CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Ant Breeder (Ant Breeding Profit)

1. Can clay be used as a container for raising ants?

No, the main material of super light clay is paper pulp, and ants will eat the clay.

And most clays have flavoring agents added to them. When faced with something so sweet and soft, it's like a child falling into a pile of marshmallows. They will definitely not let it go. If you're not careful, you might even kill an ant.

It is recommended to use sand and soil to make ant nests. Or try resin clay.

2. How big should the box for raising ants be?

Homemade feeding boxes are usually paper boxes that have been used to store food and clothing, and are generally 35-40 cm long, 20-25 cm wide, and 10-15 cm high. The boxes are filled with ants' favorite nesting materials, such as masson pine, followed by leguminous plant straw such as red beans, soybeans, and broad beans. Wild plants include small-leaf camphor, large-leaf camphor, and old grass, all of which need to be dried to prevent mildew.

Put the straw bundles and the seed ants in the nest into the box, seal it with tape on all sides, and drill a small hole at one end of the box.

3. How to make an ant breeding box?

Get two glass jars with lids. You will need a large jar and a small jar that fits inside the large jar. The soil and ants will be placed between the large and small jars. The small jar will take up space in the middle so that the ants will build tunnels and lay eggs close to the outside edges, making it easy to watch. If you skip this step, the ants will build their nests deeper in the middle of the jar, which is their natural need.

Several canning jars of different sizes will fit perfectly in this design. You can make your ant farm as big or small as you like.

Look for bottles that have no patterns, prints, or raised numbers or letters. Smooth, clear glass will give you the best view of the ants.

If you prefer a flat ant enclosure, check your local pet store for a small glass aquarium. You can also order a custom ant enclosure from an online retailer.

4. How to make a box for raising ants?

Just use 5 identical pieces of glass and glue them together.

5. How to raise ants yourself (without using Ant Workshop)?

1. Preparation: Open the lid of the Ant Workshop and use the small stick provided with the product to poke four holes in the gel that are roughly evenly distributed and about 20 mm deep to prompt the ants to dig holes here; although they may not necessarily dig according to your prompts.

2. Put the ants in: For the delivered ants, insert one end of the tube containing the ants into the plug hole on the lid and wait for the ants to crawl in by themselves. For the ants caught in the wild, let the ants climb onto the grass sticks or small sticks, and then shake them into the ant workshop. Do not catch ants directly with your hands, as they are very small and easily injured. If you are helpless with the ants, you can put the container containing the ants in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes. Ants move more slowly at 15-18°C. Be careful not to let the temperature be too low and the time be too long to prevent the ants from freezing to death.

3. Daily feeding: About 7-10 days, when the ants are resting, gently open the lid to give them fresh air. While the ants are working, you can use the provided magnifying glass to observe the secrets of their life more closely.

4. Notes: Do not feed the ants anything, because the gel in the Ant Workshop contains the nutrients and water that the ants need. Do not place the Ant Workshop in direct sunlight. This is a device for raising ants called "Ant Workshop". The blue jelly-like substance in the container is a transparent resin containing the nutrients needed by the ants' bodies. It is introduced on the Internet that this is a by-product of the US space program. NASA designed this product to observe how ants work in a weightless environment.