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#1 Offline spider_creations - Posted August 22 2016 - 8:25 AM

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Hi guys and gals I started keeping ants this summer and I currently have quite a few acromyrmex versicolor queens I dug in founding stage and I am getting some fungus from someone with a colony. I also have 2 queens that I need a ID on plus I had a cremetogaster queen but see chewed through the cotton anyway I can't wait til my queens development. But I can seem to find any good cheap fornicauirms for sale. If someone could help me that would be great.

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#2 Offline XZero38 - Posted August 22 2016 - 8:28 AM

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The cheapest way to get formicarium is to make one yourself honestly.



#3 Offline sgheaton - Posted August 22 2016 - 10:04 AM

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<$3 temporary formicarium - https://www.walmart....-Clear/22027027

 

Simply drill holes "Doorways" in the dividers. and you're done - assuming you have cotton balls and would then do a hydration ball with it.

My suggestion is to not put dirt in it like I did - I experimented with different methods though moving forward, I'm not going to use dirt in my starting chambers. 


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#4 Offline spider_creations - Posted August 22 2016 - 11:13 AM

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<$3 temporary formicarium - https://www.walmart....-Clear/22027027
 
Simply drill holes "Doorways" in the dividers. and you're done - assuming you have cotton balls and would then do a hydration ball with it.
My suggestion is to not put dirt in it like I did - I experimented with different methods though moving forward, I'm not going to use dirt in my starting chambers.

thanks I'll try that

#5 Offline spider_creations - Posted August 22 2016 - 11:15 AM

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<$3 temporary formicarium - https://www.walmart....-Clear/22027027
 
Simply drill holes "Doorways" in the dividers. and you're done - assuming you have cotton balls and would then do a hydration ball with it.
My suggestion is to not put dirt in it like I did - I experimented with different methods though moving forward, I'm not going to use dirt in my starting chambers.

now thinking about it I have 3 little boxes like that I'll drill the holes soon

#6 Offline dspdrew - Posted August 22 2016 - 5:51 PM

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For Acromyrmex versicolor, you have to make sure whatever formicarium you put them in stays at about 80% humidity at least.



#7 Offline sgheaton - Posted August 23 2016 - 5:09 AM

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I'd research Drews different hydration techniques and all the stuff he's done for his Acromyrmex versicolor before really trying something. I really don't know anything about "fungus growers" but they look to be finiky and difficult as all get out. 


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#8 Offline spider_creations - Posted August 23 2016 - 7:40 AM

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I'd research Drews different hydration techniques and all the stuff he's done for his Acromyrmex versicolor before really trying something. I really don't know anything about "fungus growers" but they look to be finiky and difficult as all get out.


Yeah I gotta do my research for this species. But since the queens are slow to grow the fungus I got some getting shooed to me tomorrow. I'll make a update

#9 Offline spider_creations - Posted August 23 2016 - 9:05 AM

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I have been working on a plexiglass formicarium for my small formica queen.

Edited by spider_creations, August 23 2016 - 9:10 AM.





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