Meat
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Meat
Hey I was wondering if lunchmeat (turkey, ham, etc) is a reliable source of protein for my ants. My Formica subsericea queen is about to have to first adult worker!
Keeping:
Formica subsericea: 10 workers
Tetramourium Immigrans: 12 workers
solenopsis molesta: 25-30 workers
"The ant's a centaur in his dragon world"-Ezra Pound
Dream species: Atta Texana
Formica subsericea: 10 workers
Tetramourium Immigrans: 12 workers
solenopsis molesta: 25-30 workers
"The ant's a centaur in his dragon world"-Ezra Pound
Dream species: Atta Texana
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Re: Meat
It's better if the colony is an older one because the ants themselves can't chew food. They give it to the larvae, which have the chewing parts. It would take more energy for a smaller colony to do this, so giving them insects is way better cause they can just suck up the guts.TippyDisc911 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 19, 2017 11:49 amHey I was wondering if lunchmeat (turkey, ham, etc) is a reliable source of protein for my ants. My Formica subsericea queen is about to have to first adult worker!
Keeper of:
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
1x Camponotus Hyatti
1x Lasius alienus colonies
1x Tetramorium immigrans
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Re: Meat
I've tried ham with a small colony before, and they couldn't consume even the tiny piece I gave them before it started rotting.
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Re: Meat
Thanks guys
Keeping:
Formica subsericea: 10 workers
Tetramourium Immigrans: 12 workers
solenopsis molesta: 25-30 workers
"The ant's a centaur in his dragon world"-Ezra Pound
Dream species: Atta Texana
Formica subsericea: 10 workers
Tetramourium Immigrans: 12 workers
solenopsis molesta: 25-30 workers
"The ant's a centaur in his dragon world"-Ezra Pound
Dream species: Atta Texana
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