Ant diet

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AntLuvForever
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Ant diet

Post: # 77038Post AntLuvForever
Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:54 am

Can i have some tips on feeding lasius and the Tetramorium species? Do Lasius ants prefer meat and insects or honey and sugars. Do pavement ants eat nuts like almonds and walnuts or grass seeds?
Ant Colonies I Own :

(Prenolepis imparis)--Subzero

(Tetramorium immigrans)--The Concrete Angles

(Formica neogagates)--The Unyielding Legion

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AM1C39
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Re: Ant diet

Post: # 88104Post AM1C39
Fri Feb 11, 2022 9:54 am

You could just give them both any food you would normally give your other colonies, if they don't like it you can remember that.
My current colonies:
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Re: Ant diet

Post: # 88108Post SolenopsisKeeper
Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:45 pm

AntLuvForever wrote:
Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:54 am
Can i have some tips on feeding lasius and the Tetramorium species? Do Lasius ants prefer meat and insects or honey and sugars. Do pavement ants eat nuts like almonds and walnuts or grass seeds?
I find most smaller ants like nuts
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Re: Ant diet

Post: # 88276Post AM1C39
Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:04 am

If you are going to give a colony some nuts, I would suggest crushing them up a bit. Don't forget about fruits and what not.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]

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Re: Ant diet

Post: # 88279Post SolenopsisKeeper
Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:42 pm

AM1C39 wrote:
Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:04 am
If you are going to give a colony some nuts, I would suggest crushing them up a bit. Don't forget about fruits and what not.
The thing is, crush them up too much, and the colony stores them, then they mold, then you have to move the ants or well… fruits are good, that is of course your colony likes them.
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