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Post by Myrm on Aug 14, 2012 14:24:30 GMT 1
hi why don't you place a rubber bung thingy in the end of the tube that runs into the foraging tank and another in the entrance to the foraging tank so there are no escapees and put all the ants you find inside either the nest or a small container when you clean them out then just release them back into the foraging tank when you've finished An awesome idea, Chicken Bin Lid, and one I will certainly use.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2012 14:39:13 GMT 1
glad to help :-)
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Post by Myrm on Aug 14, 2012 17:19:18 GMT 1
There are far too many ants in the foraging tank right now to clean it out, it'd take hours to pick them all out one by one. I may have to use Chicken's idea.
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Post by Myrm on Aug 14, 2012 20:26:15 GMT 1
14 August 2012, TuesdayKK, So I cleaned out their two foraging tanks today, one of which stank. There were still about 50 ants in the main tank when I emptied it out but I employed Chicken Bin Lid's idea of bunging up the tubes running into the tank to prevent more ants from coming in and then I emptied out the contents onto the floor and scooped all the ants up. I cleaned their tanks and re-attached them before returning the ants back. They seemed to have settled already, though some were discussing what had happened over a drink or two...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2012 20:29:34 GMT 1
So many ants ;D
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Post by Myrm on Aug 14, 2012 20:31:30 GMT 1
So many ants ;D That is just a tiny fraction of the overall population.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2012 20:59:48 GMT 1
Great photo myrm! ;D
I'd love to see a photo of the whole setup if you could!?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2012 21:05:08 GMT 1
Yeah thats a great idea Fraggs ;D It would be cool if possible
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Post by Myrm on Aug 14, 2012 21:07:45 GMT 1
Great photo myrm! ;D I'd love to see a photo of the whole setup if you could!? There is one in this journal already .. somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2012 21:18:49 GMT 1
In all 33 pages
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 1:35:30 GMT 1
There is one on page 4 of the setup but it's 3 years old!
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Post by Myrm on Aug 15, 2012 7:47:42 GMT 1
15 August 2012, Wednesday
Great! The new foraging tank I am using is not ant-proof and today when I came downstairs there were about half a dozen ants on my desk. I'll have to get some PTFE or whatever it's called from AntsUK.
The ants are still exploring their two new foraging tanks and there are still a fair few on the water trough.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 9:58:43 GMT 1
Yes PTFE, But you might have Vaseline in your house? Try that first .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2012 9:59:17 GMT 1
Use Vaseline it works the best !
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Post by Myrm on Aug 15, 2012 10:01:00 GMT 1
No vaseline here.
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