Bundle Offer – Starter Set Cork + Camponotus nicobarensis + Cricket Jam

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Bundle offer with an ant colony Camponotus nicobarensis (queen + 5-10 workers), a starter set cork and a jar of our special Cricket Jam (wet protein).

Everything you need for a Camponotus nicobarensis ant colony
This bundle contains everything you need to bring a colony of Camponotus nicobarensis successfully through the first months. It is flexibly expandable and explicitly suitable for beginners in ant keeping.

Camponotus nicobarensis
Camponotus nicobarensis is a relatively large species of the genus Camponotus and develops, in contrast to other Camponotus species, quite fast. It is therefore very suitable for beginners in ant keeping. In addition, it does not require hibernation and can therefore be easily observed at home even in winter. In the wild it lives among other places in the semi-deserts and steppes of Southeast Asia, but also in more humid regions. Due to the very large distribution area, it is tolerant of temperature and humidity.

Food for Camponotus nicobarensis
Camponotus nicobarensis feeds on honey water and small living or dead insects, but also fruits are gladly accepted. As an alternative to insects, our protein replacement food can also be given. However, better for the development of the colony are “fresh” proteins like our Cricket Jam. Fresh water should also be provided.

Formicarium for Camponotus nicobarensis
Camponotus nicobarensis is best kept in our Starter Sets L with cork nest inserts. In the wild, these animals usually live in rotten wood, but will gladly take any form of natural cavity to build a nest. Our cork nest inserts have been best accepted for keeping in the formicarium, due to the similarity to rotten wood.

Contents:
1x Camponotus nicobarensis (queen + 5-10 workers).
1x Cricket Jam 25g
1x ANTCUBE – Arena 20x20x10 – flat
1x Ant arena frame 20×20
1x ant arena cover 20×20
4x fixation point for arena cover
1x ANTCUBE – ant farm – L – 20×20 – standing
2x Formicarium plug 4mm
1x ant farm cover
1x ANTCUBE – cork nest 20×20 – standing
1x 0,5m tube transparent 20/16 mm
1x ANTCUBE – Red foil 20×20 – self-adhesive
1x Substrate – Sand-Loam beige – 1000g
1x grid insert – 50mm – stainless steel
1x Formicarium plug for 50mm hole
1x Formicarium plug for 27mm hole
1x grid cap – 16mm – stainless steel
1x basin hose connector 27-14,16,20 mm – transparent
1x Formicarium seal 3/4 inch – transparent
1x drinker 2ml – 360 degrees
1x Feed dispenser 2ml – dosable
1x Mini thermo hygrometer analog – display – hanging
1x Ant escape protection oil 10ml
1x tweezers spring steel – wide – soft
1x tweezers plastic transparent
1x Plastic pipette 3ml
1x Hand magnifier – 2x – 30mm
1x Food Mix Set – standard + sponge (11 parts)
1x foam wiper 150x18x2,5mm

Description Starter Set:
This starter set cork, with prefabricated corridors and chambers, is suitable for various ant species, especially for species nesting also in (dead) wood.

The “ANTCUBE – cork nest” can be inserted into the fully transparent farm. Alternatively, however, the “Soil – Sand-Loam beige” can be used to fill the farm or to close some chambers of the cork nest. Additional modules can be connected via the 50mm holes in the cover if required, such as the separately available foggers, fans or lights. Alternatively, matching grid inserts and Formicarium plugs are included to close the openings. Depending on your preference, the formicarium can also be operated open by simply placing the removable frame on top and applying ant escape protection oil to its rim. The “Drinking trough 2ml – 360 degrees” is intended for water, the “Food dispenser 2ml – dosable” for the carbohydrate and protein powder. The “Mini Thermo- Hygrometer” can be attached to the frame or the cover and shows the climate values.

Important: Please moisten the substrate before use, so that the mixture can combine and develop a firm hold in the ant farm. In addition, too dry and dusty substrate can lead to blocking the respiratory tract of the ants and in the worst case the animals suffocate.

Recommendation: we recommend a soil layer of 2 mm height to prevent the animals from burrowing in the arena and instead use the farm provided for them.

Notes on the Cricket Jam:
Our Cricket Jam is an easy way to provide your ants with freshly preserved protein food without having to feed live insects. The included crickets (Acheta domesticus) have been gently cooked to ensure that nutritional value, flavor and aroma are preserved. In addition, the chitinous shell of the insects is softened in this way, making it easier to digest. The compounds of the collagenous proteins are broken down so that the ants can utilize them better. Canned Acheta domesticus has the same nutritional value as live crickets, but is easier to digest.

The Cricket Jam is not suitable for hunting ant species that require live food. (e.g. Ponerines (primordial ants) such as Harpegnathos or Odontomachus).

Other advantages:
Guaranteed free of mites
Portionable and dilutable with water
Sterilized and vacuumized
Without additives
Crickets from sustainable pure organic breeding, fed with organic waste

Notice:
Once opened, keeps for about four days in the refrigerator. Longer shelf life if frozen.
Attention: Portion first, then freeze.

Notes on glass production
The glass is cut according to DIN 1249 with a tolerance of +/- 1mm. For extremely small ant species, additional breakout protection is essential.

Notes on the farm
The nest is only to be used in a dry formicarium. If the nest is kept permanently moist, the material may mold.

When attaching or detaching hoses, please note the following:
If the tubing is very difficult to fit onto the connector bushing, the bushing should be lightly rubbed with a drop of our anti-breakout oil or powder. The hose should then be pushed onto the bushing by twisting or screwing movements without stressing the bushing with up and down movements. The same applies when removing the hoses from the connection socket of the farm. Please do not simply pull them off!

Note on the basin hose connector 27-14,16,20 mm – transparent:
So that the connector sits firmly on the basin and does not rattle, the “Formicarius seal 3/4 inch – transparent” Art.No.:1005049 should be used.