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#41
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Posted August 4 2022 - 7:10 PM
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Posted August 6 2022 - 10:15 AM
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Posted August 6 2022 - 11:20 AM
What do you use to form the chambers when you are make the mold? Do you use clay then stick sand to it?
I keep: C. modoc, C. sansabeanus , C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, Formica argentea, M. mexicanus
, Odontomachus brunneus
, Pogonomyrmex californicus, Pogonomyrmex rugosus,
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Posted August 6 2022 - 12:59 PM
I only use sand
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Posted August 10 2022 - 8:44 AM
Kiedeerk, Do you find you have to seal off your molds or do the corner clamps do a good job of keeping the plaster from leaking out?
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Posted August 10 2022 - 11:55 AM
Yes you still have to seal off the walls. I just use modeling clay
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Posted August 10 2022 - 12:10 PM
Hey, where can I find said documents. I know you must have been asked this a thousand times but I’m no detective.
Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. semitestaceus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, V. stoddardi, N. cockerelli
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Posted August 10 2022 - 12:28 PM
He had to take them down.Hey, where can I find said documents. I know you must have been asked this a thousand times but I’m no detective.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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Posted August 10 2022 - 12:29 PM
Hey, where can I find said documents. I know you must have been asked this a thousand times but I’m no detective.
You could try scrolling back a single page
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Posted August 10 2022 - 1:06 PM
Ok thank you both. It’s a shame that he can’t share with us.
Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. semitestaceus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, V. stoddardi, N. cockerelli
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Posted August 10 2022 - 4:08 PM
It’s on the second page. Mid way through. Someone uploaded a link
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Posted August 10 2022 - 6:16 PM
Thank you!!! I plan on making some nests for my new colonies. I can feel the creative juices flowing through my brain. Thank you again for creating these guides.
Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. semitestaceus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, V. stoddardi, N. cockerelli
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Posted August 11 2022 - 11:51 AM
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Posted August 11 2022 - 7:10 PM
If you sell them, I would buy from you out of support! Keep up the quality work.
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Posted August 12 2022 - 6:07 AM
Who wouldn't???? Lol
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Posted August 18 2022 - 3:27 PM
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Posted August 20 2022 - 8:46 AM
I've never seen water reservoirs like that. How much water do you need to put in there? Until the upper edge? Do you need other sources of moisture?
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Posted August 20 2022 - 7:19 PM
I've never seen water reservoirs like that. How much water do you need to put in there? Until the upper edge? Do you need other sources of moisture?
They are made from tea light cup with a steel mesh. They can take about 10cc of water
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Posted January 1 2023 - 11:34 AM
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