What's the best way to make an inexpensive outworld?
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, May 13 2017 3:17 PM
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Posted May 13 2017 - 3:17 PM
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Posted May 13 2017 - 3:20 PM
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A outworld can simply just be a regular box with floun on it attached to your nests.
All my colonies are dead.
Except:
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
Pheidole obscurithorax
Pheidole morens
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Posted May 13 2017 - 3:53 PM
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A outworld can simply just be a regular box with floun on it attached to your nests.
A outworld can simply just be a regular box with floun on it attached to your nests.
plastic box, that is.
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Posted May 13 2017 - 10:49 PM
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I love the Ikea Godmorgon acrylic boxes: http://www.ikea.com/...ducts/70177477/The large one makes a nice Outworld for a small colony and the other ones can be used to make nests.
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Posted May 14 2017 - 12:42 PM
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I love the Ikea Godmorgon acrylic boxes: http://www.ikea.com/...ducts/70177477/The large one makes a nice Outworld for a small colony and the other ones can be used to make nests.
Great! Thanks for the suggestion!
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Posted May 15 2017 - 5:20 PM
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https://www.containe...com/welcome.htmhas a lot of useful stuff.
If you can find a cheap glass company, that would work too.
That's what I did here. http://www.formicult...s/?fromsearch=1
I used a light cured adhesive for that build, but I'd recommend just using silicone caulk. It is cheaper and easier to work with.
If you can find a cheap glass company, that would work too.
That's what I did here. http://www.formicult...s/?fromsearch=1
I used a light cured adhesive for that build, but I'd recommend just using silicone caulk. It is cheaper and easier to work with.
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Posted May 16 2017 - 8:11 AM
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I use a plastic food container (like really cheap found in target/walmart) and use a hot glue gun to poke holes into the sides insert the testube in the holes, and decorate!
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Posted September 29 2019 - 10:32 AM
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I know ant shack used have little lids that fit over the holes in the Ikea godmorgon containers but they just got rid one them. 
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Posted September 29 2019 - 10:51 AM
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if you want to be really cheap, you can do a tubs and tubes setup
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