ANTSTORE World of Ants

[Sphecomyrmex]

Hi all,
I've found a Plagiolepis pygmaea's colony but i don't know how to keep it. Anyone can help me? I put them in a plaster nest, is it OK? What about feeding?

Thanks

[JimmyVe]

Just feed them what you feed you other ants. Insects, honey and some water. These are small ants so don't give them to large insects. You can keep them in a normal farm with sand or in a y-tong. But don't make it to large. (the farm i mean) the out world you can chose.

[K Kris]

Hi Sphecomyrmex,

P. pygmaea is among my favorite species, they´re a wonderful bunch.

They like arid habitats so do not overdo watering. I kept them in Y-tong nest. I never used plaster but I guess it should do. just remember that they´re really small so do not make large chambers. Keep them really small, no more than 3 millimetres, maybe with one or a few chambers a little larger.

Thez don´t eat many insects and seem to be rather nectarivorous, so provide them with lots of honey-water and, apparently, they like to visit flowers.

Enjoy them, they have a lot to offer.

[Sphecomyrmex]

Thanks very much