Step-by-step instructions on how to buld a 6"x6"x3/4" Plaster/Gypsum Ant Terrarium or Habitat.
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Steps 3-4
  • Make clay Connecting Passageways
  • Add 2 3/4" long 3/8" tubes and connecting passageways to provide for exit holes.

Step 3

Now that you have all of your chambers layed out you are ready to add the connecting passage ways. I typically do this with little bits of clay shaped or pressed into place.

Step 4

At this point you have to add the pieces which will make the exit holes in the colony. I prefer to use two of them so I can daisy chain multiple terrariums if the colony gets very large. To do this I cut two roughly 3/4" pieces of the 3/8" tubing and block up one hole with clay, then at the other hole I block up the hole and leave enough clay to make an intrance. I add these pieces to the matrix of chambers and passages usually with one on each side - in this case I chose to have them both on same side. Make sure these tubes are set up to come very close if not touch the frame so that when the plaster/gypsum is poured the locations of those tubes can be easily found. NOTE: Be sure to align one side of the glass against the edge of the wood which later on will make it possible for you to slide the cover on and off easily vs. having it buried in plaster/gypsum.
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