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Creating formicarium

Started By jimglim1234 , Sep 3 2020 9:12 PM

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#1 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 3 2020 - 9:12 PM

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using a 5 gallon 16inL by 8inW by 10inH terrarium for my harvester ants gonna be using plaster, using one half as a forging area. Any suggestions on creating it like tunnel ways or just any tips would help? I'm getting the tank soon so I would be able to send pictures later

#2 Offline Zeiss - Posted September 3 2020 - 9:34 PM

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Being able to see a sketch of your ideas with a little more detail would help us help you.


#3 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 3 2020 - 10:19 PM

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Okay ill send the sketches of the idea I feel like it might be to big for what I need idk if I could do the same with a 12 by 12 by 12

#4 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 3 2020 - 11:01 PM

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So this is my sketch I am not a pro but I'm planning to make each chamber pretty deep since I have 8inches of room to work with, I love seeing different designs of formicariums and would like some good feed back please
Idk why its verticle

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#5 Offline ANTdrew - Posted September 4 2020 - 2:32 AM

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Here’s a good tutorial: https://www.formicul...ge-3#entry17667
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#6 Offline AleeGuy - Posted September 4 2020 - 6:46 AM

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You can use this for plaster it should be better than most of plasters https://www.ebay.com/itm/161556284672

And you can use oil based clay for making chambers like in the link that ANTdrew send, if you want nice looking chambers

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#7 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 4 2020 - 7:10 AM

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Thank you so much lol I've seen people use play doh to just don't know if that's safe for the chambers and stuff? I've seen beautiful cement just don't have the materials to crave it out

#8 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted September 4 2020 - 7:33 AM

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a dremel works good. You just need the right heads.


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#9 Offline AleeGuy - Posted September 4 2020 - 7:42 AM

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Yeah you can use dremel and then sand it out

#10 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 4 2020 - 9:34 AM

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I got a smaller aquarium 3.5 gallon for my pogonomyrmex occidentalis, just created my out line for the smaller set up making the chambers thick and deep (lol) only making one entrance, if i should create multiple lmk

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#11 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 4 2020 - 2:01 PM

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Almost done drying I heard plaster is pretty absorbent do I still need tubing for moisture or can I just use the nest entrances might add and extra one or two entrances

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