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by Antmanboy
Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:46 am
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: The Bottle Colony
Replies: 36
Views: 12732

Re: The Bottle Colony

AntsLuxembourg wrote:
Tue Jun 07, 2022 3:28 am
Thx for the update. Glad they are still around. ;)
No problem! I'm glad that you are interested in how they are doing.
by Antmanboy
Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:51 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: What do ants eat?
Replies: 4
Views: 918

Re: What do ants eat?

Ants eat many things. If you have a queen who just raised her first workers you would want to feed them honey, sugar water, or protein jelly. After a few weeks you would want to feed them other insects along with the honey or similar food. Good insects would be roaches,mealworms,or crickets. In gene...
by Antmanboy
Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:45 pm
Forum: Nuptial Flight Schedules and Sightings
Topic: When do ants fly?
Replies: 2
Views: 1348

Re: When do ants fly?

I'm not sure about where you are specifically but in general ants do fly after rainfall and in the warmer months (for my area it would be spring and summer) Hope this helps!
by Antmanboy
Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:41 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: The Bottle Colony
Replies: 36
Views: 12732

Re: The Bottle Colony

Hi everyone! I haven't been on here for a while but I just wanted to say that the bottle colony are just fine! They have officially made it to the other sides of the yard. They are a native species to my area and enjoy living outside. Wherever there is wood is where I will see them. I'm happy to see...
by Antmanboy
Fri Oct 15, 2021 10:40 pm
Forum: Ant Diet & Nutrition
Topic: How many times should I feed my ants?
Replies: 4
Views: 1655

Re: How many times should I feed my ants?

Id say once every 2-3 days unless they seem to be constantly looking for food then i'd say about once every 1-2 days.
by Antmanboy
Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:57 pm
Forum: Temporary Placeholder
Topic: Carpenter ant colony stopped growing
Replies: 5
Views: 2889

Re: Carpenter ant colony stopped growing

Sounds like hibernation to me. Is there perhaps anything else you think could have caused this?
by Antmanboy
Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:56 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: Should I make more ant keeping guides on specific species?
Replies: 5
Views: 1548

Re: Should I make more ant keeping guides on specific species?

Formica or tetramotium mabye? Mikey already made a video about Tetramorium (but not the other species of Tetramorium that are semi-claustral which I already made) and I might need a lot of research for Formica due to it's diversity of species and some need certain requirements to found successfully...
by Antmanboy
Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:49 pm
Forum: Ant Care and Ant Keeping
Topic: The Bottle Colony
Replies: 36
Views: 12732

Re: The Bottle Colony

Update: Bottle colony rediscovered! There doing great and are in the hundreds now.
by Antmanboy
Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:47 pm
Forum: Everything Else
Topic: Rediscovered my ant colony
Replies: 2
Views: 1191

Re: Rediscovered my ant colony

No problems yet :lol: