How to care for your ant colony

How do I care for a colony of ants? Have you caught a newly mated queen, or is your colony already up and running? We’ll go through the most important parts of ant keeping, from food and water to hibernation.

Taking care of a new ant queen

The ant society is all about the queen(s). Every year new queens and males fly out to mate, and after the flight is over they’re easy to capture.

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Test Tubes

Test tubes are perfect for ant keeping. They can be used in many different ways, solving your problems, and are very popular among antkeepers.

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Where to buy ants

We’ve put together a list of links on where to buy ants. There are many reliable ant stores around the globe. Buying ants is easy since they can travel by regular mail.

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