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Atta sextens hemp rope

Started By Arthur_Dent , Jan 12 2022 11:28 PM

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#1 Offline Arthur_Dent - Posted January 12 2022 - 11:28 PM

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My attas are moving in tomorrow. I used an hamp rope for them to walk on. Is it save to use or would you remove it?

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted January 13 2022 - 3:05 AM

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More details and a photo needed.

"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline Arthur_Dent - Posted January 13 2022 - 5:52 AM

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Pictures comong soon. I only wanted to know if the material itself (hamp) can be dangerous for the ants.

#4 Offline mmcguffi - Posted January 13 2022 - 10:36 AM

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Hemp should be totally fine, people often use synthetic fibers for Atta ropes with no issues. I suppose there is a chance they could cut through the hemp, but this seems pretty unlikely to me