ants ignoring food?

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XxStrongHeroxX
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ants ignoring food?

Post: # 19050Post XxStrongHeroxX
Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:15 pm

i put some kisses and a lizard in my solenopsis invicta container and i dont see them eating it
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Re: ants ignoring food?

Post: # 19051Post JackPayne
Thu Apr 06, 2017 8:14 pm

They should, give them some time. Or they might not like it.
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Re: ants ignoring food?

Post: # 19052Post Batspiderfish
Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:39 pm

You could always give your ants the things they are supposed to eat.
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Re: ants ignoring food?

Post: # 19054Post Jadeninja9
Fri Apr 07, 2017 12:01 am

Batspiderfish wrote:
Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:39 pm
You could always give your ants the things they are supposed to eat.
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Re: ants ignoring food?

Post: # 19078Post XxStrongHeroxX
Fri Apr 07, 2017 5:14 pm

Batspiderfish wrote:
Thu Apr 06, 2017 11:39 pm
You could always give your ants the things they are supposed to eat.
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Re: ants ignoring food?

Post: # 19104Post xTNxANTMANx
Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:36 pm

I'm sure he knows that lol and also the lizard...try crickets or roaches or such, not lizard lol.
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Re: Do Ants Ignore Certain Food?

Post: # 19105Post Phoenix
Sat Apr 08, 2017 7:07 pm

Technically, I have seen huge gathering of Trap-Jaw + Big-Headed Ants scavenging a large lizard before.
As such, I presume that once an ant colony reaches a certain size, they will hunt after bigger prey.
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Re: ants ignoring food?

Post: # 19109Post XxStrongHeroxX
Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:37 pm

aww alright..
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