This is a great starter set for beginners on a budget In this starter set you will get. You can raise any colony in this outworld until they fill out the two test tubes, which is usually enough to move them into a medium sized formicarium. This starter kit comes with an ant colony of your choice
- Mini outworld
- Two test tubes 100mm
- 2 Ring inserts
- 1 Test tube cover
- 1 ant jelly
- 1 large cotton ball
- 1 feeding dish
- 1 test tube feeding dish
- 1 3ML syringe
- (sugar water, when available)
- 1 pair of tweezers
- An ant colony of your choice 1 2 3 4
Here are Guidelines to Select Ant Colonies
- As an alternate to an ant colony, you can receive an ant colony voucher for a colony of ants (larger than those listed in this kit). We highly suggest this option!
- Colonies with workers will be more active and easier to care for
- Pavement Ants are hardy, but are small and can eat seeds
- Black Garden Ants are hardy and aggressive, but do better with a dormant period
- Hercules Carpenter Ants are large and creates soldiers but need a dormant period of 3-4 months
- Chestnut Carpenter Ants are active year round, large, and creates soldiers
This product is from Canada Ant Colony. The full catalogue, including all variants, can be found at https://canada-ant-colony.com
Nest Capacity
These are estimates as to the full number of ants that can be placed in the nest. The stated values are the BARE MINIMUM. It is recommended to add more workers than the minimum, ideally at least double or triple the quantity.
Small Ants
15 - 400 workers
Medium Ants
10 - 150 workers
Large Ants
5 - 50 workers