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[Thunder_Birds]

Hello! Well, I feed my ants crickets, wax worms, and flies. But, what kinds of protein do you guys feed to your ants? And what do you think is the best source of protein?

[Whitelotus]

I tend to use feeder crickets and the occasional cockroach.

[Thunder_Birds]

Sweet! 

[AntsDakota]

This would make a great pun if we were discussing carbs.......

[Ants_Dakota]

I also use small crickets for my small colonies.

[ForestDragon]

i mostly use mealworms but i want to switch over to crickets

[Thunder_Birds]

Awesome!

[Thunder_Birds]

This would make a great pun if we were discussing carbs.......

What’s a pun AntsDakota? Sorry, I don’t know what that is...

[ponerinecat]

Springtails. All small ants accept them. 

[MegaMyrmex]

Roaches, mealworms, and fruit flies for smaller species. Roaches in my opinion are the best feeder for almost any insectivore out there, particularly red runners. They have a ton of size variety, reproduce quickly and live longer than crickets, and are a lot easier to care for. Also lots of species make good pets.

[DDD101DDD]

I like fruit flies.

[Thunder_Birds]

Springtails. All small ants accept them. 

Interesting, good to know

[Thunder_Birds]

Roaches, mealworms, and fruit flies for smaller species. Roaches in my opinion are the best feeder for almost any insectivore out there, particularly red runners. They have a ton of size variety, reproduce quickly and live longer than crickets, and are a lot easier to care for. Also lots of species make good pets.

Awesome! Thanks, for the info.

[justanotheramy]

What do your ants think is the best source of protein for ants?

[ponerinecat]

What do your ants think is the best source of protein for ants?

me.

[LaTun]

For proteins, my colonies get flies, roaches, crickets, mealworms, locusts and the occasional protein jelly.

However there is no 1 size fits all, some colonies just don´t like certain insects while others go nuts for them.
Best example my Camponotus herculeanus will only take mealworms. Whilst all my other colonies despise them.
The only things all my colonies absolutely love are flies.

[justanotheramy]

My ants will accept free range mealworms, but I have to gut them.

[Thunder_Birds]

For proteins, my colonies get flies, roaches, crickets, mealworms, locusts and the occasional protein jelly.

However there is no 1 size fits all, some colonies just don´t like certain insects while others go nuts for them.
Best example my Camponotus herculeanus will only take mealworms. Whilst all my other colonies despise them.
The only things all my colonies absolutely love are flies.

Yeah, flies are great. What’s nice about flies, is that they don’t have a rough shell, or skin, that crickets have. This makes it easier for the ants to eat protein. And, the ants can eat all of the fly, except for its wings. Crickets are great protein, but the ants can’t eat all of it. But yes, not all colonies like the same protein, just how people don’t like all foods

[Thunder_Birds]

What do your ants think is the best source of protein for ants?

My ants love flies They will pretty much eat anything though.

[B_rad0806]

Flightless fruit flies and meal worms. My fragilis is booming off of those two.