ANTSTORE World of Ants

[JimmyVe]

Well you can try out with bird seeds. I don't give my colony seeds. They don't accept much seeds and they are doing just fine without them.

[SteveUK28]

Jimmy do u give them honey water still ?

[JimmyVe]

I give them flowered Honey and Invert sugar ore sometimes Forest honey. They like the flowered honey most.

[SteveUK28]

is that with water or in a pill plate? And im guessin u never give them honey brought from a shop?

[JimmyVe]

No it is not with water. I give it to them like it is in the bottle.

I tried honey before, they like it to but not as much as the flowered honey.

[amrik singh]

I find that Pheydole p. is less attracted by honey than many other ants and it is really a death trap for so small workers if not very diluted .They seems to like very much poppy seeds but I feed them mostly with killed domestic crickets or other insects and larvae from reptile shop .

[JimmyVe]

Its best to give them honey (or other sweets) in a low dish, that way they can not fall into it.

[amrik singh]

Hi,
For the seeds it is maybe useful for example if you miss few days feeding them insects but they take only very small seeds even sesame seeds seems to big , so forget bird seeds.
Contrary to Tetramorium c. who harvest only what it eat Pheydole p. seems to accumulate seeds in the driest part of the nest but I do not give them much , they have just for maybe one day provision because I am afraid
they may mold in the nest
I give them only seeds destine to human (or animal ) consumption because sowing seeds may be treated I think.

[amrik singh]

Correction:
I just give them mustard seeds yesterday, they collect it but less than the poppy seeds and they put it ANYWHERE IN THE NEST even the wettest part of the nest but not in the brood chambers.

[JimmyVe]

My colony does accept seeds but they don't eat them, they just carry them in there nest.

[insanebe]

hah building material

[ant kid]

any updates?!