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Acromyrmex versicolor food?

Started By ZTYguy , Oct 28 2020 9:09 PM

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#1 Offline ZTYguy - Posted October 28 2020 - 9:09 PM

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Says it in the title. Anyone who owns these what leaves/flowers do you give them? Wondering because I may be getting a colony and have heard mixed results from people.

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#2 Offline CheetoLord02 - Posted October 28 2020 - 9:22 PM

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Most flower petals, clovers, mesquite leaves, other random leaves that I honestly can't ID, steel-cut oats, etc. Each colony will be fond of a different set of food, so just experiment with what yours like.

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#3 Offline ZTYguy - Posted October 28 2020 - 9:23 PM

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Sounds great. Thanks a lot

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#4 Offline Zeiss - Posted October 28 2020 - 9:48 PM

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There's also this information you could have searched. https://www.formicul...ood-by-species/

#5 Offline dspdrew - Posted October 29 2020 - 9:37 PM

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Goldfish variety pellets. Every colony of Acromyrmex versicolor I've ever had goes nuts over these.

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#6 Offline Ants_Dakota - Posted October 30 2020 - 8:30 AM

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who would have thunked!

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