ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Gary D]

Yes there is water still there. Another worker is dead today : (

[KiamCameron]

Is there any seeds in there?

[JimmyVe]

So you just keep feeding them, they have fresh water and the temperature is good ? How about the humidity ? They are not in direct sunlight are they ? Do you have a picture of the setup ?

[ashhad1]

Are mites the problem by any chance? little white things which live on the ants

[Deveant]

If I got Queen and ~10 ants. And they don't touch sliced crickets should I be worried?

[SteveUK28]

not at all.. new colonys are very timid the best of times barbarus even more soo.. plus there is a good chance they are munching when u are not look like at night.. and u would never notice as the colony is still very small.

[gabranth]

Maybe best place for settle down is a small gel farm?

don't put any ants in gel farms the gel only feeds the workers not the queen and larvae and they will all eventually die



gel farms + ants + time = mouldy ant graveyard

[Deveant]

Guys should I be worried if my Messors don't eat any honey? They it insects and collect seeds... But no sugar or honey...

[KiamCameron]

Honey no my messors dont eat honey at all mostly everyones messors dont eat honey some peoples ones do but its very rarely they will eat it.

[Deveant]

Honey no my messors dont eat honey at all mostly everyones messors dont eat honey some peoples ones do but its very rarely they will eat it.

So Lasius niger eat honey? But messors not eating any sugary contents?

[Kale^^]

Messors get what they need from seeds and insects.

[JimmyVe]

Its normal, none of my Messor species eat honey.

[SteveUK28]

I dont think my messors are even eating insects atm.. just the seeds i give them.

[JimmyVe]

Could be Steve. If there is no (or not much) brood they don't need a lot of insects.

[mpir]

Guys, guys... It has been told like million times on this forum: M. barbarus will not eat sweet water. They don't even like fruits. So if you want to keep them alive provied them with normal drinikng water and seeds. As the colony is small there is the problem that most of the seeds are too big and too hard for them to open and eat. So the best food for small colonies is DANDELION seeds. Google it if you don't know what it is. All my Messor colonies grew up on that and are doin fine. As the colony gets bigger also ants get bigger and they can start eating normal seeds that pet stores sell for small birds. Until then dandelion is your and ants best friend. And keep the nest as dry as possible.

Good luck