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[futurebird]

My Camponotus discolor colony used to drink 5ml of "ant nectar" in about two weeks. Now it's down to 3 days. How fast do your colonies eat nectar?

 

I'm going to get them a mega feeder. They are fiends.  

 

 

[ZTYguy]

Just keep It stocked. A sugar feeder should last you for a while and if not bump up size or amount of feeders . For instance my M. mexicanus colony, while still not large enough to be moved has to have 3 small byformica liquid feeders to keep them full and this lasts about a couple weeks and never exceeding 3 weeks.

[T.C.]

Just keep It stocked. A sugar feeder should last you for a while and if not bump up size or amount of feeders . For instance my M. mexicanus colony, while still not large enough to be moved has to have 3 small byformica liquid feeders to keep them full and this lasts about a couple weeks and never exceeding 3 weeks.

Right on. You don't really need to worry about limits or doses on food unless its something they can drag into the nest. Otherwise then you get mold.

[ColAnt735]

My Tetramorium immigrans downed an entire feeder five ml in around two hours so I give them two five ml feeders a week.

Edited by ColAnt735, April 11 2022 - 4:43 AM.