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Started By jimglim1234 , Sep 29 2020 10:27 PM

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#1 Offline jimglim1234 - Posted September 29 2020 - 10:27 PM

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my friend just got into ant keeping and he is keeping trap jaw ants currently and he was wondering if a test and tubes set up is better than a mini hearth with substrate?

#2 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted September 29 2020 - 10:34 PM

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Assuming you mean Odontomachus, I'd recommend a test tube with substrate for a solo queen, and then a THA inception chamber or horizontal mini hearth for their next nest. Odontomachus cannot climb smooth surfaces, so getting to a mini hearth's vertical outworld would be difficult. Thus the side-connecting outworld is a great solution to that problem. I generally think a mini hearth would be too large for a solo queen, although I'm sure it's doable. But like I said, personally I'd just start them in a tube with substrate.

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#3 Offline AntsDakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:18 AM

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Is he in your state, or do he live further south? If he is in Virginia may I inquire where he got these ants?

In terms of your question, I agree with a test tube, as it's a more confined space. However a Mini Hearth would still work.

Edited by AntsDakota, September 30 2020 - 8:19 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

#4 Offline AntsDakota - Posted September 30 2020 - 8:20 AM

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Edited by AntsDakota, September 30 2020 - 8:21 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