ANTSTORE World of Ants

[fishballdan]

hi,

i bought a colony of Lasius niger ants off a different website without any queen but i don't know what to feed them i tried fruit but they don't seem to touch it.


any suggestions please post.

[Markus]

Sugarwater or honeywater and Insects.

[fishballdan]

what about fruit?

[Markus]

You can test, what they eat (while in hibernation I would propose: nothing or not much),
but the mainfoodsupply for the most ants is honey/shugar mixed with water for energy,
and insects for to grow...

And you should inform yourselve bevore buying animals...

[fishballdan]

i tried them with apple,banana and grape but they don't seem to touch it.

i had it for christmas so i didn't know i was having it did i. i think i will order a colony from antstore next,they have survived 2 weeks so far anyway.

[Markus]

So try the traditional food!

[fishballdan]

which is?

[Markus]

I did write it two times bevore!
Honey- or sugarwater and Insects!

[fishballdan]

can you put in any insects?

what about dried mealworms?

[Markus]

You can use fresh maelworms, flyes, drosophila, and other insects you can find in your chamber or outside - even spiders.
Important is, that you kill them with 100°C water to kill eventually parasites!
Dried things are bad, normally they can only take fluid things...
Edit: It should help too, if you would destroy the shells of stronger Insects like (death) maelworms with an knive bevore you give them to the ants!

[fishballdan]

Ok,thanks

[SteveUK28]

Hey there chaps...

fishballdan... After reading your post i see it says "without" a queen.. Which means the workers ants you have will pretty much not eat anything.. maybe some sugar worker.. they have no reason to live.. so have no need for proteins which they would only feed to the queen and the larvae...

If you want to bring up a colony of ants i suggest you get yourself a new colony with a queen as a queen is the only one that can lay eggs and make your colony larger.

Good luck and to the forum..

[fishballdan]

I know I should and I am going to get a new colony soon off Antstore.

[fishballdan]

i have now got a Lasius niger colony with a queen and they are doing fine.