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Can colonies go 3weeks without protein

Post: # 22575Post AntsSA
Thu Jun 08, 2017 1:47 pm

I have a few colonies
Namely
Small new monomorium colony, nanitics
A small lepisiota Capensis about 30 workers
2phielode 1 50 workers, one200 workers
1 Cardiocondya ,50 workers.
Can these colonies go 3 weeks with no protein(meal worms) a feed them a lot before I go on holiday?
Do I have to still feed them or not?(they will have sugar water and water tubes available)
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
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Re: Can colonies go 3weeks without protein

Post: # 22612Post idahoantgirl
Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:01 pm

AntsSA wrote:
Thu Jun 08, 2017 1:47 pm
I have a few colonies
Namely
Small new monomorium colony, nanitics
A small lepisiota Capensis about 30 workers
2phielode 1 50 workers, one200 workers
1 Cardiocondya ,50 workers.
Can these colonies go 3 weeks with no protein(meal worms) a feed them a lot before I go on holiday?
Do I have to still feed them or not?(they will have sugar water and water tubes available)
Yes, I think they should. especially the 200 worker colony. You can find a friend to watch them for you. Mikey has a video about vacationing with ants.
Proverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.

Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile

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Re: Can colonies go 3weeks without protein

Post: # 22672Post AntsSA
Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:21 am

idahoantgirl wrote:
Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:01 pm
AntsSA wrote:
Thu Jun 08, 2017 1:47 pm
I have a few colonies
Namely
Small new monomorium colony, nanitics
A small lepisiota Capensis about 30 workers
2phielode 1 50 workers, one200 workers
1 Cardiocondya ,50 workers.
Can these colonies go 3 weeks with no protein(meal worms) a feed them a lot before I go on holiday?
Do I have to still feed them or not?(they will have sugar water and water tubes available)
Yes, I think they should. especially the 200 worker colony. You can find a friend to watch them for you. Mikey has a video about vacationing with ants.
Do you know what the video is called?
Keeping.
lepisiota capensis colony
Cardiocondyla sp.
Founding
Messor. Sp. X 4
Myrmicine Sp. X 2
atopomyrmex Sp. X 2
Ants SA
:lol: :lol:
YouTube :
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC404jNiUH33dFnxqSZajoPg

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Re: Can colonies go 3weeks without protein

Post: # 22689Post idahoantgirl
Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:41 am

AntsSA wrote:
Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:21 am
idahoantgirl wrote:
Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:01 pm
AntsSA wrote:
Thu Jun 08, 2017 1:47 pm
I have a few colonies
Namely
Small new monomorium colony, nanitics
A small lepisiota Capensis about 30 workers
2phielode 1 50 workers, one200 workers
1 Cardiocondya ,50 workers.
Can these colonies go 3 weeks with no protein(meal worms) a feed them a lot before I go on holiday?
Do I have to still feed them or not?(they will have sugar water and water tubes available)
Yes, I think they should. especially the 200 worker colony. You can find a friend to watch them for you. Mikey has a video about vacationing with ants.
Do you know what the video is called?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzyuyKaVZbs
here ya go!
Proverbs 6:6-8

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.

Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile

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