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Making and selling formicariums...

Started By Jimmydave937911 , Jun 1 2020 8:36 AM

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#1 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 1 2020 - 8:36 AM

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Guys,

I need educated advice here! As a few of you know I’m going to ATTEMPT to make and sell my own hand-made AAC formicariums. I’m just going to start with small ones as I don’t know if anyone will even buy them 😂 so my question is... based on the attached image, do you think this will be ok for a ‘small’ size formicarium. The useable size is 8.1 X 5.5cm. Is this too small for a small formicarium or would it be ok? I'm guessing it could hold between about 50-500 ants for a small/medium species?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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#2 Offline Vincex - Posted June 1 2020 - 12:12 PM

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Really depends on species of ant really but you might do alright cos there s not many in Europe doing that kind of nest

#3 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 1 2020 - 12:29 PM

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Yeah I thought that Vincex I could barely find one on any websites in the UK.
How much would you pay for the attached formicarium for example? Obviously haven’t put the lid on or the sponges in but just a rough figure?

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#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 1 2020 - 1:03 PM

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I would be ok paying $40 USD for that. I think it looks great.

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#5 Offline Antkid12 - Posted June 1 2020 - 1:05 PM

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Looks very nice, I would buy it if I were living in the UK.

Edited by Antkid12, June 1 2020 - 1:05 PM.

Ants I have: Tapinoma sessile(2 queen colony). RED MORPH Camponotus neacticus(now has pupae!), Tetramorium immigrans (x3), Aphaenogaster sp, Temnothorax sp, ~~Brachymyrmex sp.~~ possibly infertile , Ponera pennsylvanica, and Pheidole morrisi!

Other insects: Polistes sp. Queen

Ants I need: Pheidole sp., Trachymyrmex sp., Crematogaster cerasi , Dorymyrmex sp. Most wanted: ~~Pheidole morrisii~~

#6 Offline Jimmydave937911 - Posted June 1 2020 - 1:19 PM

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Thanks guys. The main reason I ask is I saw the attached AAC formicarium on the AUS Ants website. It’s a fair bit smaller than mine and they are charging $67?! That seems pretty high to me! I know it’s very well made but $67?!