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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2012 17:11:38 GMT 1
Hi if you read my earlier thread you`ll know that soon i may be getting my first colony(lasius niger with antsuk starter set a) so i was thinking ahead about 2-3 years when the colony should have a fair amount of workers9if they survive that long, if they dont i may try rubra ;D). Any way my question is when should i add another nestbox and whats size.
P.S on a side note when or do you clean out the farm( i know you have to do it with food but what about carcasses etc.)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2012 18:30:03 GMT 1
Well to be honest it all depends on how fast the colony grows. I would say once 3/4 of the first nesting box is filled add in another, it will allow them to get used to it. If possible have the nesting boxes together without the foraging box between them, it will make them feel a lot safer. I think that one foraging box is enough unless there are to many ants in there to feed them properly.
Most colony's I had piled their dead and wastes outside in the foraging box. Once there is a nice pile just head in there and clean it out. I put a bit of water at the end of a paper towel and just used the water to get the water to stick to the paper towel. Remember not to disturb the nesting area unless it is 100% needed. If there is mold in there take it out but if there are just a couple of dead ants just wait for the colony to remove them by themselves.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2012 22:29:37 GMT 1
If it's big, you'll only need a nest and foraging area.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2012 2:06:50 GMT 1
It all depends on how large the colony gets mate.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2012 7:36:42 GMT 1
lasius niger only need a nest and foraging box. Look on the wiki how many ants can be in the colony your keeping, and research how many nests that many ants would need.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2012 22:36:27 GMT 1
Ohh I thought you meant only one of each! XD Yep, only a nest and a foraging box are required but the number depends on the colony size.
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