cheers man, was a proper fight to get it up as everything around me but the ants is currently failing. phone died. computer took 5 days to render it, having a huffy. finally got something up though
Great update! I think i remember one of your older messors in a set up thst was premade clay like tunnels in a container in the lower half and outworld was the space above. Love your videos ❤️🐜🐜🐜
Thanks Sadie,that nest was one of the best nests i ve ever made for sure, shoulda used gravel in the bottom not sand but lesson learnt, it worked a treat. may have to make another if they keep growing at this rate. sooo fun though
Really good video, it is good to see someone actually monitor the progress of the colony instead of just short term “unboxing - move cycle” very entertaining and I live surrounded by Messor barbarus in Spain so really good job
Very nice video good to see these again like they said before a 'proper" ant video 👌 i have also have 2 different messor queens both still alive ...lucky me.....nice to see a couple of your new inventions .. i like your thinking outside the regular ant box ant and come up with some original stuff 👍
@@Antymatters thanks for being here. I have a couple seed collecting species (1 or 2 workers each) but just trying to see what I can do to get them up in numbers
Messor barbarus are so tricky sometimes, dying for basically no reason. I started with eight, and after four months, only one queen has developed a small, ten worker colony. Two others remain without brood, the rest died unexpectedly.
I have a couple questions, firstly how do you hibernate them, I’ve heard you just leave them as they hibernate at room temperature? Secondly my Messor colony, almost one year old +40 workers Messor Barbarus colony’s queen stopped laying eggs, is this because of daily checkups, time of year, or temperature, it is around ~22-23c in my room, which I have turned the radiator off in to prepare my ants for hibernation before I put them in my mini fridge.
Well 1st colony was just because I had 2 so gave one to my mate ramblings to enjoy.second colony were doing great but I saw Midland ants ha some trouble with her ants so decided she could take the second colony, they'd also have the chance of being used for ant education which seemed a great cause. If it wasn't for the education I would of kept them but it seemed worth it to spread the ant love.
I have a question, what happens if you keep a small species and it grows massive in a year and you don't have the space for it or for whatever reason it's just too much what do you do with them? I know if it's a native species to your area you can release them but what if it's not?
tbh shop wise i don't really think theres any good nests when compared to diy nests for these. by far the best setup in my experience is a plaster nest in a spaghetti container. put a few bits of fine gravel at the bottom to act as a hydration layer, then pour a quite stiff /thick mix of plaster to fill 3/4 of the container and allow to dry. once its hard slip the plaster out the container and carve what you like. some larger chambers near the surface for seeds and cozy chambers near the bottom for brood is reccomended. clay can also be used to restrict acsess temporarily till its required. theyl dig through it to open new areas. once its all carcved back into the spagetti container its goes. maybe drill a expansion hole up top and a small hydration hole nr the bottom to. makes everything easier longrun. lemme find an exmaple
@@TheSwedishAntChannel ytong is deffinetly okay, not sure about tile grout, if its porous it would work though i suspect. aslong as its not got any nasty chemicals in it.
@ I've had them about 4 months. Quite a sad moment really. I will try again but not whilst all the works are still alive. I have thought about trying to introduce a new queen but I'm not sure. I probably only have 40 works or so. And tips and advice on what to do next would be great :) please
First vid of yours I've seen, subscribed cos of your commentary.
Thanks man 😊
So refreshing to see a proper ant video! Oh how I have missed these.
cheers man, was a proper fight to get it up as everything around me but the ants is currently failing. phone died. computer took 5 days to render it, having a huffy. finally got something up though
Nice vid! Really enjoyed it! The canons are cool!
Omg, that growth is insane!
Amazing vid ❤
Thank you!! yeah mate, they've literally gone nuts. now its growing everyday visibly. should have some fun with them next season
Great update! I think i remember one of your older messors in a set up thst was premade clay like tunnels in a container in the lower half and outworld was the space above. Love your videos ❤️🐜🐜🐜
Thanks Sadie,that nest was one of the best nests i ve ever made for sure, shoulda used gravel in the bottom not sand but lesson learnt, it worked a treat. may have to make another if they keep growing at this rate. sooo fun though
emotional rollercoaster! brilliant video thanks, and your new nest idea is ace!
