Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
Moderators: ooper01, Trusted User
Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
So I found this insect in my backyard. I'm pretty sure its a carolina tiger beetle. I was wondering if they were bad for ants to eat because my parents won't let me buy feeder ants.
- Batspiderfish
- Posts: 3315
- Joined: Wed Jun 29, 2016 3:47 pm
- Location: Maine
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
Feeder ants? For ants?
If you enjoy my expertise and identifications, please do not put wild populations at risk of disease by releasing pet colonies. We are responsible to give our pets the best care we can manage for the rest of their lives.
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
Yeah like crickets, meal worms, and super worms. I can't have those
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
I meant feeder insects srry
-
- Posts: 87
- Joined: Sat May 12, 2018 5:33 pm
- Location: North Carolina
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
If your willing to risk introducing mites or other diseases to them go ahead I hate to say it but feeder insects would be much better however seeing your situation I don't think you have much of a choice just make sure to precrush any bug you catch to feed it to them and also give them some honey and sugar water aswell
Keeper of
x1 Camponotus Penslyvanicus
x1 Formica Subscerica
x1 Tetramorium Caespitum
x1 Solenopsis Invicta
x1 Pheidole sp
x1 Dorymyrmex Bureni
x1 Camponotus Penslyvanicus
x1 Formica Subscerica
x1 Tetramorium Caespitum
x1 Solenopsis Invicta
x1 Pheidole sp
x1 Dorymyrmex Bureni
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
Ok, but do you think that if I freeze or boil them it would get rid of any mites or diseases they will have?AntDudeUSA wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:36 pmIf your willing to risk introducing mites or other diseases to them go ahead I hate to say it but feeder insects would be much better however seeing your situation I don't think you have much of a choice just make sure to precrush any bug you catch to feed it to them and also give them some honey and sugar water aswell
-
- Posts: 87
- Joined: Sat May 12, 2018 5:33 pm
- Location: North Carolina
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
Yes boiling them is a great way to make sure they are cleanHollister wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:42 pmOk, but do you think that if I freeze or boil them it would get rid of any mites or diseases they will have?AntDudeUSA wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:36 pmIf your willing to risk introducing mites or other diseases to them go ahead I hate to say it but feeder insects would be much better however seeing your situation I don't think you have much of a choice just make sure to precrush any bug you catch to feed it to them and also give them some honey and sugar water aswell
Keeper of
x1 Camponotus Penslyvanicus
x1 Formica Subscerica
x1 Tetramorium Caespitum
x1 Solenopsis Invicta
x1 Pheidole sp
x1 Dorymyrmex Bureni
x1 Camponotus Penslyvanicus
x1 Formica Subscerica
x1 Tetramorium Caespitum
x1 Solenopsis Invicta
x1 Pheidole sp
x1 Dorymyrmex Bureni
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
Ok thanks everyone for the helpful infoAntDudeUSA wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:18 pmYes boiling them is a great way to make sure they are cleanHollister wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:42 pmOk, but do you think that if I freeze or boil them it would get rid of any mites or diseases they will have?AntDudeUSA wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:36 pmIf your willing to risk introducing mites or other diseases to them go ahead I hate to say it but feeder insects would be much better however seeing your situation I don't think you have much of a choice just make sure to precrush any bug you catch to feed it to them and also give them some honey and sugar water aswell
-
- Posts: 87
- Joined: Sat May 12, 2018 5:33 pm
- Location: North Carolina
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
If I may ask what type of ant do you keep
Keeper of
x1 Camponotus Penslyvanicus
x1 Formica Subscerica
x1 Tetramorium Caespitum
x1 Solenopsis Invicta
x1 Pheidole sp
x1 Dorymyrmex Bureni
x1 Camponotus Penslyvanicus
x1 Formica Subscerica
x1 Tetramorium Caespitum
x1 Solenopsis Invicta
x1 Pheidole sp
x1 Dorymyrmex Bureni
Re: Insects that your ants can eat in your backyard
I keep a solenopsis. I'm not sure where it originated from but its most likely and imported one because I'm in Texas.
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests