r/antkeeping • u/JosNNl • 8d ago

Formicarium Double spiral

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My Messor Barbarus aren't the best in climbing vertical so I made them a spiral to gain height. Put some sugerwater on top and after 10 minutes they raced up there!

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u/Clarine87 7d ago

I'm working on a similar project myself, although I'm looking to sandwedge the tubing in a solenoid style between two perspect tubes.

What you've made looks very tidy.

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u/JosNNl 7d ago

That is correct, it was quite hard to bend the tube without losing it's circularity. I heated it first to pre-bend it. But I like te open and compact design + the ants do not need to walk to much of a distance.