Ant Husbandry

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 your species.

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.

How an ant colony develops: egg, larva, pupa and worker, the founding stage, the growth phase and what to expect over the first years.

Does your ant colony need a winter rest? How diapause works, which species need it, how cold and how long, and how to do it safely.