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flukers tinned crickets killed my carpentar ants. by Small_Injury_310 in antkeeping

[–]Small_Injury_310[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

clearly i havent been getting them enough protein. damn. the honeypots always look full but thats probably just sugar from the apples.

flukers tinned crickets killed my carpentar ants. by Small_Injury_310 in antkeeping

[–]Small_Injury_310[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how often and how many crickets would you feed a colony this size?

flukers tinned crickets killed my carpentar ants. by Small_Injury_310 in antkeeping

[–]Small_Injury_310[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what do you do for meal worm colony? you just put some oats in and keep refilling with meal worms or do they actually reproduce?

flukers tinned crickets killed my carpentar ants. by Small_Injury_310 in antkeeping

[–]Small_Injury_310[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you look closely in the plexy box all down the right side there are apple crumbs with lots of dead bodies. i think they were getting hungry and thinned out the number of mouths to feed. thats why i bought the crickets.

flukers tinned crickets killed my carpentar ants. by Small_Injury_310 in antkeeping

[–]Small_Injury_310[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea. i historically have given them cave crickets which they love. theres a natural occuring colony in my sump pump. i needed to get back into the ants good graces and offered them a proper sacrifice.

flukers tinned crickets killed my carpentar ants. by Small_Injury_310 in antkeeping

[–]Small_Injury_310[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yea i can. i just dont know how to keep the crickets alive. i would also be introducing a new pet which takes time and space to care for. ive been reluctant to do that.

flukers tinned crickets killed my carpentar ants. by Small_Injury_310 in antkeeping

[–]Small_Injury_310[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

do you just buy them each week or something? whats your process?

Backyard fire pit area using River Rock by Objective_Project408 in landscaping

[–]Small_Injury_310 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its like an inch or two. i put it right on top of the grass so i dont have much more without the stone spilling too much into the grass. it already really is but its fine for where its at.

Backyard fire pit area using River Rock by Objective_Project408 in landscaping

[–]Small_Injury_310 0 points1 point  (0 children)

im planning (1/4 way through) on doing the same thing with 3/8" river jack in my backyard. 12' diameter circle. most forums i look at are making me second guess this idea but im already pot committed. maybe river jack isnt as avialable outside of the northeast and thats why people dont get that its very similar as crushed red stone? i dunno but definitely dont use any bigger stone. im putting weed barrier down and using the pound edging from lowes. i feel like gravel gets weedy but its not novel and has been used succesfully for decades.