Pheidole Pallidula

General
Pheidole pallidula is an easy species to care for. 

Food
Pheidole pallidula are not picky eaters. They love sugars that come from fruit, sugarwater or ant jellys. For protein the best food for them is fruitflies, mealworms, crickets and other smaller insects. Feed them a lot of food and these ants will grow in large numbers fast!

If you feed insects from the wild freeze or boil these insects to sterilize them. Skipping this step can introduce mites to your colony.. 

Humidity
Pheidole pallidula doesn't need high humidity. Hydrating the nest partially is more then enough.

Temperature
Pheidole pallidula can benefit from higher temperatures. Heat one side of the nest to provide the ants with a nice gradient.

Don't heat the water source as the ants can drown in the condensation.

Hibernation
Pheidole pallidula has a diapause from November until March.

Sting/bite
These ants can't bite or sting. 

Pheidole pallidula kan in de meeste opstellingen worden gehuisvest, maar houd er rekening mee dat deze mieren erg klein zijn en aan de meeste opstellingen kunnen ontsnappen. Zelfs de mazen in het nest van Esthetic Ants kunnen Pheidole pallidula soms niet vasthouden. Als je de beste ontsnappingsbestendige opstelling wilt gebruiken, gebruik dan een microspecies- of acrylnest.