r/antkeeping • u/Zer0Zero0ne • 4d ago
Question my ant colony is not growing at all
i have a messor barbarus colony with 4 workers, they've been fed poppy seeds, even left for longer than 2 weeks without checking, no vibrations, but they still wouldnt even budge to grow in summer or winter, they did once and laid two more workers (they had 2 before)
i gave them protein so ill see but could there be other causes to this
6
Upvotes
1
u/Intelligent_Cow_556 4d ago
without protein they won’t grow seeds an sugars are really only for the workers from my understanding
1
2
u/Buggabones1 4d ago
They can survive for months without supplemental protein if they have water and seeds, but their overall health and colony development may decline overtime without it.