Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[HerpCrazy!!!]

I am pretty sure that they are Atta cephalotes from Trinidad but I will check tomorrow
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[trueviper_UK]

Had a quick look on the net and the only ant farm i could find was 17cm wide. Must be bigger ant colonies can grow huge!

It was a Space age one with glow gel or something!

I want one the size of a TV!

anyway you can buy ants for it but no queen ant!
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[HerpCrazy!!!]

I've seen those They look pretty cool and as long as you have a Queen to start the colony, it will only get as large as the food source/teriitory size allow. Pharoah ant colonies can run on about 150-200 ants, although normally larger, up to 500-600. Still thats pretty small eh? I will see if I can get 'styled' formicariums from the ant guy I'm sure he seels the full whack, colony and all.[/i]
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[HerpCrazy!!!]

I just had a look at an 'antkeeping website' and found this:

"Hi, I have had one of those ant farms. They are rubbish, and I would not recommend them to anyone. Here are some reasons why:-

1. They find it hard to dig.

2. It has a stupid lid which is stiff and airtight.

3. It says you don't need to feed them, but you do because the gel only feeds workers and not larvae.

4.The colony sits on the surface.

5. Few species can actually tunnel into it. E.g. Species of Harvester ants.

6. The ants dig for a day, then seem to give up.

7. When the ants die, they go mouldy in the gel.

8. The gel is too moist, so the ants get stuck in it.

9. The container is tiny.

10. The price is an unbelievable £20 - £25 for piece of rubbish, when you could buy 2 AntWorlds for the same price."

Trying to find out what 'antworlds' are
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[A.m.phibian]

Hi HerpCrazy,

Sorry to be a smart ar5e but thought I'd point out that the Midwife Toad Alytes Muletensis is an extremely rare species from Northern Majorca and is not found here in the English countryside, the species that has established itself in parts of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire is Alytes Obstetricans

JacobsEcology,

I didn't know about the Newdigate Alytes, is this a new record? I ask this because the nurserys there are known to have breeding populations of Mesotriton Alpestris, Triturus Carnifex and Pelophylax ridibunda/esculentus. Down in Bournemouth there is a huge population of Podarcis Muralis Spp, the European Wall Lizard, that were released in the early 90's. There is a debate as to whether these are interferring with some of our native herpetofauna

[trueviper_UK]

[HerpCrazy!!!]

Hey a.m.phibian Thanks for the correction, learn summat new everyday
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[dassie]

i got an adult male half banded and half striped caliking just up the road from me . No idea where he escaped from !

[A.m.phibian]

[Ajfr0ggy]

Pharoah ants... I'd be very careful with them, they can very easily become a real problem. As far as I'm aware, their nest can comprise of several queens, so they are very difficult to get rid of. I think theyve been a particular problem with hospitals.

I'd only raise them for food if the area was properly secure, not easy when the ants are about 2mm!

Leaf cutter ants aren't much good as a food, as theyre spiky! Theyre not the easiest, or cheapest foods either!