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 in tx, I dont know if that counts as "tropical" or not. They are in my room and it stays warm as I have a lot of reptiles (their heat lamps warm the room). If I do need to hibernate them would the garage be a good place for them?
Thanks!
-Mick
Hibernating and feeding Issues.
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Re: Hibernating and feeding Issues.
they could just be slowing down and not needing as much food. what have you tried?
Proverbs 6:6-8
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Go to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander,
no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer
and gathers its food at harvest.
Keeping Tetramorium immigrans, Tapinoma Sessile
Re: Hibernating and feeding Issues.
I just wrote a whole reply and it just disappeared..idahoantgirl wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:26 pmthey could just be slowing down and not needing as much food. what have you tried?
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 hibernate them?
They will eat they just dont if its something they've recently had. I wont always be able to get grubs moths and roaches Plus I'm kinda against wild caught cause of pesticides. Especially with Moths and roaches that visit other houses
(The roaches I get are small about 2 in. And fly)
Thanks for the reply!
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Re: Hibernating and feeding Issues.
I would personally hibernate them as when they come out they'll probably except the food as well as it'll give the queen a rest allowing her to prepare for another year of laying.
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