live food: ants

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venetta
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hi guys
did/ or does anyone out in finch land feed live frozen ants?
i read somewhere someone talking about feeding ants as live feed
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You occassionly see finches picking at ants in aviaries...never heard of anyone feeding them though...
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They do however love ant eggs if you are brave enough to raid the nests and risk the bites.
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I read a Marcus pollard article a while back that said ants are common host for internal parasites, so watch out
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cant be live and frozen??
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frozen white ants (termites are ok ) but i wouldnt feed green ant ect
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