Tetramorium caespitum journal & US formicarium guide.
Hey everyone this will be a journal on my Tetramorium caespitum queens. Caught 6/25/13 between 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm after a large nuptial flight early in the morning. Theres 19 queens in total after...
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Formicarium building process for my Tetramorium caespitum queens. First ever attempt at something like this hope it goes as planned! I went with grout as my material it stood out as being the cheapest...
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Does anyone have any thoughts on this product for building a formicarium I was looking into grout and perlite but separately they are more then I want to spend....
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I would say if you want to make a plaster formicarium, then go to Walmart or somewhere and get Plaster of Paris. I don't know about that stuff, but maybe someone else can tell you differently. Good...
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Thanks Robotu2! I have been going over my options all night and have been doing lots of research. I found this product interesting due to the added perlite and it being a gypsum which i've read is a...
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Plaster of Paris molds easily. Mine took less than a month to start to mold and I didn't even have any ants in it at the time. I was just keeping it hydrated for the colony I was about to move in. It...
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Has anyone ever tried using regular red brick?
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dspdrew wrote:Has anyone ever tried using regular red brick?I'm pretty sure you would get the same results as concrete, but I may be wrong. Anyone looking for Ytong blocks, if you can't find any in...
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Crystals thank you for the info. I am leaning more toward the grout idea can the grout be craved is it soft enough I would much rather carve tunnels then poor a mold. The un sanded and sanded grout is...
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Today 6/27/13. Update on the paired queens I had 3 queens paired up total. Queen pair 1 are teamed up pumping out brood together. Queen pair 2 also seem to be teamed up but one queen has become very...
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Just to warn you, this species will tolerate multiple queens for a short time. They will eventually fight until one queen is left. Sometimes all the queens die while fighting each other from what I've...
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jcpelt wrote:Just to warn you, this species will tolerate multiple queens for a short time. They will eventually fight until one queen is left. Sometimes all the queens die while fighting each other...
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jwinchester357 wrote:jcpelt wrote:Just to warn you, this species will tolerate multiple queens for a short time. They will eventually fight until one queen is left. Sometimes all the queens die while...
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jwinchester357 wrote:Crystals thank you for the info. I am leaning more toward the grout idea can the grout be craved is it soft enough I would much rather carve tunnels then poor a mold. The un...
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Crystals thanks again another great wealth of info there. The perlite tip being the greatest never would've thought to check out a dollar store! Have you experimented with fast setting grout vs normal...
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I made a formicarium out of firebrick. You need the soft firebrick called K-23 Firebrick. It's pretty cheap, and very light weight, in case you have it shipped. It also soaks up water really good too....
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I really appreciate all of the info. I'm about to head off to the store now to pick up grout, containers, and perlite if I can manage a smaller quantity than lowes or home depot carries. I plan to do...
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jwinchester357 wrote: I really like these containers. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Square-Flip-Tite-Storage-Container/16332465 I have been eyeing those for a while now too.
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Miles wrote:jwinchester357 wrote: I really like these containers. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-Square-Flip-Tite-Storage-Container/16332465 I have been eyeing those for a while...
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So all of my queens are doing fine. My carpenter queens tube had a spot of mold forming. I was looking at the mold with a light to make sure of what it was and it caused her to eat 2 of her 3 eggs....
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