Birdsong fans should be familiar with this egg. For singing mania, Kroto is an exclusive food ingredient that is rich in nutrients. Kroto is believed to be able to make birdsong more melodious and birds’ feathers brighter.

Kroto is also popular as food and bait which is very popular with fish, thus it is often sought after by fishermen. In fact, in Thailand, Kroto is used as an exotic food menu and as an ingredient in traditional medicine. Also Read About: How To Harvest Kroto So It Doesn’t Bite You

The term “kroto” refers to the eggs produced by ants, especially weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina). The word “kroto” itself comes from the Javanese language that later became popular in the country. The components contained in this ant egg consist of a larva and a pupa. Kroto’s physical appearance to the naked eye is similar to grains of rice, which are oval in shape and white in color. Also read about: obstacles to breeding kroto

The size of a large kroto is about 1 cm with a diameter of 5 mm. The length of the small Kroto is about 5-6 mm with a diameter of 2 mm. Large Kroto usually become ant queen candidates and are produced between September and January. Meanwhile, the medium Kroto (smooth Kroto) will develop into female ants, soldier ants, or worker ants. Also read about: how to breed rangrang kroto

The great benefits of kroto for pets make entrepreneurs and breeders think about developing and cultivating it, as follows: 11 Ways To Speed ​​Up Kroto Egg Laying as an idea for those of you who want to grow it. Also Read About: The Easy Way To Breed Kroto In A Jar

1. Give caterpillars from Hong Kong

Hong Kong caterpillars can actually be fed directly to birds, but many also use them as food for weaver ants, so weaver ants produce excellent quality Kroto. Also Read About: How To Raise Kroto With Bamboo Media

This Hong Kong caterpillar is believed to be high in protein and quite good for the quality of Kroto produced by weaver ants. Later it is recommended to use the super kroto as food for birds; such as canaries, southern starlings, magpies, stone magpies, lovebirds or kacer birds.

In Indonesia itself, many people have grown caterpillars from Hong Kong. This is certainly directly proportional to the number of activists singing birds.

2. Give the caterpillar a banana leaf

Like Hong Kong caterpillars, banana caterpillars or banana leaf caterpillars can also be fed directly as additional bird feed (bonus food).

However, if it is used as food for weaver ants… of course, the mathematical formula is as above. The Kroto produced will be of better quality than the Kroto produced by weaver ants that are not fed banana leaf caterpillars.

Because the banana caterpillar is high in protein just like the Hong Kong caterpillar. This banana leaf caterpillar is believed to be a natural food for weaver ants. Because it is not uncommon for weaver ants to eat these caterpillars when their nests are near bananas.

Well, because this banana leaf is a plant that is very easy to find in Indonesia, then we can search for caterpillars and bananas ourselves.

3. Give Cricket

Crickets are the favorite food of weaver ants. However, due to the nature of crickets, which tend to jump, when they go to feed the weaver ants, these crickets become paralyzed first.

Crickets are still relatives of grasshoppers. To this day, crickets remain easy to find in the wild. Or if you don’t want to get complicated, there are usually also bird feed stores that sell them. The protein content in crickets is higher than that found in shrimp, chicken, and even beef! This clearly can improve the quality of Kroto produced by weaver ants.

4. Give the grasshopper

Grasshoppers are very good as food for weaver ants. In the wild, weaver ants also often eat grasshoppers. Therefore, it could be said that grasshoppers are the natural food of weaver ants. Like crickets, due to their jumping and flying nature, when feeding weaver ants using these grasshoppers, they must first be paralyzed.

5. Give Lizard

Rangrang ants are very fond of all types of meat, including lizard meat. To humans, lizards can be a nuisance animal because they like to litter. Now if we are growing Kroto…this can be minimized by capturing the lizard and then feeding it to the weaver ants to quickly lay eggs.

6. Give chicken bones

Chicken bones can actually make weaver ants produce super quality Kroto. The trick is to break it up first so the chicken marrow comes out. This chicken marrow is the favorite food of weaver ants.

Chicken bone marrow can increase kroto production, in other words, weaver ants will lay eggs quickly if they are routinely given chicken bone marrow. Or it can be with beef marrow, goat, etc.

7. Give worms

The worms can be used as bonus food or additional food for weaver ants to produce super quality Kroto. Earthworms contain very high protein. Also, earthworms are a natural food for weaver ants in the wild.

8. Give sugar cane liquid

In the wild, weaver ants forage for sugar in flower nectar or honeydew. Well, this honey dew is usually used by weaver ants as additional doping to make their nests.

Honeydew is a liquid normally produced by nectar-sucking insects. Weaver ants often find honeydew in their nests made of young leaves in the canopy of trees.

Well, molasses-producing insects such as aphids, mealybugs, shield lice, etc. usually live on the leaves. to be used as a food source in the nest.

If we want to grow it at home, then this liquid sugar can be replaced by granulated sugar mixed with water. Or it could be with sugar cane. Indeed, it is recommended from sugar cane because we know for ourselves that the cane juice that we squeeze does not go through the factory first. In contrast to sugar that has passed the factory stage.

9. Selection of cultivation sites

A good location for cultivation is away from crowds, at about 50 to 500 meters with an altitude of 1,500 to 1,800 meters above sea level. A good location will greatly affect the productivity of Kroto.

10. Temperature and humidity

Please put the cattle nest in a room with good ventilation and air circulation and avoid rainwater and direct sunlight. Set the temperature between 26 and 30 degrees Celsius with an air humidity of 60 to 70%.

11. Harvest

You can usually harvest them 4-6 months after they are made, when the wild eggs are already crooked and can last a long time. By providing the above food regularly and with proper care, your kroto will lay eggs quickly and provide maximum benefit.

That is what the author can convey, see you in the next article, thanks.