I have a colony of pheidole sp. with 200+ workers and 4 queens but not much brood. I feed them 1-2 crickets every 2 days. is there anything I can do to make them grow quicker?
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, Dec 5 2016 8:59 PM
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Posted December 5 2016 - 8:59 PM
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Posted December 5 2016 - 9:09 PM
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More heat? Basically give them space, lots of food, and higher than room temperature temperatures.
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Posted December 5 2016 - 10:56 PM
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Posted December 7 2016 - 4:23 AM
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haha kinda true i just checked and they have 20-30 pupae and ALOT of eggs
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Posted March 7 2017 - 4:33 PM
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i did a little experiment, i gave them larvae from my doomed Pseudomyrmex gracilis colony, they killed all but one... now it is in their brood pile, like they accepted it, quite interesting
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Posted March 8 2017 - 12:35 PM
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Posted March 8 2017 - 12:39 PM
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I agree with OTHER. I have a Pheidole pallidula colony that founded in early 2016 and they already have 100-200 workers with about 300 more coming in a few weeks. I found out that they appreciate diluted honey (1/3 ratio) and fruit flies the best.
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Posted March 8 2017 - 5:20 PM
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i have no fruit flies, i give them crickets
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Posted March 9 2017 - 9:43 AM
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i have no fruit flies, i give them crickets
A variety of insects is best. I would rotate between fruit flies, mealworms, and crickets. All must be bought from a pet store so you know they won't be contaminated with disease, mites, or pesticides.
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Posted March 9 2017 - 10:14 AM
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i have no fruit flies, i give them crickets
A variety of insects is best. I would rotate between fruit flies, mealworms, and crickets. All must be bought from a pet store so you know they won't be contaminated with disease, mites, or pesticides.
Yes a variety is very important for Pheidole. Mine wouldn't eat another mealworm after like 4. Also, buying from online stores is more recommended , due to the insects being malnourished.
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Posted March 9 2017 - 3:38 PM
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well my mom only allows me to buy mealworms...
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