What I Feed My Ants (Ant Foods)

[@idavenables3468]

This is one of the most informative Ant videos I have ever seen. Huge congrats on your natural delivery of your vast ant knowledge

[@lehooman3829]

When I was in first grade, we had ants in the classroom and no one noticed except me. They were in between the carpet and the tile floor. Thankfully, I was right beside them. Whenever I had my snacks, I would give them a small piece and they would take it. Sadly the teacher saw the ants after two months and murdered them while crushing my dreams lol-

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[@lehooman3829]

These responses ;-;

[@Whitewing89]

I have gotten my first queen to take some frosting I have put in her test tub today and a few weeks ago. She had six eggs last time I checked! I'm looking foreword to moving her into the antkit set up I have if she lives.

[@Whitewing89]

I have the next size up with sand filling in two of the chambers. She is a Camponotus nearcticus though I did get 2 tetramotium speacies E. a few days ago. I'm going to have to move her before 10 workers because she will run out of water long before thing I think.

[@RareEpicness]

Joshua Werner how's she now? Do you still keep ants?

[@felixhall8540]

Joshua Werner how is the colony now?

[@anzhelabeyko1336]

Felix Hall it’s been four years I think he got rid of them 😂

[@Whitewing89]

I don't have that colony i think. The one i have now is 3 years old from chatching a queen and doing fine. Must be at least 75 workers my my guestimation. A camponotus species of some kind and one of the largest in my area. I also have a smaller colony of a smaller species.

[@Jst4fun817]

Never knew people kept ants as pets and fed them. I googled for ants favourite food to use it as a bait to kill ants in my house and it brought me here 😑😔😔

[@antdayuk6851]

Great video I need to do one like this on my channel

[@tore3993]

do you think you can buy dryed insects and steam them just before feeding them to the ants (to soften the insects)

[@DarkYttrium]

Nope. No nutritional value

[@DreamsCatcher101]

I feed mine chocolate, cheesecake, fudge, jelly, honey, basically anything full of sugar And protein, chicken, beef, uncooked bacon rinds, any really soft cooked meats. Give them a bit of yours. And garden insect. Spiders, moths, whatever,s out there. Just boil then first. I do it on my garden fire pit and an old pan. The "spider boiler" as my daughter calls it. I first collected queen ants for my daughter, but i enjoy it as much as her since it was me who watched an antscanada video first, but it was only last year. So only been doing it a year now. I found that my local pet shop doesn't sell anything for ants but the insect food for keeping feeders well fed works for ants. But i just put anything in there on a piece of tin foil. If none of them want it, i take it out and put something else in. But 9 out of 10 things work.

[@Rorther]

How safe is it to feed ants with fruits from market? I mean, what about pesticide that've been used? Doesn't affect ants?

[@pggametips3295]

Hey @RobJ's Ants I have an Imortant question my ants hibernation starts soon do I need any prep or things to look out for?

[@RobJsAnts]

just feed them well leading up to putting them down and cool them by 2c from normal then once our ready move them to a cold place and give them lots of water over there hibernation time

[@pggametips3295]

thanks :)

[@GatorLife57]

You need to slice the fly so they can get past that tough hard exoskeleton of the fly !

[@Andavane]

I put my ant foods on a small piece of tin foil then remove it with the food. Continually laying wet fruits on the substrate can lead to an unremovable mess (unless the ants eat EVERYthing!) :)

[@andywalsh4577]

Very useful as always. Cheers Pal 👍🏼

[@deandaniels203]

Hi ROBJ,Do I need to give my queen ant messor barbarus any good or drink when in hibernation,if not what would be the best thing to feed her when she as had her first brood.

[@RobJsAnts]

Water should be available but wait to she’s up for food

[@shadow1653]

Great vid helped a lot

[@projectbiology5726]

A bit late but you can put curly wing flys in a cold place to slow them hatching

[@RobJsAnts]

+Project Biology I know most flies can be slowed down in a fridge but I do not know pacifically about It. Only read it somewhere that sold flies

[@rawegg8880]

I may start keeping camponotus auriventris. What do you think is the best feeding for them?

[@RobJsAnts]

+Johanan Micaiah mealworms are always a safe bet but tried to give them a variety of different insects as well as lots of sugary fruits apple is a great one

[@rawegg8880]

RobJ's Ants Do i have to supply them with sugar water if you already provide them with fruits? And the insects have to be prekilled right?

[@RobJsAnts]

+Johanan Micaiah yes both mate.

[@rawegg8880]

RobJ's Ants Ok thanks

[@zookeeper3502]

Hey RobJ can tetramorium eat seeds with shells or Nuts? Hey also can tetramorium eat like stake or chicken with out boiling eat and just cooking it. Can't you check or look if you should feed them by looking at there gasters?

[@chosetec]

Are those "army flies" the same as soldier flies? Hermetia illucens?

[@chosetec]

ah I see the closeup of the eyes, I think they are.

[@lucyk5507]

Is it 100% necessary to give them insects for protein, or could you stick to just giving the meats like chicken? :)

[@RobJsAnts]

all ant diets require supplement with live (or freshly dead) insects and a variation in sugars now and again to promote healthy differences in food, just like us. I mean I don't know about you, but I can't eat the same exact meals every day for the rest of my life and get all the nutrients I need and be completely fulfilled. while most diets and supplements can be used for an extended period of time, it is best to offer a variety to keep the colony well balanced and healthy. Protein also is typically only for brood development, the adult workers will only need sugars to continue living.

