Food preperations for ants

Ingredients:
-A box with crickets
-a cup with boiling water

Step 1: Shake the box! Wheee
Step 2: Open up one corner and keep the box right above the cup.
Step 3: Watch them walk into their death like lemmings.
Step 4: Take them out and put them on some toilet paper to soak up the water.
Step 5: Put them in a plastic bag. You can keep them in the freezer for a few month.

All this should reduce the risk of bringing mites to your ant colony.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Food
• Crickets
• ants
• boiling
• water
• mites
• futtertiere
• heimchen
• milben
• ameisen
• königin
• desinfizieren
• wasser

[oslo9000]

how long should you keep them on the paper?

reply:)

[antblogger]

Until they are somewhat dry.

[HyperPivotDA]

would u recommend microwaving the crickets?

[antblogger]

No, definitely not. There are some cold spots in the microwave machine, where the microwaves wouldn't reach the insect. Boiling water is the easiest way to kill and desinfect them. You can kill them in the fridge before that.

[SimDAAP]

After u freeze the crickets and the ants are ready to eat, do they just take it straight, or do u need to cook the crickets medium rare lol ? Or do u just let the crickets thaw first?

[antblogger]

I always throw them into hot water before serving. Just to make sure that all parasites are dead.

[Avic7]

I will never look at my cup the same way ever again. =)

[mcrayzor1]

just put the in live the ants will still kill them lmfao thats wa they do in the wild

[DemonsLite]

i usually just put them in water of any tepmrature and cut of the heads...... then feed the rrest.....

[Noodles37UK]

50 or 60 crickets can be sadistically executed by means of a large, heat proof container and a full kettle of boling water. Try not to salivate as the kettle reaches critical point... Do crickets have brains? Wonder what they think when my mantids are eating them face first?

[poeli1]

thx

[vxs100]

@antblogger cant u just burn the crickets a bit?(i dont know many stuff thats why im asking)

[stoyashot]

freezing would even more make sure that all possible mites are dead so your colony wont get infected.

[AntsAustralia]

Can you you feed them directly after boiling them and drying, or do you have to put them in the freezer?

[devilfish97]

you only put a raindrop sized bit of food inside

[BugFolk]

I like the idea. I used to try keeping ants, but every time, mold took over and killed them.

BTW, I gather this would not be a good idea to leave unattended if there is more than 1 person in the house...otherwise the next person to pick up the cup may take a sip thinking it's coffee...then...lol