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Camponotous Diet

Post: # 31650Post Pineapple
Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:46 am

I have a young camponotous americus colony with only seven workers, this is my first colony and at this stage I am wondering what and how often i should feed them. I gave them a cricket leg wwhich they accepted and some honey in the outworld, aswell as some cracker crumbs, but they dont seem to be accepting them, can anyone help? :?: :?:

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Re: Camponotous Diet

Post: # 31659Post YSTheAnt
Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:33 am

Stick to diluted honey or sugar water for sugar, and feeder insects like the cricket leg for protein. This is a good diet, but consider also switching up their protein a bit by providing them with some other insects as well, like fruit flies.
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Re: Camponotous Diet

Post: # 31795Post Pineapple
Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:24 am

thanks, is fish food ok for protein?

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Re: Camponotous Diet

Post: # 31796Post idahoantgirl
Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:47 am

Pineapple wrote:
Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:24 am
thanks, is fish food ok for protein?
No. not solely. You may ***** some fish food, but their protein should mainly consist of insects.
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.

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Re: Camponotous Diet

Post: # 31883Post Pineapple
Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:42 am

idahoantgirl wrote:
Mon Sep 25, 2017 9:47 am
Pineapple wrote:
Mon Sep 25, 2017 7:24 am
thanks, is fish food ok for protein?
No. not solely. You may ***** some fish food, but their protein should mainly consist of insects.
Ok, thanks!

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