Odonthomachus Clarus queen feeding.

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LilyPearl696
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Odonthomachus Clarus queen feeding.

Post: # 60149Post LilyPearl696
Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:16 pm

Help, I caught an Odontomachus Clarus queen last week and she already has a large cluster of eggs, and I was wondering what to feed her I gave her honey every once in a while and I tried feeding her the only insect I could catch: wild black crazy ants and she didn't even touch it, I'm worried she might starve. I've read that you feed termites to them but so far no luck finding termite nests. What else can I feed her??

Camponotus
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Re: Odonthomachus Clarus queen feeding.

Post: # 60161Post Camponotus
Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:48 pm

Maybe cricket or fly or spider...?

LilyPearl696
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Re: Odonthomachus Clarus queen feeding.

Post: # 60163Post LilyPearl696
Mon Jul 01, 2019 5:00 pm

Thanks!!! I'll go looking for a spider and see if she wants it. Let's hope she does!

Hawkeye
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Re: Odonthomachus Clarus queen feeding.

Post: # 60166Post Hawkeye
Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:51 pm

- Look under rocks/wood to find woodlice
- leave a piece of fruit (like a banana) out in your windowsill. It will surely attract fruitflies
- look for snails/spiders etc?

- try egg? (raw is probably easier for the ants, but you might risk giving unwanted bacteria)
- pieces of cooked/boiled meat?
- peanutbutter?

Hawkeye
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Re: Odonthomachus Clarus queen feeding.

Post: # 60167Post Hawkeye
Mon Jul 01, 2019 6:52 pm

Your local pet shop or fishing shop probably also will have maggots or mealworms to offer ?

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