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Pogonomyrmex - how to provide them with sugary liquids?


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#1 Offline RapaNui - Posted June 22 2017 - 6:02 PM

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Dear All,

 

How do you feed your Pogonomyrmex with sugary liquids? what do you give them? and how? 

I am afraid I might not be giving them enough liquids.

 

Thank you,

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#2 Offline Civz - Posted June 22 2017 - 6:15 PM

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Galileo feeders from byFormica. you can get them on amazon and they work with every sp i keep, including Veromessor so i would assume they would work for you too.  Maybe someone else can second what I'm saying or tell me I'm stoopid >.<



#3 Offline JasonD - Posted June 22 2017 - 6:20 PM

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I keep P. rugosus and P. californicus. For their carbs, I give them seeds. I (almost) never give them sugar water. If you're worried about them getting enough access to moisture, you can put a test tube with water plugged with cotton in their outworld. If you're set on sugar water you can use byFormica products. 



#4 Offline RapaNui - Posted June 22 2017 - 7:28 PM

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Thank you for your replies Civz and JasonD. I have rugosus, barbatus and californicus. They all have byformica galileo with sunburst. They also have amaranth seeds available and every two days i give them a small cricket or a small roach which they devour completely.

Why i was wondering about sugary liquids was because I don't see them too often going for it, that's why i thought i might be doing something wrong/different.

Thank you once again, 

regards



#5 Offline MrPurpleB - Posted June 23 2017 - 8:35 AM

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My colony has a plastic out world because my Pogonomyrmex colony cannot climb up plastic surfaces. In my out world I just add a test tube filled with sugar water and there is cotton that acts like a cork, stopping the liquid from spilling. The ants are still able to drink the sugar water. I always have my sugar water avialable for them. I just make sure it doesn't get dirty or molds.


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#6 Offline RapaNui - Posted June 26 2017 - 6:26 PM

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Got it. Thanks MrPurpleB. really appreciate your feedback.

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