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[sianhilton]

I was considering keeping one of the following species:-

Pheidole megacephala
Pheidole Fervida

What are the restrictions and implications of this?
And where could I obtain such species, assuming this was legal

I think these are far east pheidole species

Regards

[miszt]

What do you mean by restrictions and implications? Legally you can import them into the UK, but you must not release them into the wild, for fairly obvious reasons

I've not seen those specific species of Pheidole for sale, plenty of pallidula however You will need some experience tho, they are very small ants, and very good at escaping, add on top of that their enviroment needs

[miszt]

this link gives a 'few' good reasons why you shouldnt keep megacephala...

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[JimmyVe]

And i thought only Fire ants where a plague. Thanks for the link miszt.

It is hard to find these species, if you are interested in Pheidole species i think you better go for the pallidula. You can find them easier than the other species. (for sale i mean )

Like miszt said, these are very small ants and good at escaping. (i keep them myself) They grow fast and can chew through almost anything. But they are very nice ants to keep if you do it in the right way.

[sianhilton]

I think I will give Pheidole megacephala a wide birth!

Thanks for the info.

[JimmyVe]

I have a dairy of Pheidole pallidula here and you can find pictures of them in the dutch section here. Like is said, they are really nice ants.

(you also find lot of other pictures of my ants in the dutch section)

[sianhilton]

I already have small colony of Pheidole Pallidula already, hence the interest in keeping another speices of Pheidole.

I may be able to get hold of Pheidole Noda have done some research about this species but found a small amount on the net and found a previous posting on this forum in 2003 from 'Scooby' about keeping Pheidole Noda.

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Japanese ant
Workers 3mm
Soldiers 4.5mm
Large colonies
Habitat open land / woodland
Does not like dry conditions
Temperature similar to Pheidole Pallidula?
Nest substrate?
Looking to keep in Glass Y tong nest
Classified as an Exotic specirs

Can anybody provide anymore information on this species in general / experiencing in keeping them.

Regards

[JimmyVe]

I have no experience with this species but it seems they need the same stuff like Pheidole pallidula so they would need the same care to.