Help!!

What you feed, where you get it from, basically we will build up a comrehensive list of suitable plants to feed Leaf Cutters. Also in temperate countries, what do you feed them in the Winter?
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swervyT
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Help!!

Post by swervyT » Mon Mar 19, 2018 5:30 pm

hi eceryone

im new to this group.

can anyone help with a new or better setup for my acromyrmex octospinosus colony size is about 2 golf balls, and has slowly started to cut less and less, currently in a storage box with water and a heat mat underneath for humidity. 90+ temp between 25 and 27.
ive been feeding them privet and bramble leaves (nettles) brussles apple and the bit of honey. im finding alot of them are drowning aswell.
please can someone help on a new setup away from water maybe
thanks

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Re: Help!!

Post by Andyj » Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:00 pm

Hi , i have an incubator set up as i was afraid of losing my queen in water. Take look here or under members journals viewtopic.php?f=13&t=684

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Re: Help!!

Post by Acromyrmexbob » Sun Apr 22, 2018 12:22 pm

How are the ants doing now? Do you have an update?

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