Everyone has an opinion 🙂

Would you recommend buying one? I’m planning to buy the complete camponotus starter pack

@@elliotsmith102 Very worth it ever since I have started using Ants Canada I have not changed.

I have just started in the hobby after half a decade watching youtube videos routinely. Caught a regular black ant queen at work in a water bottle and went and bought $400 of AC stuff hehe. But I have read a few instances of ants chewing through the ventilated port plugs AC uses. So i'll be watching out for that, as I bought ample and plan to hard modulate my setup.

@@GalaxyGeassS2 from my own experience, definitely fill the vented plugs with a bit of cotton ball. My carpenter (C. Penn) colony started to make the little holes bigger. I know others that have had them chew the middle out and escape. After adding the cotton they don’t seem to bother with it anymore. Make sure they have a good supply of protein, sugar water/nectar and water. Also enough space for the colony. If any of those are lacking, they will try harder to escape to find what they need.

Your right

Which kind of nest

Where can I buy these anthills

Do you got a link for it im interested in starting an ant farm

You could have said ants

@Proukkerr🐜 Since then I’ve switched most of my formicaria. I now use mostly Tarheel ants, Ants Australia, and Arthropod Antics nests. I’ve been meaning to get some esthetic ants nests, but I haven’t yet.

I’ve noticed that too. Maybe if they found a way to make it removable and able to be replaced it would fix the issue.

@@antsanatomy1436 If I ever order from them again I'll probably try a custom job asking for one without it or just stick to the ones that don't include one inside. The only ways I can think of for the internal resivoir is the sponge system like aus ants or filling a small void in the plaster like with tarheels inception chamber. Adding water to a sponge the ants can't reach through a small hole in the glass feels like the best alternative and they could always make a screened off void for the sponge. When the glass is removed you can replace the sponge.

I am going to eventually make videos on creating my own nest. I need to do a bit more research. Ants Canada’s products aren’t my favorite

You should dip tubes in hot water so it gets soft and slides in ,ants Canada even says to do so

@@konven49 i know that about the tubes - but antscanada test tubes and test tube adapters don’t always fit properly, when they are supposed to, and they don’t soften in water because they are made fin acrylic

are you connecting the AC adapters before connecting the test tube?

@@chicken5761 no you put the tubes in the hot water and it makes it a little smaller so you can put it in then it exspands because it is not hot anymore.

I prematurely moved a Lasius Neoniger coin into a mini hearth when they had 10 workers a year ago and they are thriving in it. I would recommend the mini Hearth for them but don’t move them in until they have around 25 workers.

@@antsanatomy1436 Thank you for the answer! Really good to know this

That’s awesome! I hope they are alright. Whenever I email them about a product I bought and when it’s expected arrival will be he always responds real quick.

But the shipping tho

It is a bit late but wakooshi is also amazing

My mistake. Thanks for the feedback!

I agree, but the tarheelants nest has an outworld so maybe that made a difference ?

@@denhambad That makes sense. The AC outworld is like $60, so if you combine the 2, Tar Heels wins. I currently have AC products, I will check out some other brands too

@@alonzojonesjr Maybe wakooshi but I don't know about shipping , foranto wood ant nests .

Nice channel

@@denhambad Thanks. Yours too.

For the most part, only ants, as they are specifically designed for ants.

@@elliotsmith102 i was thinking on perhaps milipedes or pillbugs? i know this has nothing to do with ants but do you know if a milipede might be happy in something like this with enough substrate?

@@RhunenStaldrad millipedes can be put there

I might have but I have had bad experiences with them

On the other hand their acrylic nests are amazing there what my crematogaster colony is housed in.

Yeah I meant filling up the tower. The mini hearth is in my opinion the best of the best for the moment

@@antsanatomy1436 oh ok then :)

If you are in USA you can buy queens from tar heel ants just make sure the species is legal to ship in your state if not try waiting after rain fall to catch some queens after they mate. In general you will get good results from looking up queen ants for sale. I highly recommend finding your own queen because it is much cheaper than buying, if you do find/get a queen good luck with the colony 😁

I saw a recent video and I'm pretty sure he said they ship out of the US.

The shop is stil stationed in canada just not him

There's a nuptial flight one a year you realise that

Ik now it’s nuptial flight season

I’m a new ant KZfaqr and I find it’s really stressful keeping up with an upload schedule. While your trying to find a queen I recommend creating a few videos so after your first upload you don’t have to worry about having to work on videos. This way you can start of with a decent upload schedule and while your uploading your pre made videos you can start making more videos. I haven’t uploaded in two months because I’m having trouble uploading my next video so try to keep up with your upload schedule. If you don’t you can loose touch with your subscribers and you probably won’t gain many new subscribers.

The thing that really got me into making videos was seeing other channels not getting any views and wondering why when their camera angles are trash and wobbly. I try to keep good camera angles as one of my main goals when I film. Start with that

@@antsanatomy1436 Thank you!

If ants canada shipping wasn't so over priced ants would be the best

@@Antboi4653 ants canada nests are bad

@@Antboi4653 AC nests are just bad all around…..

@@antsphere1823 I know its late but the test tube portal is really good and the outworld(although escape prevention is terrible on the outworld)

@@Antboi4653 ahh