral

[Major]

Honestly if your gonna go 3D printed you should probably check out antzforall.uk

  I'm looking specifically at an angle from a founding nest, in place of a test tube setup. antzforall doesn't have anything like that.And the sponge only hydration system doesn't cut it for keeping a queen in the cupboard, which may not lay for a long time.

Yeah, I haven’t really seen any 3D printed founding formicaria. The humidity in these ones is too high for some species (camponotus, bull ants).

Humidity is no different to a test tube and Camponotus found OK in those.Infact I think test tubes have 99% humidity everywhere in the tube.Whereas here there is a dryer chamber of 80% and would be lower if you open up the ports and plug them with cotton insteadI would use a tubs and tubes setup for bullants as they need large space and are semi claustral

This is definitely a better alternative to a test tube. That much I agree with. But another thing about 3D printed formicaria, don't they break easily/ feel cheap? Can't some ants chew through it?

[CoolColJ]

They feel like hard plastic. Quite sturdy actually.
I have a lot of 3D printed feeding bowls and test tube bowls and they feel solid and strong
Not unlike acrylic.