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badman: Caterpillars as food (2. Jul 2008 16:20)

Has anyone offered ants a caterpillar before? I got some that are sold as reptile food, inside it was like a weird purple/grey cream which seemed quite fatty.

I offered it to some Camponotus herculaneus and Camponotus ligniperda but they showed no interest at all. Quite disappointing, I thought a big fat caterpillar would have plenty of good stuff in it, all the nutrients/protein requried to metamorphosise into a moth etc.

ashhad1: (2. Jul 2008 17:21)

oh yes i did feed a caterpillar once to my Camponotus ligniperda and they loved it, i boiled it first so i didnt see much stuff inside it when i cut it in 2. But they loved it

SteveUK28: (2. Jul 2008 18:17)

ive yet to try caterpillar but when i do find one i will def try my girls with it.

miszt: (2. Jul 2008 19:44)

Catapillars are quite fatty, i'd recomend letting them turn into pupa first, then break that open and feed it instead, or wait for them to turn into butterflys n feed them

My Pacyhcondyla love chasing moths about :D its great watching them leap off things to grab them mid flight! most of the time they miss, but eventually they catch them

SteveUK28: (2. Jul 2008 21:21)

awww dude.. i soo need to get a colony of them.. that sounds soo awesome :D