JimmyVe: (27. Mär 2007 17:33)

Indeed, ham is not so good, if you can't find bugs at this moment you can always go to a store (pet store). I order my Cockroaches in a pet store and my flour maggots i buy in a fishing store. They don't cost much and you can get them the hole year.

sithmaster676: (28. Mär 2007 07:03)

thanks for the reply
in the terms of things like mealworms how do you stop them going into there adult stage
Sithmaster676

mpir: (28. Mär 2007 08:11)

You dont! :D That is the best part of it. You buy a whole bunch of them. Put them in a box with some food and you let them be. They will reproduce and at any given time you will have maggots, small bugs, big bugs... :D Whatever seem to please your colonies. Just make sure that the box has a good seal if you keep it in your home. :wink:

JimmyVe: (28. Mär 2007 16:26)

In deed. ;)

If you don't like them alive you can boil them for a few seconds (until they are dead) and then put them in the fridge until you give them to your ants.
Make sure you cut them up in pieces, the outside is rather tuff for most ant species.

R3dFox: (29. Mär 2007 08:53)

my ants dont like the ham at all lol. But they do like chicken. This isnt processed like the ham and other sandwich meat so it should be ok for my colony to eat?

when i can find my camera ill take a picture or 2 of my setup at the moment for you all.

R3dFox: (29. Mär 2007 10:59)

ok these are really rubbish pictures lol and i should have turned the flash off. but i was in a rush, doing my breakfast at the same time lol.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i23/puggsy/PIC_0239.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i23/puggsy/PIC_0240.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i23/puggsy/PIC_0241.jpg

sithmaster676: (29. Mär 2007 17:47)

looks good
but have you covered up the test tube that they are in as the colony doesn't like light getting in it will aggravate and will disturb there natural cycle so just place some tin foil or sand around the test tube
Sithmaster676

JimmyVe: (29. Mär 2007 19:56)

Looking good. And a lot of games in the background so if the ants get bored they can play. ;)

Good job, but like sith sad, make sure to cover up the tube as long as they are in there.

mpir: (29. Mär 2007 21:24)

Hey

I wouldn't bother with covering up the test tube. You want them to move out of there, right? So the thing is, if you want them to move the display part must be appealing and the tube not.
Anyway, they will most likely move only when the water in the test tube dries out.

R3dFox: (30. Mär 2007 00:27)

yea i was about to ask wether keeping the tube uncovered would make them move quicker.

what would you suggest to make the farm more appealing?

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