Hey guys and gals,
Currently I place my drop of honey on a small piece of paper in the outworld. I know honey doesn’t technically go bad for a long time as long as it’s natural so my question is, how often do you guys change out your honey drops? I use a heat lamp to keep my gals all toasty warm so I know this messes with the honey, like making it thicker. I was wondering if there is a specific time table I should look to keep or just every couple days. What do you guys do?
Honey Replacements
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Honey Replacements
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Re: Honey Replacements
I tend to leave the honey for my ants in for weeks until it becomes as dry as plaster. I do not really have a set amount of time that use to place new drops of honey in, I just take a long toothpick and get a feel for the honey to see if I should put in a new drop or not.
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Re: Honey Replacements
It's best to give them a drop you know they can finish in one sitting.
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
Re: Honey Replacements
I generally just leave them there. Change it out once a month or so. However the ants do like fresh honey ALOT more than hard honey. so the honey drop will prevent them from starving, but once in a while i add a small drop of maple syrup to give them something easy to eat. they enjoy it.
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1x Formica Pacifica
2x Camponotus Modoc
1x Tetramorium Immigrans
2x Lasius Sp
Founding:
3x Lasius Sp
2x Formica Argentea
2x Myrmica Rubra
GAN Farmer: 4 Colonies sold
Goal: Supply school science classes with colonies for learning.
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