Ant & Ant Farm FAQ
It’ll take about 2 weeks for your ants to arrive. To receive our live arrival guarantee, be sure to redeem the certificate when it’s above 40°F or below 85°F in your area. You’re responsible for checking your forecast before redeeming.
Yes. The sand is good for at least two batches of ants while the gel will remain good for several colonies worth of digging ants.
1. In the case of sand ant farms, sift out dead ants and old food from the sand. Put it back into your ant farm to start afresh.
2. In the case of gel ant farms, rinse dead ants and gel debris out of the tunnels with water. Drain the excess water and you are ready for a new colony. New ants will use existing tunnels and dig additional ones.
Their normal lifespan is 3 weeks to 6 months. But it is not uncommon for ants to have a much shorter life in the absence of a queen ant.
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Sorry, no. The USDA rules prohibit us from shipping queen ants because they don’t want them to establish colonies where they don’t belong. Also, ant farms are not designed to contain a large queen and the thousands of young she produces. Your ants will work without the queen.
They should be put into the habitat as soon as possible. But if you are not ready to start your adventure yet, you can put them into the refrigerator for up to 4 days without any harm.
Keeping ants with our ant farm kits is an easy, hassle-free process. We guarantee live arrival of your healthy harvester ants and include helpful accessories with
Yes, we ship ants all year-round. You can order ants during the winter if the temperature in your area is above 40°F for the next 7 days.
Read our article about issues with buying an ant farm with queen.
