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Best way to heat THA Palladium

Started By RushmoreAnts , Apr 17 2020 10:36 AM

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#1 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 17 2020 - 10:36 AM

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I am waiting for my Palladium to arrive, and was wondering which way would be most effective to heat the ants. Do you think placing it under the nest would work, or is would there be too much type III material between my heat mat and the colony?

The Palladium – Tar Heel Ants

Edited by AntsDakota, April 17 2020 - 10:37 AM.

"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

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 17 2020 - 12:12 PM

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I’m heating my Nucleus by sticking a small heat pad on one side. It’s working well so far.

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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 17 2020 - 12:30 PM

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Although the water ports and nestmate are on the only side that I could heat it from..........

Edit: I guess I could remove the protruding structures while the heat mat is on, and remove the heat mat when they are necessary.

Edited by AntsDakota, April 17 2020 - 12:36 PM.

"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

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 17 2020 - 2:19 PM

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Looking at the photos, I’d say place half of the thing over a heat mat or a few loops of heat cable. The heat will radiate up through the material.

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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#5 Offline RushmoreAnts - Posted April 17 2020 - 2:48 PM

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Ok, I'll just put it underneath, then. Thanks.

"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

Keeping:

Tetramorium immigrans

Formica cf. pallidefulva, cf. incerta, cf. argentea

Formica cf. aserva, cf. subintegra

Pheidole bicarinata

Myrmica sp.

Lasius neoniger, brevicornis

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