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Posted March 1 2020 - 10:40 AM
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I want to get some sort of grout/ytong/acrylic formicarium for my chromaiodes colony and I can't find any good places to find them, I found a website called utahantshop and they have relatively decent prices but I can't find much info on them either. Where does everyone else buy their formicariums from?
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.
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Posted March 1 2020 - 10:50 AM
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Posted March 1 2020 - 1:09 PM
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THA makes the best formicaria, most people would agree
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Posted March 2 2020 - 1:00 PM
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THA has great quality but the price tag is a little high for me. I also just made a purchase from Ant-Shack and they seem promising so far, but I haven't been using them long enough to come to a thorough decision. Overall, I've started transitioning to making my own setups.
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Posted March 2 2020 - 1:18 PM
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Price for the size comparison for ant products:
Tarheel Ants (High Budget).
Aus Ants (High Budget).
Aunti Jan (High Budget).
Ants Canada (High Budget).
Antkeepingdepot (High Budget).
Antskingdom (High Budget) (May not ship to U.S.).
Antstore (High Budget) (Does not ship to U.S.).
Antshack (Medium Budget).
Anthouse (Medium Budget) (Does not ship to U.S.).
Antsrussia (Medium Budget) (May not ship to U.S.).
Aliexpress.com (Low Budget) (Type "formicarium" in search box).
Wakooshi (Low Budget).
Amazon (High Budget Overall) (Type "formicarium" in search box).
Etsy (High Budget Overall) (Type "formicarium" in search box).
https://www.formicul...ale-california/
4 x Solenopsis xyloni (Fire ant) colonies.
2 x Veromessor andrei (Seed-harvester ant) colonies.
19 x Pogonomyrmex subnitidus (Seed-harvester ant) colonies + 3 x Pogonomyrmex (ID uncertain) colonies
16 x Linepithema humile (Argentine ant) colonies.
1 x Unknown Formicidae colony.
1 x Tapinoma sessile (Odorous house ant) colony.
1 x Camponotus fragilis (Carpenter/wood ant) colony + 1 x Camponotus sansabeanus (Carpenter/wood ant) colony.
1 x Solenopsis molesta (Thief ant) colony.
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Posted March 2 2020 - 2:26 PM
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Interesting. Da mentioned he bought a formicarium from Utah Ant Shop. Never heard of it, but its products look nice and prices reasonable. Their Pogonomyrmex are also half the price of THA.
"God made..... all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. (including ants) And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25 NIV version
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Posted March 2 2020 - 5:34 PM
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Posted March 2 2020 - 5:53 PM
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I'd say the best are home-made. Certainly the most satisfying, when you make a formicarium, and watch the colony thrive. If you are not in a position to do that though, I'd recommend THA.
Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies.
However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:
Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant).
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Posted March 2 2020 - 6:29 PM
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Posted March 3 2020 - 8:43 AM
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I've experimented with a bunch of more budget formicaria and I will say THA colonies are doing the best and the construction/materials are superior.
(I do have some ants doing reasonably well in tubes in outworlds, too.)
Formiculture Journals::
Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli
Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus, vicinus, quercicola
Liometopum occidentale; Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus
Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and previously californicus
Tetramorium sp.
Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis
Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus
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Posted March 5 2020 - 9:32 AM
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I wish that i could also get THA, however, that is also out of my budget. I also don't seem to like AntsCanada, so i am experimenting around with making my own.
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. -Proverbs 6: 6-8
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Posted March 5 2020 - 9:42 AM
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I have two big colonies of C. chromiaodes and they are in Ants Canada Hybrid 2.0 Nests. One will be moved though to a custom built Tar Heels formicarium soon. I have a C. castaneus colony in a THA formicarium and they absolutely thrive in it!!
People say they are pricey but they are absolutely worth it. In my forst year I tried all kind from high end to low end and THA always performed the best! Only thing I prefer is to have a larger outworld than they offer. But the small outworlds are great for feeding.
Edited by Acutus, March 5 2020 - 9:47 AM.
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