von highered » 20. Mai 2010 14:51
I just received my colony of these nice big ants, colony size about 30. They look amazingly similar to Pachcondyla apacis but are from Africa. I think they can be kept in a similar way, except instead of needing high humdity, they need a dry climate. I am currently provding 25-30 C frm a heat mat during the day and at night am turning it around to provide a more modest nightime temperature of 20-25 C. They can run very fast and although they are able to walk up a vertical plastic surface they don't like to and aren't very proficent in it. To keep it dry I am using a small cyrstal dehumidifier, the kind you might put in a cupboard. I have put a metal grill over the top to stop any ants geting into it.
I will post some photos if Antstore has changed it so I can just add a photo without having to download anything.