Housing Idea?
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Housing Idea?
For those with a few colonies or those looking for an elegant way to house colonies with several fungus gardens, this might be an option.
The tray is not heated but one of the long thin mats could be entirely hidden underneath. The tray at the bottom could be filled with water. The boxes could be joined with tubing or left as separate housing units. Just a thought, they are quite cheap and on sale here....
http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/self ... GwodZv0Kxw
The tray is not heated but one of the long thin mats could be entirely hidden underneath. The tray at the bottom could be filled with water. The boxes could be joined with tubing or left as separate housing units. Just a thought, they are quite cheap and on sale here....
http://www.harrodhorticultural.com/self ... GwodZv0Kxw
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Thanks for the link - ordering some
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Marco, just order one to see! I am not recommending these, just passing on a spot. You might be wasting your money!Formica123 wrote:Thanks for the link - ordering some
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I can use them as incubators for pheidologeton if they're no good for Leafcutters. With a moat it would be hard for them to escape. Especially now there's 3,000 plusAcromyrmexbob wrote:Marco, just order one to see! I am not recommending these, just passing on a spot. You might be wasting your money!Formica123 wrote:Thanks for the link - ordering some
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These ones look better, they're more square so would be easier to drill into if needed, and they are chepser:
http://www.gardenbestbuys.com/all_propa ... As2k8P8HAQ
http://www.gardenbestbuys.com/all_propa ... As2k8P8HAQ
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Its the same product, different label, and cheaper. Might be a good possibility to use. Saw them in the flesh at a garden centre on Saturday which made me look them up. The Garden centre was selling them at £35!!
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Just a slightly different shape.Acromyrmexbob wrote:Its the same product, different label, and cheaper. Might be a good possibility to use. Saw them in the flesh at a garden centre on Saturday which made me look them up. The Garden centre was selling them at £35!!
£35! What a rip off :O
They would make for good incubators but I'm pretty sure LCA would grow out of them very quickly
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http://www.leafcuttingants.com/www.leaf ... f=15&t=523
I picked up one a while back, sitting on my fridge. I think there could be a use for them with you colonies.
B&q does them
I picked up one a while back, sitting on my fridge. I think there could be a use for them with you colonies.
B&q does them
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Was that the correct picture Jamie?
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Ha ha will be why no one replied then! DouhAcromyrmexbob wrote:Was that the correct picture Jamie?