The Ant Farms on the Market are terrible

I’m sick of all these tiny, plastic colorful pieces of crap trying to pass themselves off as an ant farm. They should really be called ant cages or something, because you can’t actually farm the ants. No one in America is allowed to ship or sale queen ants (they can in Europe tho). Can you believe that? How are you going to farm ants without a queen? They just sit in those cages, with no purpose until they die! I don’t see what the big freaking deal is! I have heard their arguments for why they don’t want them shipped around the country (introduction of a non-native species, etc.), and they do have a point, but ants are not really that hard to get rid of and so their threat should be overlooked and those regulations lifted.

Even if you could buy a queen ant, she would just be wasting her time in such a small enclosed environment. She would produce more ants than the aquarium could tolerate in a few months.

I have always had an interest in ants. They are fascinating creatures. Ever since I can remember I have been making ant farms. I like to just sit there and watch them sometimes, and then setup little obstacles for them to overcome. Occasionally have bug wars!

The ant farms for sale on the market do not even have an open top, or a flat landscape for them to hunt food. You can never really interact with the ants or conduct experiments, because you can’t reach them. Everybody is so scared of a lawsuit that they don’t want the kids even touching the ants. For crying out loud! They are usually Western Harvester Ants. I’ve been bitten several times. It does not hurt that bad. I didn’t even cry the first time I was bit at 5 years old.

The way I make ant farms is the way they should be made, and I hope to get it manufactured someday, but it might not ever happen, so I ask that one of the many toy ant farm distributors in America come out with just one ant farm that is geared toward the serious observer and not just another toy for kids. It doesn’t have to be huge, but it’s gotta be bigger. At least 8″Wx12″Lx10″H.

Here’s how you do it? I like mine a little bigger. You take an 18″ long x 8″wide x 12″ high fish aquarium to be your outside wall. Then you take a 16″long x 6″wide x 9″high fish aquarium to be your inside wall. Remove all of the cheap plastic parts at the top of the smaller aquarium so you can get it clear for glue. Place the large aquarium right side up (the open side up). Place the smaller one upside down (open side down) into the larger one. Glue the smaller one to the bottom of large aquarium, leaving approx. 1″ on each side for dirt. (You can also place a light inside the small aquarium for some cool effects) You may want to glue down four 2″ strips of glass or something smooth surfaced around the top of the Large aquarium to make it harder (nearly impossible) for the ants to escape. Get some decent tunneling dirt and fill up your new ant farm. Leave about an inch of room from the top. Go dig up a queen and some worker ants and get started. If you added a light inside the small one. You will need to drill a hole for the plug. Hi Tech Gifts & Gadgets | Remember Ant Farms when you were a Kid? |
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