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Can Ants Eat Roasted, Salted, Sunflower Seeds?

Started By NickAnter , Aug 2 2019 1:17 PM

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#1 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 2 2019 - 1:17 PM

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I need to know if yes or no, before 8-10-19. This is because we go canping for a week and if I could give my Pheidole navigans colony some, then it would be great.
I only have roasted and salted ones for humans, so I was wondeing if the salt could possibly harm them. Any answers are apreciated.

Edited by NickAnter, August 2 2019 - 1:18 PM.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#2 Offline AntPhycho - Posted August 2 2019 - 1:44 PM

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Are the sunflower seeds in the shell? The shell is the only part of the seed that gets salted so just remove the shell if you want to be extra safe- but I have fed the crushed seed, shell and all without any problem.


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#3 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 2 2019 - 2:15 PM

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They are out of the shell. Not sure how they cook them though.

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#4 Offline AntPhycho - Posted August 2 2019 - 2:21 PM

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They are out of the shell. Not sure how they cook them though.

I doubt the salt will hurt them.


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#5 Offline Silq - Posted August 2 2019 - 2:48 PM

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I would assume the salt would dehydrate them but who knows. If you are quite concerned, I figure you would wash them really well and that would solve that possibly.


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#6 Offline NickAnter - Posted August 2 2019 - 5:57 PM

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Okay, will do. Thank you very much!

Hi there! I went on a 6 month or so hiatus, in part due, and in part cause of the death of my colonies. 

However, I went back to the Sierras, and restarted my collection, which is now as follows:

Aphaenogaster uinta, Camponotus vicinus, Camponotus modoc, Formica cf. aserva, Formica cf. micropthalma, Formica cf. manni, Formica subpolita, Formica cf. subaenescens, Lasius americanus, Manica invidia, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Pogonomyrmex sp. 1, Solenopsis validiuscula, & Solenopsis sp. 3 (new Sierra variant). 

#7 Offline ANTdrew - Posted August 2 2019 - 7:40 PM

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Yeah, put them in a strainer and wash off the salt. Salt is actually a very coveted nutrient, so I doubt it would even harm them. There are even a whole class of solitary sweat bees that will seek it out by drinking your perspiration.
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