Is is ok to moisture my Mini Heath With local [NewYork city) tap water? What about drinking water for ants? Or do I have to use bottle or distill water?
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, Oct 13 2020 8:09 PM
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Posted October 13 2020 - 8:09 PM
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Posted October 13 2020 - 9:00 PM
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In my opinion, you should use bottled or distilled water.
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(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
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(x1) Campontous semitstaceus ~20 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Camponotus vicinus ~10 workers, 1 Queen (all black variety)
(x1) Tetramorium immigrans ~100 workers, 1 Queen
(x1) Myrmercocystus mexicanus -1 Queen
(x2) Mymercocystus mimcus -1 Queen
(x1) Mymercocystus testaceus ~45 workers, 1 Queen
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Posted October 14 2020 - 12:57 AM
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Is is ok to moisture my Mini Heath With local [NewYork city) tap water? What about drinking water for ants? Or do I have to use bottle or distill water?
I use distilled water in the moisture dish to minimize mineral buildup since you can't really clean it often.
I use bottled water for the nestmates and all my colonies seem to drink it just fine. I buy store brands.
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Posted October 14 2020 - 2:44 AM
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I use filtered tap water. I filter it with one of those pitcher type filters. Straight tap water is fine, too. Ants aren’t that delicate.
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Posted October 14 2020 - 4:28 AM
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Yes everyone says don't use tap water, but we use tap water everyday in our houses for many things that include us in it. I don't use tap water but when i get the chance i do because i currently have mine in a shed so i have a bottle of water from inside my house.
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Posted October 14 2020 - 5:07 AM
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i know in South Dakota, tap water is naturally hard, so i try not to use it just in case. it may be different up there.
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Posted October 14 2020 - 12:22 PM
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Mineral build-up is why I use distilled usually, but sometimes I just use tap water.
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