Nucelus 4×6 (Ready For Shipping)
Product Options
Please see product descriptions below for more information.
Description
Time to Complete
Product Summary
*Available for faster shipping (depending on additional any custom requests)
Features:
- Blonde interior/Blonde exterior
- Museum Glass
- Premium Rocky Woodland Foraging Area
- Vermiculite coated chambers
- Small/Medium Species
- Two Sided
- Magnetically Removable Glass Covers
- Ytong and sand-coated Tunnels and Chambers
- Comes with Mini Hearth as an additional item (include choices for your Mini Hearth in comments box)
Read below for common Features of 4×6 Nucleus:
- Nest Block Size 4x6x4 inches (100mm x 150mm x 100mm)
- Foreaging Area Size 5x6x4 inches (125mm x 150mm x 100mm)
- Opposite sides connected by central access tunnel
- Acrylic friction-fitting lid for foraging area
- Magnetically removable foraging area
- Water Towers (one on each size standard)
- Stainless steel mesh vent
- Optional: Glass Type (Standard or Museum Quality)
- Professionally carved Ytong nest
- Nestmates are optional. What is a nestmate? Click here to find out
- Choice of stone color(all-natural) and side panel color (premium acrylic paints)
- Tunnels and chambers carved to your size specifications (see drop-down menu)
- Choice of foraging area decor
- Magnetically removable glass
- Sand-coated chambers giving your ants multiple surfaces for the various stage of development.
- 1/2″ side entry port for connection to other habitats
- Painted Side Panels
- PVC Board Base
What comes in the box?
The Nucleus formicarium (including glass panels and magnets), stopper for 1/2″ port, nestmate tubing (optional), syringe for hydration, round feeding dish, Nucleus Formicarium User Guide (NEW!), business card.
Stone Color:
Using natural dyes from the earth, Tar Heel Ants has developed a method of dying Ytong called “flash dying” that provides an even and consistent color to your nest.
Foraging Theme:
Desert: Features a natural sand-coated foraging area with sparse desert style rocks and plants (artificial).
Desert Stones: Our uniquely casted and colored stones (100% ant-safe materials) inset into a foraging area with white and golden-brown mixed sand
Desert Mountain: NEW! Desert rocks, lots of them! Maybe a plant or two as well…
Rocky woodland: Woodland style plants with several rocks and sticks
Forest underbrush: Heavier on the plants(artifical) with 1-2 rocks.
Premium: Using high quality treated wood, decorative rocks, and other decor. Additional cost is due to higher quality materials and more time in preparation of the foraging area.
Glass Style:
Standard Glass: Standard Frame Glass, 2.5 mm thick.
Museum Glass: Reduces reflection by over 95%. Achieves over 97% light transmission to enhance colors, brightness and contrast levels. 2.5mm thick.
Tunnel Size:
Small, Medium, Large options. Decision should be based on intended species size.
Above: 4×8 Nucleus with 2 nestmates (tubing with stoppers) on either side
Product Options
Please see product descriptions below for more information.
Description
Time to Complete
Product Summary
*Available for faster shipping (depending on additional any custom requests)
Features:
- Blonde interior/Blonde exterior
- Museum Glass
- Premium Rocky Woodland Foraging Area
- Vermiculite coated chambers
- Small/Medium Species
- Two Sided
- Magnetically Removable Glass Covers
- Ytong and sand-coated Tunnels and Chambers
- Comes with Mini Hearth as an additional item (include choices for your Mini Hearth in comments box)
Read below for common Features of 4×6 Nucleus:
- Nest Block Size 4x6x4 inches (100mm x 150mm x 100mm)
- Foreaging Area Size 5x6x4 inches (125mm x 150mm x 100mm)
- Opposite sides connected by central access tunnel
- Acrylic friction-fitting lid for foraging area
- Magnetically removable foraging area
- Water Towers (one on each size standard)
- Stainless steel mesh vent
- Optional: Glass Type (Standard or Museum Quality)
- Professionally carved Ytong nest
- Nestmates are optional. What is a nestmate? Click here to find out
- Choice of stone color(all-natural) and side panel color (premium acrylic paints)
- Tunnels and chambers carved to your size specifications (see drop-down menu)
- Choice of foraging area decor
- Magnetically removable glass
- Sand-coated chambers giving your ants multiple surfaces for the various stage of development.
- 1/2″ side entry port for connection to other habitats
- Painted Side Panels
- PVC Board Base
What comes in the box?
The Nucleus formicarium (including glass panels and magnets), stopper for 1/2″ port, nestmate tubing (optional), syringe for hydration, round feeding dish, Nucleus Formicarium User Guide (NEW!), business card.
Stone Color:
Using natural dyes from the earth, Tar Heel Ants has developed a method of dying Ytong called “flash dying” that provides an even and consistent color to your nest.
Foraging Theme:
Desert: Features a natural sand-coated foraging area with sparse desert style rocks and plants (artificial).
Desert Stones: Our uniquely casted and colored stones (100% ant-safe materials) inset into a foraging area with white and golden-brown mixed sand
Desert Mountain: NEW! Desert rocks, lots of them! Maybe a plant or two as well…
Rocky woodland: Woodland style plants with several rocks and sticks
Forest underbrush: Heavier on the plants(artifical) with 1-2 rocks.
Premium: Using high quality treated wood, decorative rocks, and other decor. Additional cost is due to higher quality materials and more time in preparation of the foraging area.
Glass Style:
Standard Glass: Standard Frame Glass, 2.5 mm thick.
Museum Glass: Reduces reflection by over 95%. Achieves over 97% light transmission to enhance colors, brightness and contrast levels. 2.5mm thick.
Tunnel Size:
Small, Medium, Large options. Decision should be based on intended species size.
Above: 4×8 Nucleus with 2 nestmates (tubing with stoppers) on either side