Kroto or also known as kroto eggs are generally used as bird feed due to the high nutritional content that can support the growth of birds and help take care of birds to be diligent in singing. The business opportunity for growing kroto or weaver ants is not very popular in the community. However, it actually has good prospects because there are many bird lovers in Indonesia, but Kroto sellers are still very limited.

For the market price itself, this Kroto can reach 250 thousand per kilogram so you can imagine the benefits you will get from starting this business. For those of you who are interested in how to grow Kroto in narrow plots, you can immediately see the best and easiest procedures that we offer below.

1. Learn the characters of Kroto

The first thing you have to do when you want to farm kroto is to pay attention to some of the characters that kroto has so that you don’t get the wrong deal.

• Queen Kroto: Ants that function to produce eggs in thousands, are 10 times larger than ordinary ants, are reddish-green in color, and often stay in the nest.
• Male Kroto: In charge of mating with the queen Kroto so that they can lay eggs with smaller characteristics than ordinary ants, shorter lifespan because they will die immediately after mating.
• Worker Kroto: Worker Kroto or Colony Kroto is in charge of taking care of the young Kroto and is a female Kroto who is sterile so she cannot become a queen and is 5-5mm from other Kroto ants.
• Soldier Kroto: The task of taking care of the nest and protecting the ant colony and guarding the food that it has collected in greater quantity than other types of ants, it has strong jaws and legs and a pair of antennae on its head.

2. Choose a container for cultivation

There are several container options that can be used to breed kroto-producing weaver ants in tight areas, such as in jars or besek. However, each of these containers has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it should be selected according to your needs.

This way of growing Kroto in a jar is usually done because it is easy, can be done in a tight area, and can also be used as a home for weaver ants and Kroto at the same time. However, the cattle in this jar have advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are that the packaging is easier to get and cheaper, the harvesting process is easy to do, the sales technique is faster, it is easier to observe the development and growth of Kroto. While the drawback is that it fills up faster because the land used is very limited.

Kroto cattle in besek is also the right choice for narrow terrain. The advantage of this besek is that it can provide a fairly large space, made of natural materials so that it can get wet and not easily damaged and the temperature can be properly maintained to support the growth of Kroto. However, the drawback is that the price is quite expensive, difficult to obtain, and the development of Kroto cannot be observed.

3. Queenless Kroto Cultivation

If the capital you have for kroto cattle is quite limited, then this kroto crop can be done without queen seeds, considering queen and colony are sold separately. Although it does not have a queen, this kroto cultivation can still be carried out as kroto cultivation with a queen. Automatically, subsequently bred Kroto Lips will also produce queens over time, although the time required is somewhat longer than directly buying queen seeds.

4. Choose Quality Seeds

The selection of quality seeds is an important step in the cultivation of kroto in various media such as kroto cattle form with used bottles. If you want to use kroto ants from the wild, do not damage the nest or disturb the colony. To be on the safer side, you can take the seeds by cutting tree branches.

If you want to be more practical, you can buy seeds from breeders that are usually sold at a price of 40 thousand per bottle. While the ant colony must have a queen so that productivity can be increased. But usually the queen will be sold separately at a price of around 20 thousand per head.

5. Avoid mixing colonies

In Kroto cultivation, it is best to avoid the mistake of mixing old colonies with new colonies. If this is done, then the ants will fight and all the soldiers and workers will fight, so many ants will die for nothing. If too many worker ants die, the ants in the colony cannot function optimally, so mixing the two colonies in one culture container is not recommended.

When you want to add a new colony, please separate the shelves, if only 1 shelf is used, you can trick it by using multi-tier shelves. Old colonies can be placed on the top shelf and new colonies can be placed on the bottom shelf so that the ants do not go up or down to another colony.

6. Temperature and humidity control

Ants don’t like excessive heat or light, so make sure you don’t place growing racks and containers in areas that are exposed to direct sunlight, including the Kroto cattle method with gallons of drinking water. Use a digital temperature gauge so that the temperature can be kept between 30 and 33 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the humidity should be kept at around 60%. If the humidity drops and the temperature rises, use a water-filled sprayer to mist the room where the Kroto is grown so that the temperature can be lowered and moisture can be added.

