Auchingarrich Wildlife Park
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Auchingarrich Wildlife Park
A strange request from a highland zoo with no tropical animals was for an install of Leaf Cutters in their unheated gift shop. Quite a challenge.
We opted to house the colony in a small office beside the counter which we could heat and we put the pipe through the wall and around the window to a feeding tank, again heated. In winter this setup will be restricted to the nest room but the zoo is closed so a lack of ants on the walkway will not matter.
Heres some pics of the install.
We opted to house the colony in a small office beside the counter which we could heat and we put the pipe through the wall and around the window to a feeding tank, again heated. In winter this setup will be restricted to the nest room but the zoo is closed so a lack of ants on the walkway will not matter.
Heres some pics of the install.
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Re: Auchingarrich Wildlife Park
That is quite random by why not, I'm sure the visitors will love it.
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Re: Auchingarrich Wildlife Park
Suppose that's their excuse to start getting more tropical animals now
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Re: Auchingarrich Wildlife Park
As a matter of interest, how much do you sell them there square tanks for baring in mind i'm yer best friend
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You mean the nest tank or the feeding tank?
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Nest, even if the price has recently been inflated...
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Size? Length, width, height. The one in this setup was 650mm long, 1200mm high and 650mm front to back with a central weir for heating and a moat around the top. We also drill a hole at the base ofr water. If you give me a size, I will PM you with the ex-mates rate price. Kind of owe you one for the forum anyway so might forgive the previous indiscretions.
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Nah, decided to get one from a m8 of mine ................ ill have to talk to her indoors thats a no then
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Huh......sulk!