My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

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Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Post by PierreE » Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:53 am

Update 08.01.16

Hello,
Yesterday I cleaned up all Trashcontainer and hope,that they create a new fungus...
But Attas are very big pigs!!!
In 2 of the 3 Containers they put trash again
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!!BUT!! In the 30x20x6 Farm are a new fungus :)
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I hope the fungus will exist :)

If the Fungus exist and the farm is full then I must buy new containers (I think 2-3 )
Have you had big prison break yet? Imagine that we be fun in your house .
@ deansie26:
Ohhhhhhhh yes xD
They have broken 3 times!
First time I fed them and there was a branch which hung out from the basin xD
But they escaped only +/- 200 xD
My mom shout: Pierre!!! In the corridor are many ants hahahaha!!!
I had to laugh xD

The second time was at night.
I slept and heard some sounds....
I stand up and looked to my containers and saw many many many Ants on the shelf.
The cover of the funguscontainer was not fixed very much....
So I stand up in night and move them into the container...

The third time was the best hahaha Today I must laugh ^^
I was with my family in vacation (Fuerteventura) and for this 2 weeks my grandma feed them.
One time I have breakfast and I get one call.
It was my grandma which shout: Pierre!!! All ants are in the complete apartment!!! You have not used enough oil !!!! What should I do?!?!!
They are everywhere!!!
She send me pictures ,but I don't have them yet..
She lubricate everything!!! The door,the shelf!! The soil ,too!!!!
hahaha

Yes...
That was my report hehe

Best regards,
Pierre
Best regards,
Pierre

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Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Post by Atta solider » Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:21 pm

Wow mate how you keeping the temp right and what leaves are you feeding them I want my colony be like this I hope

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Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Post by Deansie26 » Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:41 pm

Ha ha brilliant Pierre, I've been there in holiday also, quite a windy place eh

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Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Post by PierreE » Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:52 pm

Wow mate how you keeping the temp right and what leaves are you feeding them I want my colony be like this I hope
Hehe,thank you!
how you keeping the temp right
How I keep the right temperature? I keep them easy at room temperature ^^
No problem! As I get them,I heat for a short time with a heatmat.But I don't like them xD
they are also developing very well at room temperature :)
what leaves are you feeding them
http://www.leafcuttingants.com/www.leaf ... f=14&t=357
This is my list ;)
I hope I can answer your questions ^^

Ha ha brilliant Pierre, I've been there in holiday also, quite a windy place eh
Hahaha,yes,but very hot in summer! ^^

Best regards,
Pierre

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Today they get Apples ^^

Post by PierreE » Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:33 pm

Today I've bought some Apples for the Atta ^^
Here some pictures and one video (Bad quality ,sorry )
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And here the short video:



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Pierre
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Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Post by Atta solider » Sun Jan 10, 2016 11:49 am

Wow mate and thank it's just mine temps acting wired my heat mat get th the right temp with my thermostat at 25 I've set it at so red light goes out when hits to 25 so it goes out but my temp reader say 23.5c but the souls must be right temp as red light out but great colony I hope mine goes like that soon

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Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Post by Deansie26 » Sun Jan 10, 2016 1:07 pm

Nice update Pierre, colony looks great. They are an awesome site when they get big.

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Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Post by Deansie26 » Sun Sep 25, 2016 1:23 pm

Hi Pierre, any updates on your colony?

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Re: My Setup (Atta cephalotes)

Post by Acromyrmexbob » Tue Oct 18, 2016 11:34 pm

Updates Pierre? Always liked your thread, would be great to hear whats happening.

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