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No insects as foodsource Messor Barbarus
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, Apr 6 2021 7:41 PM
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#1 Offline - Posted April 6 2021 - 7:41 PM
Heyy,
2 weeks ago I got the Messor Barbarus Queen with 20 ant workers.
I don't really like to feed them insects dead or alive.
At the moment I give them a few times per week:
Moisture
Sugar water
Honeydew
Grass -birdseed mixture
A small piece of apple
Small piece of banana
Small piece of hard boiled egg
My question to you, what can I use as an alternative so I don't have to feed them insects.
Thanks!
2 weeks ago I got the Messor Barbarus Queen with 20 ant workers.
I don't really like to feed them insects dead or alive.
At the moment I give them a few times per week:
Moisture
Sugar water
Honeydew
Grass -birdseed mixture
A small piece of apple
Small piece of banana
Small piece of hard boiled egg
My question to you, what can I use as an alternative so I don't have to feed them insects.
Thanks!
#2 Offline - Posted April 6 2021 - 8:05 PM
Beetle jelly
Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus
Hoping to Catch This season:
M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.
#3 Offline - Posted April 6 2021 - 8:33 PM
Will that be enough proteine for the ant larvae ?
Or should i try cooked chicken fillet.
Or should i try cooked chicken fillet.
#4 Offline - Posted April 6 2021 - 10:09 PM
Beetle jelly is a great meal for your ants. I used to use it but I use Dubias now.
Edited by ZTYguy, April 6 2021 - 10:14 PM.
Ant Keeping Since June 2018
Currently Keeping:
A. versicolor, C. us-ca02, C. yogi, C. Vicinus, C. laevigatus, C. clarithorax, C. maritimus, C. ocreatus, M. mexicanus, M. placodops 01, V. andrei, V. pergandei, N. cockerelli, P. barbata, P. montanus
Hoping to Catch This season:
M. romanei, M. placodops 02, P. imberbiculus, Polyergus sp., F. moki, A. megomatta, Cyphomyrmex sp.,Temnothorax sp.
#5 Offline - Posted April 7 2021 - 1:55 AM
With beetle jelly you mean the different flavours ?
Like beetle jelly brown sugar etc. ?
Like beetle jelly brown sugar etc. ?
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