Moving My Camponotus Decipiens Ant Colony Inside a New Foranto Wooden Ant Nest

[@allantsuk8974]

the video was cool and i think i know which are going to be the new species to the channel

[@EstheticAnts]

Thanks, please do tell me!

[@CamponicoAnts]

I think the tarheel is very pretty.. hoping to move my sanctus and fedtschenkoi one day! But I must say.. the wood looks pretty good!!

[@EstheticAnts]

Yes nice nests indeed, just not for me😅

[@Drpaper1]

Keep up the good work!

[@EstheticAnts]

Thank you Esther!

[@myrmepropagandist]

I'm also not a huge fan of the tarheel nest and I'll use wood for whatever species will tolorate it. I have a massive camponotus discolor colony and they started out in this exact same foranto nest.

[@EstheticAnts]

eyy nice!

[@stijncroon9287]

Very good very nice

[@EstheticAnts]

Hello sexy EA

[@cheryldahl9192]

I just ordered a mini hearth from tarheelants. I hope I like it.

[@EstheticAnts]

I think you will!

[@Antramblings]

They are a nice looking sp and i really want to make a wood nest to try myself just worried about the hydration .

[@EstheticAnts]

You shouldn't and don't need to hydrate wood

[@Antramblings]

@@EstheticAnts cool ,would need to choose the sp that's going in carefully though .

[@philippreh5078]

You don't need to hydrate a wooden nest, ants that like to live in wood naturally have the ability to hydrate the brood manually. You just have to make sure they have a constant water supply. I built a wooden nest myself for my camponotus and it's working flawlessly!

[@Antramblings]

@@philippreh5078 what sp have you put in it ?

[@philippreh5078]

@@Antramblings I have camponotus herculeanus in it, they're native to where I live. But I'm pretty sure all camponotus like wood. Don't quote me on that tho, i could be wrong. Just do a little research about a species and see if they live in wood in nature, and I'm sure they'll like a wooden nest as well!

[@anter6546]

Great Video!

[@EstheticAnts]

Thanks!

[@StillOofing1]

Finally an update on them

[@EstheticAnts]

You were waiting for so long!!!

[@StillOofing1]

True😅

[@Drpaper1]

Can you make an update on the cremedogaster? I like them a lot. I have a small colony of them but a different species

[@EstheticAnts]

Made a video on them not long ago!

[@StillOofing1]

Im trying to catch a temnothorax colony rn

[@Drpaper1]

Im still housing my carpenter ants in your nest but they need to move out since their to big now but your nests are too cozy for them!

[@StillOofing1]

Noo i was late

[@mirandolashormigas765]

I'm waiting to see your new video

[@StillOofing1]

Same

[@Drpaper1]

Same

[@downsouthantkeeper3802]

Hey bro I watch videos all the time I though I was subscribed lol but I am now beautiful ants.

[@EstheticAnts]

Thanks man!!

[@gordonc2792]

Great video Yes tar hill nests are good but limitations mean that they are not for every species of ants I also have had issues with cleaning them after moving a colony

[@EstheticAnts]

Yeah man!

[@edwardchoo7981]

Use a water pik

[@christianyeo2176]

Ants 🐜

[@nikita38dn]

🔥

[@Drpaper1]

Cool!

[@Neo0311]

I owed 4 tarheel mini hearths not a huge fan to be honest. Still have 2. None of your complaints are wrong except for the nest mate. That shit is so good. I use them in my Frando nests.

[@EstheticAnts]

Alright, but if you pull it out? Then...

[@Neo0311]

@@EstheticAnts I use the blockers from my other nests and just replace the nest mate with the blocker. Or if I'm up on my cleaning I have an extra I fill and swap out(easy to diy). You can scare them away by moving the nest mate until the ants on it move away. I just kinda reangle it so I don't hurt them.

[@doge050]

Welke grote nest zou ik moeten nemen als ik een kolonie van 200 plus w camponotus Parius heb? (Gaast nest bedoel ik)

[@EstheticAnts]

De grootste

[@doge050]

@@EstheticAnts thx

[@finnsphotos8922]

I need to take better care of my colony, but in my experience camponotus decipiens is very slow growing and they don't get very big. I have seen mature colony's that size

[@EstheticAnts]

Oh really? Interesting😅

[@TheSevenboy127]

Your problem is u moved in a very small colony into a formi that was WAY TO BIG FOR THEM

[@Neo0311]

Your white paper isn't blocking light just an FYI.

[@4eal_boyyt654]

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[@4eal_boyyt654]

@UChy6VOueL6finT08Qa8J6iQ tnx now my I need to impress my parents with lasius niger video’s 👍🤣

[@mitchels.dieren]

Wat een fantastische video dit is een ban je betere video's

[@EstheticAnts]

[@Drpaper1]

Im fithteenth this time😐

[@Adonis626]

Can you help me identify my ant colony?

[@EstheticAnts]

Send a picture in the discord

[@mattashby8431]

ANTS🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜

[@manuelh.7254]

Dont they pull the Cotton out of the hole and celebrate their freedom soon or later?

[@EstheticAnts]

No they aren't strong enough for that!

[@manuelh.7254]

@@EstheticAnts ah ok good to know. I saw a few videos about these nests, and they always used testubes. :D But good to know Cotton works as well.

[@riomouris4767]

'These are American ants' isn't it bad to introduce a foreign species to Europe?

[@EstheticAnts]

I'm not introducing them in the wild

[@riomouris4767]

I heard ants canada said they seized some queens that were imported into the phillipines, so wasn't sure. Looks interesting though!

[@EstheticAnts]

@@riomouris4767 yes but that's in Azia. In Europe that is fine.

[@englishfishkeeper2007]

@@riomouris4767 mate do your research.....it's legal in Europe to keep Non native species (Still check where u live tho BC city law may change)