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[Aquaexploder]

My P. imparis queen finally has nanitics! Do you think a very small drop of honey is good enough for food?

[Nathant2131]

All of my small Prenolepis imparis colonies accept Sunburst, when it is soaked on a cotton ball and placed in their tube.

[Bracchymyrmex]

We give our Prenolepis colonies a drop of sugar water with food coloring in it, they love it. The food coloring is optional, only for observational purposes. 

 

To mix, take a shot glass of hot water and mix in white sugar until no more dissolves. Wait until it cools before feeding to your ants. Feed on a partial cotton ball or by putting a drop of it in their tube (we use a syringe to feed them). 

 

 

 

~ Bracchymyrmex

[Aquaexploder]

Thanks for the responses but is honey ok?

[VoidElecent]

Thanks for the responses but is honey ok?

 

Honey should be fine. You may want to add a little water so it's not so sticky, but it will work. 

[Bracchymyrmex]

Thanks for the responses but is honey ok?

 

Honey (must be honey water) is fine, however ants tend to prefer sugar water.

[Aquaexploder]

Ok will add water as soon as I get home.

[Aquaexploder]

So I fed them a cotton ball soaked in sugar water and they loved it! I know this because all of their gasters were very bloated today.

[Bracchymyrmex]

Good to hear!

[ctantkeeper]

They will need protein in order to fuel the development of the larvae. Try feeding them frozen fruit flies and diced meal worms.

[Nathant2131]

My colonies accept D. hydei freshly killed from my culture.

[Antking117]

I have heard a lot of good things about fruit flies, meal worms, and super worms!

Edited by antking117, July 10 2017 - 3:45 AM.

[Aquaexploder]

Could I feed them meal worms that I froze two weeks ago?