7. Pay attention to the light factor.

The light factor is one of the important things to do in kroto cultivation. If the light in the room is too bright, it can inhibit the production of Kroto.

For this reason, it is important to regulate the light by closing the windows of the room with cardboard, paper or thick plastic to reduce the light that enters from the outside of the room.

8. Pay attention to air circulation

In addition to light, air circulation must also be taken into account in Kroto cultivation, which must also be carried out in the manner of silkworm cultivation. Air circulation can be done by adjusting the ventilation and windows in the room so that the wind can enter and exit smoothly and the temperature in the room is also maintained properly.

9. kroto’s cage

For the kroto cage, which is commonly used in the cultivation of kroto, it is a shelf made of fiber, and select the shelf according to the seeds to be grown. Because the size of the plot used is narrow, avoid using too many shelves because it can interfere with air circulation.

10. Selection of the place of cultivation

The location of the Kroto crop is also important in supporting the productivity of the Kroto, which is also important for raising crickets in the rainy season. Make sure that the cultivation location is away from the crowd, between 50 and 500 meters. Also, use a growing place with an altitude of 1,500 to 1,800 meters above sea level and a temperature of around 26 degrees Celsius and an air humidity of 60 to 70%.

11. Types of feed Kroto

Of course, food is also the most important thing in kroto cultivation because the quality of the food used will affect the production of kroto and the health of the ants. For several types of feed that can be selected include:

Hong Kong caterpillar is a kind of Kroto feed that is high in protein so that the quality of Kroto can be maintained. Hong Kong caterpillar is not only high in protein, but also has many other ingredients, such as non-nitrogenous extracts, crude fat, ash, and water.

Besides the Hong Kong caterpillar, another type of caterpillar that can be used to feed Kroto is the banana caterpillar. The banana caterpillar contains building proteins, enzymes, and also protein hormones that also support the growth of Kroto. As well as being important for kroto cultivation, this method of raising caterpillars for bird feed can also be cultivated so that it can be used for kroto feed as well.

So that the results of cultivation can be healthy and fat, then give earthworms as Kroto food. Earthworms contain a high content of fats, amino acids, proteins and carbohydrates to increase appetite and also a sufficient water content.

12. Food Kroto

To feed Kroto, it can be done by making special means such as a place to accommodate food which is usually made from plastic bottles that are cut up and placed in a container. The use of plastic containers is very important to prevent food from spilling out, especially if the feed used is in the form of caterpillars or worms. Meanwhile, if the given food can jump or fly like crickets or grasshoppers, it can be directly inserted into the cage hole, or it can also be put out first and put into the feeding container.[AdSens3-C]

13. Kroto Cage Care

In order for the development of Kroto to work well, the cleanliness of the cage must also be properly maintained, which must also be done in the way of cultivating Japanese ants. Kroto cage maintenance is actually very easy to do, such as cleaning the cage regularly, checking for a leak in the cage, and also ensuring the safety and comfort of the Kroto grow place.

14. Nest Media Selection

It is also important to consider the Kroto nest medium because it must be comfortable for the Kroto to grow. Always use media that is still clean, so wash it first before using it again. Other means that can be used are used oil containers or other containers with a strong odor but must still be clean.

15. Kroto Cultivation Marketing

The results of this Kroto cultivation can be marketed later in various ways namely directly sold to customers for higher profit or can also be sold in your own shop so that the price is also more expensive and can bring in big profits. Profits. While other marketing methods are through third parties such as collectors or other vendors who have kiosks or pet food stores.

That is the review we can give on how to grow Kroto in narrow terrain. Generally, Kroto can be harvested after 15 to 20 days when many eggs have been produced. Another business idea that you can do in addition to kroto cultivation is the quick way to feed the caterpillars, which can also be used as a side business. However, in kroto cultivation, you should leave the kroto for up to 6 months and not harvest it immediately so that the ant colony can increase.