Just wondering. Can I feed my nanitics little bits of meat? Is grease ok?
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Just wondering. Can I feed my nanitics little bits of meat? Is grease ok?
Just wondering. Can I feed my nanitics little bits of meat? Is grease ok?
I have fed my ants chicken before, so I think it's ok as long as there isn't too much grease and you trust the place you got it at to not have anything harmful to the ants.
Currently Keeping:
Camponotus texanus x2 Pheidole obtusospinosa - Batch of eggs
Camponotus vicinus - 12-15 workers Solenopsis xyloni x7 - Freshly caught
Camponotus pennsylvanicus - 50-60 workers
Crematogaster lineolata x8 - 7-15 workers
Solenopsis krockowi - 3 workers
Solenopsis invicta - 5000-7500 workers
Formica spp. - 5 workers
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis x2 - First Workers!
fruit flies are also great
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
fruit flies are also great
I think they mean meat like beef ect.
But it should be fine if their isn't a ton of grease. My ants love ckicken for example.
Currently keeping: 2 C.vicinus colonies.2 C.sansabeanus. 1 C.leavissimus. 2 C.Ca02. 1 V.pergandei. 4 T.immigrans.1 F.pacifica. 1 C.hyatti
1 M.ergatognya
Trying to get my hands on :C.modoc,A.vercicolor, and Any Honeypots
fruit flies are also great
I think they mean meat like beef ect.
But it should be fine if their isn't a ton of grease. My ants love ckicken for example.
Hmm. I've never tried meat.
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
Hello Ants4ever7;
I've written posts about how I've fed meat products to all of my ants, from nanitics to large colonies. The first protein meal I always give nanitics is cooked chicken liver. I actually only feed insects as a treat. This means a couple of things that make keeping ants much easier. First, it's easy to prepare and feed meat and I know exactly how much protein I'm giving each colony, something that's difficult to know when feeding insects. Second, less trash to clean up afterwards. This is especially important when keeping larger colonies that would create a lot of garbage if I had to provide the equivalent amount of protein with insects. I think a varied meat diet for ants provides better nutrition than feeding only two or three kinds of insects.
I wrote a post about a Camponotus colony that I only fed meat products for an entire year. You'll find information about the meat products I feed, how I prepare them and many other details.
You'll find that post here Results From Two Feeding Experiments by RPT - General Ant Keeping - Ants & Myrmecology Forum (formiculture.com)
You'll find more information details about feeding meat products in another post here Feeding Time at the Zoo - General Ant Keeping - Ants & Myrmecology Forum (formiculture.com)
I'm happy to answer any other questions you may have.
RPT
Thank you
“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Solenopsis invicta
Crematogaster sp.
What is best for nanitics, chicken, cricket leg, or flies?
“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Solenopsis invicta
Crematogaster sp.
“You’ll survive” -wise man.
Currently keeping:
Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Solenopsis invicta
Crematogaster sp.
fruit flies are also great
I think they mean meat like beef ect.
But it should be fine if their isn't a ton of grease. My ants love ckicken for example.
is bbq chicken ok?
I keep:
(angry) Pogonomyrmex Rugosus,
(stubborn) Myrmecocystus Deplisis
Tetramorium Immigrans
Monomorium Minimum
And many Carnivorous plants such as:
Dionea (fly trap)
Sarracenia x 'Fiona' ( American Pitcher plant)
Nepenthese ventrata (Tropical Pitcher plant
Pinguicula agnata x emarginata (Butterwort)
Hello AntsGodzilla;
I've fed bbq chicken to my ants but I first removed the skin and any trace of bbq sauce that's on the meat. Many ants don't like vinegar, a sauce ingredient. I've even washed and dried the meat before freezing it.
RPT
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