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Voltagekid56

how to feed ants while on vacation

Post: # 7384Post Voltagekid56
Sun Jun 12, 2016 10:36 pm

Soon I am going on a weeklong vacation and wont be able to feed my ants on a daily basis like usual. Does anyone know how I can keep them fed for the whole week while I am away? I already know that I don't have anyone available to be an 'ant sitter' who can care for them while I am gone and cant hire someone either. do I just give them a large amount of food at once or what? Anyone have any ideas? By the way the ants I care for are fire ants and there are not that many of them at the moment so they don't need much food.

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Re: how to feed ants while on vacation

Post: # 7390Post AntsRule
Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:41 am

The problem here is not food it is nest hydration. How is your nest hydrated? How often do you normally water it? I think you can leave a big pile of food but I am not sure, anyone else know about the food? :D
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Solenopsisace

Re: how to feed ants while on vacation

Post: # 7410Post Solenopsisace
Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:49 pm

Tie some water and food on a string set your coffee pot timer and let the hot plate cut string and presto :D

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Re: how to feed ants while on vacation

Post: # 7413Post AntsRule
Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:26 pm

That sounds kinda dangerous. :?
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Solenopsisace

Re: how to feed ants while on vacation

Post: # 7414Post Solenopsisace
Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:46 pm

Just a little :lol: .dont do that

thescienceguy1980

Re: how to feed ants while on vacation

Post: # 7799Post thescienceguy1980
Fri Jun 24, 2016 9:48 am

Solenopsisace wrote:Just a little :lol: .dont do that
I was trying to hang water from a string but could only come up with an ice cube idea ; ) hehe kidding.

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Re: how to feed ants while on vacation

Post: # 7807Post AntsRule
Fri Jun 24, 2016 12:55 pm

thescienceguy1980 wrote:
Solenopsisace wrote:Just a little :lol: .dont do that
I was trying to hang water from a string but could only come up with an ice cube idea ; ) hehe kidding.
I just had a random idea, I will be starting a termite colony for my ants food. What if I put a chunk of wood full of termites in the out world and then the ants could catch them when they want. :D
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