Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
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Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
i have a new queen i caught a few days ago, and i dont have any honey at my house. Can i use maple syrup instead?
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Re: Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
Maple syrup (particularly the real stuff) is a great ant food. My ants and I actually prefer it over honey.
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Re: Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
what about sugar free?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:09 pmMaple syrup (particularly the real stuff) is a great ant food. My ants and I actually prefer it over honey.
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Re: Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
Ants are in this for the sugar. Fake sweeteners will starve or poison them.XxStrongHeroxX wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:17 pmwhat about sugar free?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:09 pmMaple syrup (particularly the real stuff) is a great ant food. My ants and I actually prefer it over honey.
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Re: Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
what about molasses?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:31 pmAnts are in this for the sugar. Fake sweeteners will starve or poison them.XxStrongHeroxX wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:17 pmwhat about sugar free?Batspiderfish wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:09 pmMaple syrup (particularly the real stuff) is a great ant food. My ants and I actually prefer it over honey.
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Re: Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
Ants do not like molasses in my experience -- it might not be good for them. Do you have sugar that you can just mix with water?
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Re: Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
yeah but i wanted a alternativeBatspiderfish wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2017 5:58 amAnts do not like molasses in my experience -- it might not be good for them. Do you have sugar that you can just mix with water?
Re: Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
MY Camponotus barbaricus love maple syrup.
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Re: Can i use maple syrup for instead of honey
Seeing as how all the other foods you have right now are unpalatable or poisonous to the ants, sugar water is going to be your best choice. It's pretty good ant food.XxStrongHeroxX wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2017 3:00 pmyeah but i wanted a alternativeBatspiderfish wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2017 5:58 amAnts do not like molasses in my experience -- it might not be good for them. Do you have sugar that you can just mix with water?
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