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Solenopsis Favorite Foods

Started By AntPhycho , Aug 21 2017 4:55 PM

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#1 Offline AntPhycho - Posted August 21 2017 - 4:55 PM

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Yes, I looked at the post that showed all the favorite foods for all the different species. I looked for solenopsis but there was not much info. Can anyone tell me the complete list of favorites for solenopsis.

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#2 Offline Martialis - Posted August 21 2017 - 5:00 PM

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They're quite voracious. I hear sunburst is popular with them.


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#3 Offline AntPhycho - Posted August 21 2017 - 5:06 PM

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Sunburst? Is that a name of a product?

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#4 Offline Leo - Posted August 21 2017 - 5:54 PM

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#5 Offline drtrmiller - Posted August 21 2017 - 6:16 PM

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Solenopsis what species? S. invicta, S. geminata, S. xyloni, S. richteri, and others will grow rapidly in number with a diet of Sunburst and insects, given sufficient heat and moisture also.


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#6 Offline Martialis - Posted August 21 2017 - 6:59 PM

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Sunburst? Is that a name of a product?

 

Yes, Sunburst Ant Nectar. It's actually sold and produced by drtrmiller, the owner of Byformica.

 

https://www.amazon.c...03370786&sr=1-4

 

It seems expensive, but that bottle will last ages. 


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#7 Offline AntPhycho - Posted August 21 2017 - 8:03 PM

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Solenopsis what species? S. invicta, S. geminata, S. xyloni, S. richteri, and others will grow rapidly in number with a diet of Sunburst and insects, given sufficient heat and moisture also.

Solenopsis invicta I think.

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#8 Offline AntPhycho - Posted August 21 2017 - 8:28 PM

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Sunburst? Is that a name of a product?


Yes, Sunburst Ant Nectar. It's actually sold and produced by drtrmiller, the owner of Byformica.

[url="%5Burl="https://www.amazon.com/SUNBURST-Ant-Nectar-Premium-Improved/dp/B015PWXWZ2/ref=sr_1_4?m=AGRDX10MU912Z&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1503370786&sr=1-4%22%5Dhttps://www.amazon.com/SUNBURST-Ant-Nectar-Premium-Improved/dp/B015PWXWZ2/ref=sr_1_4?m=AGRDX10MU912Z&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1503370786&sr=1-4"]https://www.amazon.com/SUNBURST-Ant-Nectar-Premium-Improved/dp/B015PWXWZ2/ref=sr_1_4?m=AGRDX10MU912Z&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1503370786&sr=1-4"]https://www.amazon.com/SUNBURST-Ant-Nectar-Premium-Improved/dp/B015PWXWZ2/ref=sr_1_4?m=AGRDX10MU912Z&s=merchant-items&ie=UTF8&qid=1503370786&sr=1-4[/url][/

It seems expensive, but that bottle will last ages.
Yea, it's a bit to expensive for me. Any other favorites?

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Founding (for myself):                                                                                       My Shop

Solenopsis invicta experiments...                                                                     California

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#9 Offline Tmhernandez77 - Posted October 10 2017 - 1:08 PM

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My S. xyloni love: fish flakes, crickets, fruit flies, dried bananas, peanuts, honey, and grass seeds. I have given them some other dried fruits and proteins like chicken/turkey/beef but they didn't seem very interested.

 

I would feel confident feeding them any variety of nuts and seeds as long as you provide insects as well for high quality protein.


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