ANTSTORE World of Ants

[kashmir79]

heya

i just ordered some Messor barbarus

anytips on how to keep, them, also should i hybernate them, as i live in chilly UK at the moment !

cheers

[Necturus]

Its Messor barbarus (b in small letters).
How come you only look for information now,AFTER ordering?
Plenty of information in the forums, if you invest the time in translating some of the german infos.
Cant really understand why you havent done that already.

[kashmir79]

i have, i just wanted some of you guys for help/ and some good tips thats all

ill think twice next time i ask for advise

[mpir]

@kashmir79

Don't take it so personaly. A lot has been written about this specie of ants and I personaly answer this kind of questions at least 5 times. Do look around and if you still don't get the information you look for feel free to PM me or post it on the forum.

Good luck with your new ants.

[Necturus]

As mpir said, nothing personal, seen to many people buy ants before they had any idea what to do with them. if you did inform your self, glad to hear, specify what open questions remain then.

[hypervelocity]

Hi all,

Hello there. I have a tip about Messor barbarus. If you are using a soil nest, you must keep one side of the soil damp and the other side dry. It's best if you have more soil on one side of the tank and less soil on the other side, so then you can water the side with less soil and the water doesn't soak up as much on the other side. The ants will use the lower side for brood development and the dry side for there seed chambers.

I hope this helps a bit.

[kashmir79]

oh yes, to do with seed germination when they keep them in the nest ?

thanks !

[kashmir79]

Hey guys my queen + 5 workers arrived today all well

gave them some seeds/little spider, but theyre not interested yet

[mzfckr]

pictures

[hypervelocity]

Hi all,

My new Messor barbarus arrived today as well. They don't seem to be very active though.
Congratulations Kashmir79.

p.s:
If anyone asks me to post pictures they will be disappointed. I don't have a camera.

[heeksy]

i feed my messors grass seeds (get them cheap from wilkinsons) and fish food flakes every 4 or 5 days if that. they never seem to take many insects so i dont bother that much.

[mzfckr]

give them insects for protein.protein=eggs

[JimmyVe]

Mine like insects as well as seeds. Fish food (flakes) they do not like them much.

It could be that they are preparing for hibernation, it has been a COLD trip to England so if they are just keep them in hibernation for a few months.

[hypervelocity]

Hi all,

Jimmy Ve, wont the ants die in hibernation due to malnutrition?

[sithmaster676]

the ants shouldn't die during hibernation as long as they have had enough food in the last few weeks and im sure that antstore would have fed there colonies.
Sithmaster676