Orange slices.SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 5:40 pmWhat did you feed themantperson24 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:56 pmI have tried twice, they died both times. I don't know what I did wrong.
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Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
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Try apples or other non acidic fruits instead. Idk if that affects them at all tho. How did you keep themantperson24 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 8:44 pmOrange slices.SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 5:40 pmWhat did you feed themantperson24 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 09, 2023 12:56 pm
I have tried twice, they died both times. I don't know what I did wrong.
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Just in a plastic tub with vermiculite.SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:20 pmTry apples or other non acidic fruits instead. Idk if that affects them at all tho. How did you keep them
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I dont think any substrate is necessary, only for breeding you need a type of substrate so the can lay eggs.antperson24 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:46 amJust in a plastic tub with vermiculite.SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:20 pmTry apples or other non acidic fruits instead. Idk if that affects them at all tho. How did you keep them
Also i had kinda young crickets, one grew up now and has wings...(they are in my room sadly)
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Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
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My campo nicobarensis also went from 15W to 4W, they have 2 larvae now and 1 egg. I gave them honey recently. Should i feed them a cricket? What is best to recover a colony? Also, it has been like this for a few months now i am worried the workers might die.
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
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What did you feed them besides honey? How often are you feeding them?Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:31 pmMy campo nicobarensis also went from 15W to 4W, they have 2 larvae now and 1 egg. I gave them honey recently. Should i feed them a cricket? What is best to recover a colony? Also, it has been like this for a few months now i am worried the workers might die.
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I fed them 2 termite alates, but like no egg production, not until now. For how often i am feeding them, not so oftenSYUTEO wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:50 pmWhat did you feed them besides honey? How often are you feeding them?Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:31 pmMy campo nicobarensis also went from 15W to 4W, they have 2 larvae now and 1 egg. I gave them honey recently. Should i feed them a cricket? What is best to recover a colony? Also, it has been like this for a few months now i am worried the workers might die.
Favorite ant:
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
Polyrhachis/Echinopla
Founding:
-Dark Camponotus nicobarensis
-Polyrhachis illaudata
-Polyrhachis beccarii
-Polyrhachis rastellata 2x
Beginners must not keep Polyrhachis!
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I was going to breed them, but I had soil for the eggs.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:24 pmI dont think any substrate is necessary, only for breeding you need a type of substrate so the can lay eggs.antperson24 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:46 amJust in a plastic tub with vermiculite.SolenopsisKeeper wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:20 pm
Try apples or other non acidic fruits instead. Idk if that affects them at all tho. How did you keep them
Also i had kinda young crickets, one grew up now and has wings...(they are in my room sadly)
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Why keep ants that aren't found in your yard?
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.
Join Ants, Plants, and Myrmecology: https://discord.gg/BeQuNf8yTN
There are so many fascinating ants right where you live!
I disagree with the keeping/buying of ants that aren't in your area.
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Re: Welcome back to the Camponotus Crew! (New topic, old one got too long)
Feed them more often, once every 2 days or everyday will get your colony growing in size rapidly. Don't just give them the same kind of food all the time, feed them a wider variety of food. For carbohydrates you can also feed them sugar water (or even solid sugar crystals), fruit, and I heard even corn syrup can work. For protein you can give them mealworms, crickets, feeder roaches or fruit flies, if you can't find a store that sells those, you can feed them raw or cooked meat too, just remember to remove any leftover or it will rot and the toxic gases will kill your colony. Another option is to catch wild insects to feed them but do remember you risk the colony getting killed by pesticides or infected by parasites.Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:29 amI fed them 2 termite alates, but like no egg production, not until now. For how often i am feeding them, not so oftenSYUTEO wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:50 pmWhat did you feed them besides honey? How often are you feeding them?Polyrhachiskeeper wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 6:31 pmMy campo nicobarensis also went from 15W to 4W, they have 2 larvae now and 1 egg. I gave them honey recently. Should i feed them a cricket? What is best to recover a colony? Also, it has been like this for a few months now i am worried the workers might die.
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