How to Start an Ant Colony: A Beginner’s Guide
How to start an ant colony: choose a species, prepare the nest and outworld, feed the colony and know what to expect in the first months.
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Care guides, species stories and practical advice for ant keepers.
Choosing Your First Ant Species
Which ant species should you start with? What makes a good first species, which ones ant keepers recommend and which to leave for later.
How to Choose an Ant Colony
How to choose an ant colony: queen or established colony, which species, what size, what to ask the seller and how to check that a colony…
How ANTELYX Orders Work
How ordering from ANTELYX works: browse species, ask a question, confirm availability for your country, order and receive your colony.
Shipping Live Ant Colonies: What to Expect
How live ant colonies are shipped: why timing and weather matter, how colonies are packed, how to receive them and what to do on arrival.
Feeding Ant Colonies: What Ants Eat and How Often
What do ants eat? How to feed an ant colony with sugar, protein and seeds, how often to feed and how to avoid mould and waste.
How to Care for a Queen Ant
How to care for a queen ant: founding in a test tube, when to feed, what the queen needs and how long queens live.
Ant Nest Setup: Test Tubes, Ytong, Plaster and Acrylic
How to set up an ant nest: test tubes, Ytong, plaster and acrylic nests, an outworld with escape barrier, and how to match the nest to…
Temperature and Humidity for Ant Colonies
The right temperature and humidity for an ant colony: why they matter, how to measure them, and the ranges ant keepers report for popular species.
New to ant keeping?
The Ant Keeping guide is the best place to begin.