HOW TO BUILD an ANT FARM: Make a DIY Plaster Ant Nest (Formicarium)

A comprehensive, In-Depth Guide on How to make a Plaster Formicarium (Ant Farm). In this Build Video of our ant keeping Series, we show you how to design and create an Ant Nest using Plaster Casting Powder. The end result of this DIY Project offers the Ants a Nesting Medium, which can be paired with an Outworld (foraging area) or other Nests to house a Pet Ant Colony.
As an ant keeper it is your duty to provide your Pet Ants with everything they need in order to thrive in your care!
One of our favourite Pet Ant Colonies shall later be introduced to this Formicarium.
The Tools and Materials used are mostly simple - So you can give it a try yourself too. We hope you follow our Footsteps!
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0:00 - Introduction
1:50 - Materials & Tools needed
4:38 - Mixing Plaster
8:51 - Drying Plaster correctly
11:35 - Drawing and Carving the Tunnels
19:15 - Smoothing with Sandpaper
22:47 - Tubing and Entrance/Exit
26:42 - Finalising the Structure
27:57 - Painting your Nest
31:02 - Alternative Design
32:00 - Conclusion
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