Keeping Ants
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Keeping Ants
Your Ant Colony
What does the activity in a colony actually look like, and how do you keep them happy and healthy? It depends on the species, but all ants have some needs and wants in common.
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Keeping Ants
Care Sheets
There is a reason ants species can have many different needs from one another. They have evolved and adapted to completely different environments, and should always be treated from a ”natural settings”-perspective.
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Keeping Ants
Formicariums
Ants can adapt to many differens environments. For keepings ants at home, you need a place for the ants to live – a formicarium. Let’s have look at a few examples of how you can build their home yourself.
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Keeping Ants
Nutrition & Care
Each ant species have their own special needs, but what they have in common is the need for water, food and somewhere to live. Let’s have a look at the basics of ant survival.
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