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[Foogoo]

Has anyone else tried these? Sold as fish food, analysis state "Minimum 50% crude protein". My Pheidole, Pogonomyrmex, Crematogaster all go crazy for it, dragging it away the moment I put it in. I'm hoping it will be a close substitute for insects when I don't have any on hand.

[drtrmiller]

I've had positive experiences feeding freeze dried bloodworms to the species you mentioned, but receptivity is not everlasting.

[Gregory2455]

My Pogonomyrmex rugosus enjoyed these when I bought a container of these last year, but then the Solenopsis molesta colony that inhabits my kitchen wall got to the container and emptied it. These Solenopsis molesta also resulted in the demise of my superworm breeding project, where thousands attacked and dismembered the beetles.

[Foogoo]

I've had positive experiences feeding freeze dried bloodworms to the species you mentioned, but receptivity is not everlasting.

 

Hm, hopefully when that happens they'll once again want the stuff they're sick of now.

[SMILEforAnts]

Hmmm I'm gonna have to try this someday. I used to buy a lot of bloodworms when I use to keep fighting fish.

[CoolColJ]

Just a small bump  -

 

 

You can buy these from pet shops and aquarium places.

I tried feeding these to my young ant colonies of a few nanitics etc, after soaking them in purified water for 10-15 mins.
And so far, the 3 worms I dropped in have been gobbled up by my young ant colonies of a few members.

Makes a nice easy to use,  alternative protein source than insects

And they are small and thin enough, about the size of a medium sized ant that small nanitics can drag and chew them up. And completely finish since it's such a small serving.

Each small container has tonnes of them inside.