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#1 Offline Queen - Posted October 23 2020 - 7:54 PM

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I was adding water to the moisture dish (2/3 full) in my THA Mini Hearth XL and I accidentally knocked the THA. Water splashed out and connected with the nest. I managed to drain the excess water out from the dish and stick a Q-tip from the side to try to absorb water. However 90-95% is wet at this point, not flooded, just wet. The glass began to fog up.

 

The nest currently houses Pogonomyrmex. Do you think it'll be an issue? I know they don't like that much moisture, but it's only temporary until it evaporates.

 

Right now there are 2 vents in the nest, one tube connecting it to the outworld, and one empty unsealed nestmate.



#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 24 2020 - 2:09 AM

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It will absorb and evaporate. Imagine what happens in their tunnels when it rains heavily in nature.
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#3 Offline AleeGuy - Posted October 24 2020 - 4:54 AM

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It will absorb and evaporate. Imagine what happens in their tunnels when it rains heavily in nature.


Do they go deeper so the soil would absorb the water while its traveling to them?

#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted October 24 2020 - 4:59 AM

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Pogonomyrmex tunnels do go very deep, and they wind in a spiral shape.
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#5 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 24 2020 - 5:19 AM

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My nest first moving my Pogonomyrmex in was very wet which I worried about but soon realized it’s fine and they actually like the extra humidity they will be fine and if not they will just huddle in the ceiling which still isn’t bad. Just add a heat cable or cord and they won’t care about anything you ever did to stress them out.
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#6 Offline Queen - Posted October 24 2020 - 11:18 AM

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Thanks! It's slowly drying up now.



#7 Offline Spazmops - Posted October 24 2020 - 11:22 AM

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I was adding water to the moisture dish (2/3 full) in my THA Mini Hearth XL and I accidentally knocked the THA. Water splashed out and connected with the nest. I managed to drain the excess water out from the dish and stick a Q-tip from the side to try to absorb water. However 90-95% is wet at this point, not flooded, just wet. The glass began to fog up.

 

The nest currently houses Pogonomyrmex. Do you think it'll be an issue? I know they don't like that much moisture, but it's only temporary until it evaporates.

 

Right now there are 2 vents in the nest, one tube connecting it to the outworld, and one empty unsealed nestmate.

Like KitsAntVa said, that sounds like Pogonomyrmex heaven. All the literature I found about Pogonomyrmex says they love moisture, and I keep my colony of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis at around 50-75% wet constantly.


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#8 Offline Queen - Posted October 24 2020 - 12:15 PM

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I was adding water to the moisture dish (2/3 full) in my THA Mini Hearth XL and I accidentally knocked the THA. Water splashed out and connected with the nest. I managed to drain the excess water out from the dish and stick a Q-tip from the side to try to absorb water. However 90-95% is wet at this point, not flooded, just wet. The glass began to fog up.

 

The nest currently houses Pogonomyrmex. Do you think it'll be an issue? I know they don't like that much moisture, but it's only temporary until it evaporates.

 

Right now there are 2 vents in the nest, one tube connecting it to the outworld, and one empty unsealed nestmate.

Like KitsAntVa said, that sounds like Pogonomyrmex heaven. All the literature I found about Pogonomyrmex says they love moisture, and I keep my colony of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis at around 50-75% wet constantly.

 

 

Wow 50-75% is a lot, haha. I don't know if it makes a difference but these ones were found in desert-like / Chapparal area. Perhaps once in a while I can spill the water a bit for that extra touch of moisture.



#9 Offline KitsAntVa - Posted October 24 2020 - 3:13 PM

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If you have them in a mini hearth xl spilling over is good if you don’t have a nestmate or two. But if you have a mini hearth then do not spill over because they have reserved spaces for brood and seeds and the seeds need to stay dry at all times so if you have them in a mini hearth I recommend you get yourself a nestmate.
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