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[rbarreto]

I am unfortunately going to be very busy for the next two weeks and I don't have time to go to the store and buy some food or go outside and catch something. Anyone know good foods that most people have in their fridge that I could feed my young colonies (proteins). Specifically some Lasius sp. and Aphaenogaster sp.

[CoolColJ]

Why don't you get a container of live small wood roaches, dump them in a fluon lined container, add a few pieces of egg crates or toilet rolls.
A test tube of water, dry dog food, and small slices/scraps of fresh fruit or vegetables like carrots and cucumber
That's it, they will live off that get bigger over time and eventually start breeding

That's what I did and then just open it up and catch one with a cross lock tweezers, hold it under a hot water tap for 20secs, it will die within a few secs.
Then serve to your ants

Or you could buy some feeder insects and freeze them or buy them already frozen.

Edited by CoolColJ, July 3 2018 - 1:54 PM.

[Canadian anter]

I would give them a feeder and add some extra protein this week for them to store.