thanks, glad you liked the video. yeah im quite hopeful with this protoype. its 1 print away from being finalised now :)
Really good video, it is good to see someone actually monitor the progress of the colony instead of just short term “unboxing - move cycle” very entertaining and I live surrounded by Messor barbarus in Spain so really good job
awesome vid! they have grown an insane amount, it really dosent feel like 9 months has gone already😂
yeah totally, feels like william only arrived a few months ago. the lil mans obviously responsible for the growth id say. its the only explanation
Very nice video good to see these again like they said before a 'proper" ant video 👌 i have also have 2 different messor queens both still alive ...lucky me.....nice to see a couple of your new inventions .. i like your thinking outside the regular ant box ant and come up with some original stuff 👍
Thanks man👍 fingers crossed will get a few new videos out soon and maybe some new nests :D just needs some finalising
So video was great and you deserve 2 likes but I can only give 1
you had me hanging on a reply, appreciate it. glad you liked it. thanks for choosing Antymatters :D
@@Antymatters thanks for being here. I have a couple seed collecting species (1 or 2 workers each) but just trying to see what I can do to get them up in numbers
Great video! I hope to keep messor barbarus one day.
i definitely recommend them. sometimes they go on sale for like £2 and for the ammount of fun they are its 1000% worth it. cant really loose
@@Antymatters Yeah they sound great and really cheap
rely nice video, my messor b havent grown that fast yet probably around 50 - 60 workers. hopefully gona grow a bit faster after hibernation
Best of luck! come spring im sure theyl explode. the second years is when the serious growing happens :D
keep uploading 🔥
Messor barbarus are so tricky sometimes, dying for basically no reason.
I started with eight, and after four months, only one queen has developed a small, ten worker colony. Two others remain without brood, the rest died unexpectedly.
Finally.. let me watch the video and make sure you still got the same quality lol
Love the video
thanks :D
I have a couple questions, firstly how do you hibernate them, I’ve heard you just leave them as they hibernate at room temperature? Secondly my Messor colony, almost one year old +40 workers Messor Barbarus colony’s queen stopped laying eggs, is this because of daily checkups, time of year, or temperature, it is around ~22-23c in my room, which I have turned the radiator off in to prepare my ants for hibernation before I put them in my mini fridge.
I got these recently, can I ask why you gave away your old big colonies of these? did they get too big? just want to know what to expect
Well 1st colony was just because I had 2 so gave one to my mate ramblings to enjoy.second colony were doing great but I saw Midland ants ha some trouble with her ants so decided she could take the second colony, they'd also have the chance of being used for ant education which seemed a great cause. If it wasn't for the education I would of kept them but it seemed worth it to spread the ant love.
I have a question, what happens if you keep a small species and it grows massive in a year and you don't have the space for it or for whatever reason it's just too much what do you do with them? I know if it's a native species to your area you can release them but what if it's not?
what was the shop you got them
Wich nest do you think is best for messor barbarus?
tbh shop wise i don't really think theres any good nests when compared to diy nests for these. by far the best setup in my experience is a plaster nest in a spaghetti container. put a few bits of fine gravel at the bottom to act as a hydration layer, then pour a quite stiff /thick mix of plaster to fill 3/4 of the container and allow to dry. once its hard slip the plaster out the container and carve what you like. some larger chambers near the surface for seeds and cozy chambers near the bottom for brood is reccomended. clay can also be used to restrict acsess temporarily till its required. theyl dig through it to open new areas. once its all carcved back into the spagetti container its goes. maybe drill a expansion hole up top and a small hydration hole nr the bottom to. makes everything easier longrun. lemme find an exmaple
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@@Antymatters thanks for the information. But do you think title grout or ytong also is good?
@@TheSwedishAntChannel ytong is deffinetly okay, not sure about tile grout, if its porous it would work though i suspect. aslong as its not got any nasty chemicals in it.
noooo please can you please just selll it once ive been waitiing for 1 year
when are you going yo get teratorium biconcave back in stock
dont think i will be.
@@Antymatters can i just buy a colony bro i e nbeen waiting for so long
I have a question please respond
Wassup
found my queen dead today :(
@@nodwaa9227 sorry to hear that :( going to try again ? There a fab colony to get going, when they get going
@ I've had them about 4 months. Quite a sad moment really.
I will try again but not whilst all the works are still alive.
I have thought about trying to introduce a new queen but I'm not sure.
I probably only have 40 works or so.
And tips and advice on what to do next would be great :) please
can i have your discord or somthing so i can text you