ANTSTORE World of Ants

[paulhdear]

OK - any recommendations for post-hibernation breakfasts?

[SteveUK28]

ummm ive given mine protein Jelly, Dog food, fish flakes, woodlice.. they always seem to eat at night tho lol so i dont know what they like lol but the brood and cocoons is coming along great 5 cocoons now so they are eating somat lol

[paulhdear]

Cheers. I'll give them a buffet and they can choose what they like.

[mzfckr]

i have a ligniperda colony too(9 workers).i give them honeywater,fish flakes,meal worm,water and a spider last night but never saw them eating.they dragged the spider and taed the flakes to block the testube end.i hope they will eat it.
maybe you can put a motion sensor(wired to camera) to catch movements near food.then you will know what they like.

[paulhdear]

Do they take live food, or was the spider dead?

[SteveUK28]

Im sure they would take live food when the colony gets bigger.. but as mine only has 3 ants i dont think so.. I did put a live woodlive in there actually.. but it drown in a dish of honey lol

[JimmyVe]

If the colony is that small it is better if you give them dead food, you could also cut it in half. They will find it. Normally these species like all kind of insects.

[paulhdear]

Thanks for the tip, Jimmy.