My ants aren´t eating :(
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My ants aren´t eating :(
My ant colony stopped eating yesterday, I give them a dead, frozen, small cockroach (The size of an ant) every day, mostly because they are easy to kill, capture and find, they are really abundant here where I live, Mexico; Anyway,They are not eating it, they leave the cockroach without a bite and they don't seem *** SPAM *** eating it:They are a Solenopsis Invicta colony and they constatly forage ignoring the cockroach,What should I do ?
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Re: My ants aren´t eating :(
They are probably bored of getting the same food over and over again. Try giving them soft boiled eggs and see if they like it.
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony
Re: My ants aren´t eating :(
It could also have to do with the fact that they might be going into hibernation.
My current colonies:
-Miniature Military(formica neogagates)
-Black Hearts(crematogaster cerasi)
In search of new camponotus colony
[Have a look at antmaps.org]
-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: My ants aren´t eating :(
I do not think that is that, They are solenopsis invicta and according to what I have read they do not go into hibernation, although it is also an option, I do not know much about ants due to inexperience since I am starting in this hobby and it is my first colony.
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Re: My ants aren´t eating :(
maybe they prefer a good fight. Meaning that it should at the very least still twitch a little. Maybe cut the next one up.
Doing some proper research is the best way to start an antcolony.
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Need help or want to help? https://forum.AntsCanada.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=18153#p70566
Currently not keeping any ants anymore.
Re: My ants aren´t eating :(
Everyday? How big is your colony?JustSebas17 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 7:31 pmMy ant colony stopped eating yesterday, I give them a dead, frozen, small cockroach (The size of an ant) every day, mostly because they are easy to kill, capture and find, they are really abundant here where I live, Mexico; Anyway,They are not eating it, they leave the cockroach without a bite and they don't seem *** SPAM *** eating it:They are a Solenopsis Invicta colony and they constatly forage ignoring the cockroach,What should I do ?
Ants won't overeat and when overfed they will leave their food alone. If your colony is on the smaller side, every day might be too much.
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Re: My ants aren´t eating :(
Hey AM1C39 - I tried responding to your DM but the forum hasn't enabled my DM's yet. Here's my discord link. You can add me here and we can keep the convo going: Matthew Diteljan#8529
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