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- Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:39 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Hibernating and feeding Issues.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2491
Re: Hibernating and feeding Issues.
they could just be slowing down and not needing as much food. what have you tried? I just wrote a whole reply and it just disappeared.. I feed: Superworms Crickets Wild Caught: Grubs Rarley Army worms Moths in the summer Roaches They won't eat earthworms. I also give organic honey. Should I hiberna...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:17 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Hibernating and feeding Issues.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2491
Hibernating and feeding Issues.
Hello everyone! I'm having some issues. I have a black carpenter ant colony about 60 workers in like 4-6 months (should have marked when I collected the queen :( ) They wont accept the same food twice in a row and I'm running out of options :?. Also I'm wondering if I should hibernate them. I live i...
- Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:06 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Argentine Ants Semi or Fully Claustral?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1673
Re: Argentine Ants Semi or Fully Claustral?
Hello! :D Ive kept one with a few workers and just fed honey drops. She started laying eggs so I slowly added more queens but as I started learning about them more I let them go. They grow very fast :( IMO I dont like argentine ants they've taken over my whole backyard and killed off a red carpenter...
- Fri Jun 22, 2018 9:45 pm
- Forum: Ant Species Identification Center
- Topic: Comparison?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2265
Comparison?
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but does anyone have a picture of a pseudomyrmex gracilis queen compared to a worker? I have been finding male alates of this species around my pool and would like to try and obtain a queen, thanks.
- Thu May 17, 2018 2:41 pm
- Forum: Formicariums and Ant Setups
- Topic: Barrier for Carpenter Ants
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1770
Barrier for Carpenter Ants
Does anyone know the best barrier for a glass terrarium housing Black carpenter ants? I tried Baby Powder Alcohol mix and its slowly falling off.
- Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:09 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Argentine Ants?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4086
Argentine Ants?
Hi, I have an argentine ant colony i found and was wondering if they are easy to keep and their needs. (Over 30 Workers 1 Queen) I have them in a small container with dirt and some wet sphagnum moss (using petroleum jelly for border). Thank you
- Sat Sep 09, 2017 2:47 pm
- Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
- Topic: Pheidole Ant Problem
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1459
Pheidole Ant Problem
I recently got a Pheidole spp. colony that I found in a small log while it was Storming outside, I put it in a 5 Gal. container with Petroleum jelly barrier 2-inch. They first came out to explore and I offered them some honey and crushed cashews. The next day they were on top of the container (past ...