Specifications:
The sand formicarium is a sand nest and outside world in one. The ant colony can dig their own tunnels and chambers in the nest area, this makes the formicarium very interesting because you can see the natural digging behavior very well!
Dimensions , Length x width x height:
17×3.5×13.5 cm
Number of chambers:
1 sand nest section of 3.5 cm in which the colony can dig tunnels and chambers.
Aansluitingen:
Het formicarium heeft 2 aansluitingen waar een 10 mm slang in past. Bij de slangen afsluitset zit een 9 en 13 mm slang. De 9 mm slang past in 10 mm slang en de 9 mm slang past ook in de 13 mm slang.
Number of workers:
The formicarium is suitable for a colony of +- 30 to 600 workers (depending on the species)
Material:
3mm clear plexiglass
Bevochtigingssysteem:
Het nest kan via de bovenkant op het zand bevochtigd worden, zorg er voor dat het zand lichtvochtig is. Het bevochtigen kan bijvoorbeeld met het meegeleverde pipet.
Advantages:
There are several advantages to this formicarium
- Connectable
- Nest and outside world in 1
- Completely anti-escape thanks to the lid and the possibility of applying anti-breakout prevention
- Due to its natural concept, this formicarium is very suitable for burrowing species, such as Messor, Pheidole, Lasius, etc.
Disadvantages:
The nest is not suitable for ant species that do not naturally dig.
Including 400 grams of sand/loam
50 cm 10 mm slang
pipette
sealing caps
anti-breakout (the edges can be rubbed on the inside to prevent possible escapes.