[@lucyk5507]

Thank you for the advice! I thought that would be the case. :) If you freeze a live insect will it kill it fairly humanely, or do you have to kill them some other way?

[@RobJsAnts]

thats a ok way or you can kill instantly in boiling water

[@lucyk5507]

Great, thank you. Don't want to be cruel to the insects

[@CMZneu]

actually the most humane way would be to freeze them, insects don't function like mammals, they don't "suffer" with cold they just become inactive and if they freeze they eventually die, i would say it's like going to sleep for them, for example if you keep mealworms in the fridge(at a certain temp) they don't die but instead stop growing and become inactive, you can keep them like this for many months to stop them from pupating and if you take them out they "wake up" again.

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

Boiling insects seems to turn the liquid into solid meat 🤩 Looks delicious also. And I saw one my nanitic or minor worker ant eating a boiled superworm in soy sauce 🤣

[@AllieFettig]

3:53 you said doo doo lol.

[@RobJsAnts]

Haha well noticed

[@zookeeper3502]

RobJ's Ants what's your reason for not feeding dead insects I could understand not feeding them if there 2-3 days old but only one day after they have been dead should be good for ants

[@jasongunawan1]

3:20

[@CMZneu]

Not sure if you breed your own mealworms (which is really very simple and inexpensive) but for flies it's the same, you buy them once and them make a culture from them so you can have flies al year round for free kinda, something like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmaYiXSPbteGmZY (not my video) wingless fruit flies are very nice for small colonies that don't have a lot of dismembering power and have trouble slicing up the hard exoskeleton of mealworms, also you can toss them in alive(they are wingless) and let your ants hunt them, especially the more visual sp, they can't hurt your ants by biting or tossing around and don't try to burrow or hide like mealworms or roaches. Also if you breed your own mealworms you probably have baby mealworms which i find to be better than regular ones(for small ants or colonies) for some of the same reasons as above.

[@AntsMierenAvonturen]

Nice video buddy!

[@brunomoreira6416]

Can my colony survive of only meat and insects only once in a while?? Ofc ill feed them honey and sugary water for energy

[@RobJsAnts]

they need both every 2-3 days

[@johnwolf7073]

Hey :) I need your help. I am thinking about get ants but I don't want to feed them live food (meat) it's kinda discuasting . Can I just feed them fruits and things like that or they will die ???

[@johnwolf7073]

thank you :) Faris Whitbread

[@armchairopinionator7341]

So the ants eat the calci worms too?

[@CaitieFoo]

Do you own antkit or do you work for them or just a customer ?

[@RobJsAnts]

Just a customer and beta tester

[@cptchoggs280]

How do you kill the insects you feed before them to the ants?

[@RobJsAnts]

I use the boiling water method It's a fast way to kill them and clean them of any nasty mites etc

[@cptchoggs280]

+RobJ's Ants ok thanks!

[@updated5709]

Is it okay if I just feed my starting colony mealworm and honey until the colony is big enough for feeder roaches.

[@RobJsAnts]

Sure is but you might find they become fussy and stop eating. So if you encounter this just change insect

[@updated5709]

+RobJ's Ants Awesome. I'll switch up the sugar source a lot and try to start breeding roaches as well as mealworm.

[@billykelly4803]

What would you feed a Lasius Niger colony of 5 workers ?

[@RobJsAnts]

A pin head of honey or tiny piece of apple and a cricket leg

[@billykelly4803]

+RobJ's Ants Thank You :)

[@tillymacydonut6588]

because im new to the ant keeping hobby

[@cucumbercow7379]

Do they like peanut butter

[@mobilegamingtv5712]

Can I feed ants meat like turkey or ham or something instead of insects because I can't get those.

[@RobJsAnts]

+MobileGaming Tv sure you can feed them all of the above but it can only be in conjunction with in insects as well

[@RobJsAnts]

+MobileGaming Tv you can feed them cooked meats but there is no substitute for insects

[@nlruben5407]

Where do i buy live mealworms?

[@topoluc12]

You can buy them at all pet stores that sell live reptiles. If you dont have any nearby pet stores like me, you can order them but it costs way more

[@cdejongasc]

Thanks! (this is my other yt channel)

[@dreammakers5411]

Sir can we feed wheat flour and sugar to ants

[@waqasanwar2759]

What about dried meal-worms?

[@RobJsAnts]

+Ants Universe sorry all the goodness is gone. Needs to be fresh to work

[@tillymacydonut6588]

how could i tell what kind of ants ive got

[@RobJsAnts]

Sure, Email a photo to [e-mail]

[@nurelljucida962]

can I email you a pic too? I'm pretty sure I got two fire ant queens

[@RobJsAnts]

Nurell Jucida sure

[@fairywolroblox4674]

RobJ's Ants can I email you too? My bathroom has A LOT of ants

[@davidliu2243]

Can I just feed my ants protein bars?

[@RobJsAnts]

No sorry.

[@kikopup5272]

2:07 asian? flys

[@itsjoy9629]

Do they eat chicken lol?

[@itsjoy9629]

I wont feed them it everybday but do they?

[@luisaonoza6284]

feed ants honey pot ants