Honey/mealworms
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Honey/mealworms
I have three successful colonies Lasius neoniger, Camponotus herculeanus, and Formica fusca.
I feed them all natural unpasteurized honey, should I water down the honey or just give it to them straight? The honey is in a small liquid feeder.
The meal worms I freeze, when I take them out and cut them up for the ants they get quite juicy and turn black almost immediately is this okay?
I also feed them watermelon, apples, pears, oranges, cheese, sugar, raisins, and eggs. I have fed them wet dog food, but I learned that wasn't so good for them so I stopped.
I have started a bottle fly culture, I know flies aren't usually a good food source due to contaminants. But if I grow them myself they should be fine? I freeze all insects before feeding them to my ants at least 24h.
I feed them all natural unpasteurized honey, should I water down the honey or just give it to them straight? The honey is in a small liquid feeder.
The meal worms I freeze, when I take them out and cut them up for the ants they get quite juicy and turn black almost immediately is this okay?
I also feed them watermelon, apples, pears, oranges, cheese, sugar, raisins, and eggs. I have fed them wet dog food, but I learned that wasn't so good for them so I stopped.
I have started a bottle fly culture, I know flies aren't usually a good food source due to contaminants. But if I grow them myself they should be fine? I freeze all insects before feeding them to my ants at least 24h.
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How you give them honey doesn't matter so much, it depends on the preference of the ants. Mealworms are best given freshly killed (crickets to, they turn black as well), I usually cut them open or give them alive. If you grow the flies yourself it is fine.
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My ants puke honey if not watered down.
I keep a container of meal worms and cut them for my ants. they also turn black fast.
I keep a container of meal worms and cut them for my ants. they also turn black fast.
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At the moment I have a Lassus Niger queen in a test tube when she is put into a nest what shall I feed her?
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Rovvov can I see a few pictures of your colonies I am only a begginer and Lasius Niger is my first queen?
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Sure !
It won't let me upload more than 3 photos so I'll post another series. This one will be about my Pheidole Pallidulla colony.
It won't let me upload more than 3 photos so I'll post another series. This one will be about my Pheidole Pallidulla colony.
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This is about my Myrmica Rubra and Tetramorium Ceaspitum colonies.
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