pheidole pallidula not eating

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B0tag1234
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pheidole pallidula not eating

Post: # 99092Post B0tag1234
Wed May 10, 2023 8:33 am

hi

i kaap a colony of pheidole pallidula but the ants are not eating i give them fruitflies and sometimes a cricket leg but they are ignoring it im really scared because the colony in now only 2w and a queen and i dont think i see any brood
what can i do because there is nothing on the internet i have found that is useful.

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Antloverhuman
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Re: pheidole pallidula not eating

Post: # 99094Post Antloverhuman
Wed May 10, 2023 9:05 am

How often do you feed them. Feeding once a week is plenty for that small of a colony. The workers might be full of food so they wont accept anything right now.

Also remember ants wont easily let themselves starve to death so if they aren't eating now, they dont need food
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: pheidole pallidula not eating

Post: # 99275Post SolenopsisKeeper
Sat May 27, 2023 5:36 pm

Antloverhuman wrote:
Wed May 10, 2023 9:05 am
How often do you feed them. Feeding once a week is plenty for that small of a colony. The workers might be full of food so they wont accept anything right now.

Also remember ants wont easily let themselves starve to death so if they aren't eating now, they dont need food
If they are heated they’ll burn through food.Just though I’d mention this
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