CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What preparations are needed to raise ants? (Video on What preparations are needed to raise ants)

1. 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.

2. Introduction to raising ants?

The specific steps are as follows

1. Collect ants.

Ordinary ants will not reproduce unless you place a queen ant in your ant farm.

2A place where ants are raised.

Find a glass bottle of suitable size. Glass bottles are more convenient for observation. Remember to leave air holes on the bottle cap.

3Fill with soil.

Make sure the soil is loose so the ants can move around, and leave some space at the top to prevent the ants from climbing out of the jar.

4. Provide food and water.

Do not feed ants meat or other cooked foods, as this will attract pests to your enclosure.

5. Warmth.

Keep it in a room with a stable, comfortable temperature. Keep it out of direct sunlight, or the glass will overheat and kill the ants.

6Shake the bottle.

Shaking the bottle or handling it roughly can cause their tunnels to collapse, killing them. Be careful with ant farms.

7. Reduce light.

Ants like to be active at night, and they will dig ant holes at night. When you are not observing the ants, try to cover the black cloth.

3. How to raise ants by catching them yourself?

1. When you catch ants, you must also catch the queen ant. If the ant colony does not have the queen ant, it will die soon. In order to facilitate observation, you need to prepare a transparent tank for raising ants, and put in soil and sand for the ants to build nests. The food for ants is very simple. Ants can eat apples, pears, rice, insects, etc., and provide plenty of water.

2. When raising ants that you catch in the wild, it is best to catch the queen ant as well, because an ant colony without a queen will most likely gradually die, so you can usually find the queen ant by digging a little deeper.

3. If you want to observe ants conveniently, it is best to make a special ant tank, put soil and sand in it for ants to survive and build nests, and always keep an eye on their behavior. Sufficient water and food need to be prepared.

4. Ants can eat anything, such as apples, pears, rice, and insects. And you should also pay attention to the humidity of their living environment. It should not be too dry. When raising ants, you should also pay attention to sealing the mouth to prevent the ants from running out.

4. What are the conditions for raising ants?

The following conditions can be referred to when raising ants:

1. Site selection: Choose a site that is ventilated, dry and has sufficient light.

2. Breeding facilities: Use bricks (or plastic film) to build a circular water trough around the site, ensure that the water trough has a certain inclination, use bamboo or wooden sticks to build a frame, arrange it into a track shape, and place humus sand at the bottom.

3. Making of breeding boxes: Shoe boxes, food boxes or clothing paper boxes can be used as breeding boxes.

4. Feed: small animal carcasses, plants, fruits and vegetables are all fine.

5. Feeding and management: Take measures such as escape prevention and cleaning.

5. How to raise ants?

1. Breeding site: Build a circular water tank around the breeding pond, about 50 cm wide and 10 cm deep, and fill the pond with water to prevent ants from escaping. Build a simple wooden frame on the island, which can be layered, with each layer about 25 to 30 cm, connected from top to bottom, and 5-10 nests can be raised per square meter.

2. Environmental temperature: The growth and reproduction of drug ants are closely related to the control of temperature and humidity. The normal temperature is 10℃-38℃, the best reproduction temperature is 25℃ to 30℃, and the environmental humidity is maintained at 80% to 90%. The humidity of the breeding soil is about 20%, and it can be sprayed with clean water several times a day. In winter, cover the shed with plastic sheets or use light bulbs and coal stoves for heating.

3. Feeding ant bait: Ants are omnivorous insects, and they must be fed with sufficient and delicious bait when raised artificially. They can be fed with corn flour, watermelon rind, rotten pears, non-alkaline food, leftovers, rice bran, etc. They can also be fed with insects with high protein content, such as flies, and dead insects and mice.

4. Daily management: The bait that ants eat should be hygienic, the water they drink should also be hygienic, and the ant house should be cleaned regularly. The light should be kept for 15 hours a day and night, and direct sunlight should be avoided in summer. A 15-watt light bulb should be used for lighting at night. The air in the ant house should be kept circulating and fresh. The ant nest should not be turned over at will to avoid affecting reproduction.

6. How to raise ants?

1. Site selection: Choose a site that is ventilated, dry and has sufficient light.

2. Breeding facilities: Use bricks (or plastic film) to build a circular water trough around the site, ensure that the water trough has a certain inclination, use bamboo or wooden sticks to build a frame, arrange it into a track shape, and place humus sand at the bottom.

3. Making of breeding boxes: Shoe boxes, food boxes or clothing paper boxes can be used as breeding boxes.

4. Feed: small animal carcasses, plants, fruits and vegetables are all fine.

5. Feeding and management: Take measures such as escape prevention and cleaning.

7. What do you need to prepare to raise ants?

To raise ants, you need to prepare a box and put a few leaves in it.