CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Do you need water to raise ants? (Do you need to feed ants water?)

1. Introduction to raising ants?

The specific steps are as follows

1. Collect ants.

Ordinary ants will not reproduce unless you place a queen ant in your ant farm.

2A place where ants are raised.

Find a glass bottle of suitable size. Glass bottles are more convenient for observation. Remember to leave air holes on the bottle cap.

3Fill with soil.

Make sure the soil is loose so the ants can move around, and leave some space at the top to prevent the ants from climbing out of the jar.

4. Provide food and water.

Do not feed ants meat or other cooked foods, as this will attract pests to your enclosure.

5. Warmth.

Keep it in a room with a stable, comfortable temperature. Keep it out of direct sunlight, or the glass will overheat and kill the ants.

6Shake the bottle.

Shaking the bottle or handling it roughly can cause their tunnels to collapse, killing them. Be careful with ant farms.

7. Reduce light.

Ants like to be active at night, and they will dig ant holes at night. When you are not observing the ants, try to cover the black cloth.

2. How to raise long-legged ants?

1. Add water to raise ants

When using ant racks to raise ants, water supply is very important. The water consumption is large, so the water tank on the ant rack, the ant island ditch, and the drip line should be kept with water all the time and keep flowing. The flowing water of the ant rack is not only for the ants to drink, but also an important moisturizing device. The water level in the water tank should be observed every day and water should be added in time. If the water supply system is an automatic device, it should be observed every day to see if it is working properly.

2. Checking the temperature of ants

The temperature in different locations of the breeding room is different. Sometimes it is high on top and low on the bottom, high inside and low outside; sometimes it is low on top and high on the bottom, low inside and high outside. The room temperature generally refers to the average temperature measured at the above-mentioned different locations. If conditions permit, the temperature in different locations of the room can be basically the same through a four-sided air supply system. Although temperature is very important, the more critical thing is the stability of the temperature. It cannot be high or low at times, which is not good for the growth of the ant colony. For indoor breeding, the most suitable temperature is 28-30℃ during the new nest period, and the most suitable temperature is 26-25℃ during the production period. Always pay attention to insulation and cooling.

3. Check humidity when raising ants

Checking humidity includes checking the humidity of the soil surface of the ant nest (natural water content) and the relative humidity in the ant rack. The most suitable humidity of the soil surface of the ant nest is about 20%, the most suitable relative humidity of the air in the new nest period is 80%-85%, and the most suitable relative humidity of the air in the production period is 70%-85%. The humidity check uses an accurate hygrometer as the main detection method, and can also be supplemented by the staff's sensory judgment to improve work efficiency. If the humidity is not suitable, pay attention to adjust it at any time.

4. Checking leftover food when raising ants

Ants are hardworking insects with the habit of storing food. Generally, there is no leftover food. The leftover food brought back to the nest is usually placed in the nest. If there is leftover food, it may be due to excessive feeding, deterioration of feed, or unpleasant taste of feed, which leads to anorexia and refusal to eat. Once leftover food is found, it should be cleaned up in time, and the cause should be analyzed and corresponding measures should be taken.

5. Check the droppings of ants

The main purpose of checking feces is to check whether there are any abnormal changes in color, so as to detect lesions in time, diagnose the cause and prevent and treat it in time. Feces are usually at the entrance of the ant nest, carried out by worker ants, and should be cleaned regularly.

In daily management, attention should also be paid to the coordination between temperature and humidity. When the temperature is high, the humidity is relatively high, and when the temperature is low, the humidity is relatively low. Pay attention to indoor air circulation to ensure sufficient oxygen supply. Pay attention to light. Generally, if the indoor lighting is good, there is no need to increase artificial light. Otherwise, artificial light should be increased to ensure more than 11 hours of light per day.

3. How to raise ants at home?

Find a relatively large goldfish tank, put some loose soil in it, and then use a chopstick or something like that to poke a small vertical hole a few centimeters long to remind the queen ant to build a nest there.

The queen ant will not eat before the first batch of worker ants are born. She relies entirely on the muscles in her body. Therefore, if the worker ants have not been born when the queen ant reaches her physical limit, the queen ant will starve to death. At the same time, keep the soil moist, but not too much water, or the queen ant will drown! When the first batch of people in the ant kingdom are born, put more food.

4. Why do we need to add so much water when raising ants?

Water is a substance necessary for the growth and survival of all animals. Water plays an important role in regulating and balancing body temperature, enhancing metabolism, excreting metabolic products, dissolving substances in the body, and absorbing and transporting nutrients.

In nature, ants mostly use spring dew as drinking water, which is relatively clean.

Meat and green feed fed under artificial breeding conditions contain a certain amount of water, but the water content in meat is relatively low, especially in the hot summer, which is far from meeting the ants' body's need for water. Therefore, ants should be provided with clean and hygienic drinking water, preferably boiled water.

5. How do ants feed water?

A device that provides liquid water to ants. It is generally used to prevent the humidity in the nest from being too high. The waterer can ensure that ants will not die due to cell dehydration after drinking overly concentrated sugar water.

Ant nests with distinct wet and dry areas inside are more commonly used on harvester ants, as they need a dry environment to store seeds while eggs and young require a more humid environment. They are also used on ants that have changing humidity requirements during their development.

6. How to raise ants?

1. Site selection: Choose a site that is ventilated, dry and has sufficient light.

2. Breeding facilities: Use bricks (or plastic film) to build a circular water trough around the site, ensure that the water trough has a certain inclination, use bamboo or wooden sticks to build a frame, arrange it into a track shape, and place humus sand at the bottom.

3. Making of breeding boxes: Shoe boxes, food boxes or clothing paper boxes can be used as breeding boxes.

4. Feed: small animal carcasses, plants, fruits and vegetables are all fine.

5. Feeding and management: Take measures such as escape prevention and cleaning.

7. Why can ants survive without water?

Ants cannot survive without water, because no living thing can live without water.

Ants are no exception. Although you cannot see them drinking water directly because their bodies are very small, they absorb water through the food they eat, such as absorbing dew on the grass when eating grass, and absorbing water droplets on the leaves when eating leaves to sustain life.

8. Do ants need water?

Ants drink water, of course, water is the source of life. Ants can grow normally within 15-40 degrees Celsius. But the best temperature is between 25-35 degrees Celsius. They hibernate in winter when the temperature is below 10 degrees. Most of their nests are in places with water sources. They like to eat sweets, such as cakes, brown sugar, honey, fruit cores, meat skin, eggs, etc. If there is no food or water, half of them will die after about two days and nights.

9. Will ants get sick if I keep an ant nest without adding water?

Won't.

Ants usually choose relatively dry places, build nests in warm and moist soil and enjoy a dark life. Ants can grow and reproduce normally between 15 and 40 degrees Celsius. When the temperature is below 10 degrees Celsius, ants will hide in caves, but they do not hibernate. Ants like and often choose a habitable soil humidity between 10% and 20%, and an air relative humidity between 70% and 90%. It is suitable to maintain an ambient temperature of 22 to 37 degrees Celsius for breeding ants.