fishballdan: What do you feed Lasius niger? (4. Feb 2011 15:03)

hi,

i bought a colony of L asius niger ants off a different website without any queen but i don't know what to feed them :( i tried fruit but they don't seem to touch it.

any suggestions please post.

Markus: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (4. Feb 2011 15:50)

Sugarwater or honeywater and Insects.

fishballdan: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (4. Feb 2011 15:58)

what about fruit?

Markus: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (4. Feb 2011 16:51)

You can test, what they eat (while in hibernation I would propose: nothing or not much),
but the mainfoodsupply for the most ants is honey/shugar mixed with water for energy,
and insects for to grow...

And you should inform yourselve bevore buying animals...

fishballdan: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (4. Feb 2011 17:01)

i tried them with apple,banana and grape but they don't seem to touch it.

i had it for christmas so i didn't know i was having it did i. i think i will order a colony from antstore next,they have survived 2 weeks so far anyway.

Markus: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (4. Feb 2011 17:11)

So try the traditional food!

fishballdan: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (4. Feb 2011 17:35)

which is?

Markus: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (4. Feb 2011 17:48)

I did write it two times bevore! :grin:
Honey- or sugarwater and Insects!

fishballdan: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (5. Feb 2011 11:05)

can you put in any insects?

what about dried mealworms?

Markus: Re: what do you feed lasius niger? (5. Feb 2011 12:13)

You can use fresh maelworms, flyes, drosophila, and other insects you can find in your chamber or outside - even spiders.
Important is, that you kill them with 100°C water to kill eventually parasites!
Dried things are bad, normally they can only take fluid things...
Edit: It should help too, if you would destroy the shells of stronger Insects like (death) maelworms with an knive bevore you give them to the ants!