Ants- What You Need To Know

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ANTS
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Presented by
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T Y P E S O F A N T F A R M S
T h e re a re d i f fe re n t ty p e s o f a n t
fa rm s a v a i l a b l e w i th d i f fe re n t
v a r i e t i e s o f s u b s t ra te s . T ra
d i t i o n a l a n t fa rm s a re f i l l e d w
i th s a n d s a n d c o m e w i th a s a n d
k i t w h i l e th e m o d e rn a n t fa rm s c
o m e w i th s p a c e a g e g e l . T h i s g e
l p ro v i d e s w a te r a n d n u t r i e n
ts re q u i re d to s u s ta i n th e a n ts .
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S E T T I N G U P Y O U R A N T F A R M
D i f fe re n t ty p e s o f a n t fa rm n e e d
d i f fe re n t k i n d s o f s e tu p . T h e s
a n d - f i l l e d t ra d i t i o n a l a n t
fa rm s c a n b e s i m p l y p o u re d i n to
th e a n t h a b i ta t a n d i t b e c o m e s
re a d y to u s e . M o d e rn g e l - f i l l
e d a n t fa rm s c o m e l o a d e d w i th s
p a c e - a g e g e l w h i c h n e e d s to b
e ta k e n o u t o f th e b o x fo r u s a g e .
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O R D E R I N G L I VE
A N T S
T h e m a n u fa c tu re r o f a n t fa rm s p
ro v i d e s c o u p o n s fo r o rd e r i n g
l i v e a n ts . T h e y m a y a l s o d e te rm
i n e th e c o m p a n y f ro m w h i c h y o u
c a n o rd e r o r i n s o m e c a s e s , th e
m a n u fa c tu re r s e l l s d i re c t l y .
A l s o , y o u c a n c o l l e c t y o u r o w
n a n ts a s m o s t a n t fa rm s c o m e w i
th tu n n e l s ta r t i n g to o l w h i c h c
a n b e u s e d to c o l l e c t a n ts f ro m
o u ts i d e .
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K I N D O F A N T S T O U S E
H a rv e s te rs a re th e m o s t c o m m o n l
y u s e d v a r i e t i e s o f a n ts th a t s
u p p l i e rs u s e . T h e y a re l a rg e i n
s i z e a n d c a n b e e a s i l y f i t te
d i n m o s t o f th e a n t fa rm s . O n th e
o th e r h a n d , y o u c a n n o t s h i p q
u e e n a n ts a c ro s s th e s ta te a s i t i
s i l l e g a l .
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F E E D I N G Y O U R A N T S
M o d e rn a n t fa rm s c o n ta i n e v e ry
th i n g a n ts n e e d fo r s u rv i v a l . H
o w e v e r , y o u h a v e to k e e p a n e y e
th a t th e g e l d o e s n o t d ry o u t
. I f y o u a re u s i n g s a n d f i l l e d
a n t fa rm s , th e n m a k e s u re to a d d w
a te r a n d fo o d f re q u e n t l y . T h i s
w i l l h e l p fe e d y o u r a n ts a n d
k e e p th e m a c t i v e .
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L O N G E VI T Y O F Y O U R A N T S
L o n g e v i ty o f y o u r a n ts d e p e n d s
o n v a r i o u s fa c to rs s u c h a s th e a
g e o f th e a n ts , c o n d i t i o n o f th
e a n t fa rm , th e s o u rc e o f th e a n ts
a n d s o m e o th e r fa c to rs . D e p e n d
i n g o n th e fa c to rs , th e a n ts c a n l
i v e a n y w h e re b e tw e e n o n e to s i
x m o n th s . M o s t o f th e a n t fa rm s c a
n b e u s e d tw i c e w i th o u t re p l a
c i n g th e s u b s t ra te .
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