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Mineral oil barrier

Started By OhNoNotAgain , Dec 5 2020 9:02 AM

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#1 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted December 5 2020 - 9:02 AM

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So as some of you who have read my posts know, I resorted to mineral oil to keep my Tetramorium from escaping and bringing death and devastation to open-top bins nearby. (I had tried olive oil first, but Tetras LOVED it and ate it all up.)

A couple days ago I renewed the mineral oil and also applied some to the Liometopum outworld because just by opening it I had a big problem.

Has anyone used mineral oil before? Does it become a sticky horrible mess after a long time? Any thoughts/issues/experience with it?

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#2 Offline Antkeeper01 - Posted December 5 2020 - 9:13 AM

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you double posted this

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#3 Offline OhNoNotAgain - Posted December 5 2020 - 10:09 AM

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Oops. Thanks.

Formiculture Journals::

Veromessor pergandei, andrei; Novomessor cockerelli

Camponotus fragilis; also separate journal: Camponotus sansabeanus, vicinus, quercicola

Liometopum occidentale; Prenolepis imparis; Myrmecocystus mexicanus

Pogonomyrmex subnitidus and previously californicus

Tetramorium sp.

Termites: Zootermopsis angusticollis

Isopods: A. gestroi, granulatum, kluugi, maculatum, vulgare; C. murina; P. hoffmannseggi, P. haasi, P. ornatus; V. parvus

Spoods: Phidippus sp.

#4 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted December 7 2020 - 7:39 AM

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never used it, but i will have to eventually with my tetramorium.

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