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[EthanNgo678]

Anyone have plant suggestions? 

ficus quercifolia 

[M_Ants]

I would actually avoid thick mosses, as you won't see the ants and they might as well not be there. Go for nice looking plants that either stick to the ground or grow in thin clumps, like liverworts or very small ferns. Would also suggest to make the substrate a very thin layer (like less than 7 mm thin, another reason to go for small plants) so the ants will actually come out. I've had mature 100 worker hypo colonies in normal terrariums, I didn't even realize they had survived and grown so much until I disassembled the tank. Never saw a worker, all the nest galleries were stuck to the very bottom of the tank.

How would I make a terrarium so short? 

[ponerinecat]

 

I would actually avoid thick mosses, as you won't see the ants and they might as well not be there. Go for nice looking plants that either stick to the ground or grow in thin clumps, like liverworts or very small ferns. Would also suggest to make the substrate a very thin layer (like less than 7 mm thin, another reason to go for small plants) so the ants will actually come out. I've had mature 100 worker hypo colonies in normal terrariums, I didn't even realize they had survived and grown so much until I disassembled the tank. Never saw a worker, all the nest galleries were stuck to the very bottom of the tank.

How would I make a terrarium so short? 

 

You would make the substrate short. The actual terrarium can be as tall as you like.