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Alza's Pogonomyrmex Californicus (Bi-Color)

Started By Alza , Sep 25 2014 6:26 PM

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#41 Offline Alza - Posted December 14 2014 - 12:10 PM

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If this topic can get 400 views, then i will do a special feeding video ^_^


#42 Offline drtrmiller - Posted December 14 2014 - 12:19 PM

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You have over 400 views.  Please do make a very special video for us, Alza.




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#43 Offline uusak - Posted December 14 2014 - 1:55 PM

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Do it bro!


#44 Offline Alza - Posted December 14 2014 - 2:59 PM

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Alright. The video shall be recorded.


#45 Offline Alza - Posted December 14 2014 - 10:27 PM

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Deciding... What food options are you guys up to watch ? I'm down with anything ^_^


#46 Offline drtrmiller - Posted December 15 2014 - 5:23 AM

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Don't stew, get Blue!

 

Blue, Blue, through and through!

 

Blue 100!

 

Ha!


Edited by drtrmiller, December 15 2014 - 5:25 AM.



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#47 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 15 2014 - 7:50 AM

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Pogonomyrmex LOVE Blue 100.

#48 Offline Alza - Posted December 15 2014 - 3:42 PM

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i was more uh... leaning towards something alive. What is this blue 100 anyway ?


#49 Offline Crystals - Posted December 15 2014 - 3:57 PM

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At that size, I would say a few live fruit flies or perhaps even find a small mealworm, about 1-1.5cm long, cut the head off so it can't harm your ants, and toss the body in.  It will twitch around for a while if the ants don't kill it.  I usually freeze my food first if I don't culture it.  I always freeze crickets - they are terrible for having mites.

 

Blue 100 is an ant formula that terry sells on amazon.  Pogonomyrmex seem to love it.  A little goes a long ways with them.


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#50 Offline Foogoo - Posted December 15 2014 - 8:18 PM

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At that size, I would say a few live fruit flies or perhaps even find a small mealworm, about 1-1.5cm long, cut the head off so it can't harm your ants, and toss the body in.  It will twitch around for a while if the ants don't kill it.  I usually freeze my food first if I don't culture it.  I always freeze crickets - they are terrible for having mites.

 

Blue 100 is an ant formula that terry sells on amazon.  Pogonomyrmex seem to love it.  A little goes a long ways with them.

 

Is it just my Pogonomyrmex who barely touch any of the colors? Unless they're sneaking bites when I'm not watching...


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#51 Offline drtrmiller - Posted December 16 2014 - 4:21 AM

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Is it just my Pogonomyrmex who barely touch any of the colors? Unless they're sneaking bites when I'm not watching...

 

You've mentioned you had a very small and young colony. Think about it this way: an ant colony is a community stomach--the more ants, the larger the stomach, and therefore the larger the appetite.  Further, larvae and gynes play a critical role in the metabolism of certain nutrients, and so without a large number of larvae, assimilating most any food is going to be stemmied.

 

Not only will smaller colonies have different nutritional requirements, similar to how baby humans have different nutritional preferences and requirements compared to adult humans, but also, they will naturally eat very, very little, and infrequently.  

 

This is what makes raising small, young colonies such a challenge, and I'd speculate is a big factor as to why many beginner antkeepers fail.

 

It will likely take a variety of foods and trial and error to rear a small colony to a sufficient number of workers and especially larvae before they really have a consistent appetite for Formula diets.


Edited by drtrmiller, December 16 2014 - 7:12 AM.



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#52 Offline Alza - Posted January 14 2015 - 7:11 AM

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I see. Blue 100 it is. Sorry for the late response~


#53 Offline Alza - Posted January 14 2015 - 7:12 AM

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Also, an update on them - They will eat anything dead and the colony is growing VERY slow. Picture update soon *


#54 Offline Alza - Posted January 29 2015 - 5:54 PM

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Two days ago I moved them into a new test tube, and they are dying quickly. There are two workers left, no brood. Any ideas on what's happening ?


and the queen is still alive.


#55 Offline AntsAreUs - Posted January 29 2015 - 6:40 PM

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Special video?


#56 Offline Alza - Posted January 29 2015 - 7:13 PM

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Ah! i forgot about that. Sorry for the delay, but once the colony gets five workers I will proceed to do that.


#57 Offline AntLover101 - Posted April 12 2015 - 4:26 PM

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Special Video?
I wanna get my hands on some Campontus Pennsylvanicus or Ponera Pennsylvanica Queens!:D

#58 Offline Alza - Posted November 15 2015 - 11:19 PM

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Died by the way :(


#59 Offline Gregory2455 - Posted December 6 2015 - 10:58 PM

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:( That sucks.


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