(There are better ant setup supplies by “Ant Shack” and there is a link in my bio if anyone is interested!) Hey all! It’s come to my attention that these gel ant farms are not the best long term housing option for ants. This was a gift that my son had received. I’m going to do a little research and get these guys into a better housing situation ASAP. Below is a brief summary of what I found in a quick search. I apologize for not looking into this more thoroughly before posting. “Gel ant farms are not a safe long-term option for ants. The gel material does not provide the necessary environment and proper moisture levels for the ants to survive. In addition, it can quickly become contaminated, further harming the ants”

@Fujhipngff

Ай бұрын

do some research on how big and colonies can get. if your ready to house and fund it. ik as a kid my parents didn’t 😢. if you do your in for such a wonderful curious world. you can create such a beautiful world for our tiny friends that can thrive and you can introduce stimuli to train them. make them adapt. it’s really cool to build and grow.

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

Hold on, I did not see a queen, if you want a colony you must have a queen, if not the ants will just die out in a month.

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

If you really want a real and colony you should do research on how to collect, contain, and take care of them. (Don't forget about checking the laws of your state)

@mousetales

Ай бұрын

⁠@@FujhipngffI think small animals are so interesting. I will definitely do more research. Not mice or even ants deserve an incompetent living space. Did you have ants in adulthood?

@justkim8094

Ай бұрын

​@mousetales if you havnt already seen the channel ants Canada look it up his older videos have a lot of good info

Knowing me I would accidentally drop the ant tube while it's open because I got scared. You are brave

@lamassuent187

Ай бұрын

Wtf you talking about they are ants not dinosaurs

@GooberBugOFF

Ай бұрын

@@lamassuent187yeah but people can be afraid of anything. Also with ants like this, it really does hurt when they bite. Plus, them getting away in the house can cause so many other issues. With where I live, you have to watch out every summer for ants getting in the house and causing a giant infestation.

@lamassuent187

Ай бұрын

I live in Australia. I know all about painful insects 😂😂 ​@@GooberBugOFF

@user-hj4gc5ml3i

Ай бұрын

@@lamassuent187😮😮 ❤

@lGH05Tl

Ай бұрын

that's pretty sad

You didn't need to order them.... just come to my back garden 😂😂 Have thousands of them living in 2 nests in my lawn.

@This_mamas_journey

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@STAR4EVERA

29 күн бұрын

REAL.

@j_ulie_r7110

27 күн бұрын

I thought the same ! but I know (I'm not 100% sure) that ants don't last if there isn't any queen, so maybe that's why she bought some so she can have a queen ?

@komradewicked7613

21 күн бұрын

​@@j_ulie_r7110yeah, they need a queen.

@dakshamalipatil9409

18 күн бұрын

now u know that u can sell ur ants ... haha

You’re gonna need something 10 times the size of that within a week!

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

That is not true as the colony will not grow without a queen

@GooberBugOFF

Ай бұрын

@@pelunus6414I do wonder if she'll get them a queen, and see if they accept her

@camillshaw

29 күн бұрын

Not without a queen

"this kind bites" ... im perplexed. which kind don't? lol

@hesischhippocampus7721

Ай бұрын

Brachymyrmex sp. can't bite humans and have underdeveloped mandibles in general. They are pretty common. Do your research :P

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

Yay!!! Another educated ant lover!!!

@crepezzzzz

Ай бұрын

most ants where i live don't bite! the kind that do are pretty rare (and obvious since they're red). you're more likely to encounter flying ants

@wishywashy1153

Ай бұрын

I thought red ants are the only ones that bite

@LaydeeLia

Ай бұрын

​@@wishywashy1153- Nooo. Some species of black ants are like pitbulls; they don't let go when they bite! Not sure which species, but they are big... carpenter ants, maybe? As kids, we used to play with them using small twigs, and thot it was cool how they'd hang on, dangling from the twig they were biting, while we walked across the yard to show our siblings.

You can order ants? Heck, I have unlimited supply of them if anybody wants to order from me. I have 3 kinds, tiny reddish ants, black ants and big red ants.

@adellerivers

Ай бұрын

Do you have any with wings??? If so I’ll take a few of those

@katelovell625

Ай бұрын

I would only buy queen ants. They are only ones that can make more.

@MikMok

Ай бұрын

Most of the times when you buy ants it's with the queen, good luck finding her in the wild

@Mari443Garrett1

Ай бұрын

@adellerivers yes, there's a time of the year, they get wings too.

@adellerivers

Ай бұрын

@@Mari443Garrett1 TY very much. I’m gonna email you all of my personal information 😬.

I have carpenter ants in my kitchen. Would you like them?

@Jessica-rw4kn

Ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking.....I'm here trying everything to keep the ants out of my house going for the dry cat food...& out of my yard so my daughter can actually play & shes ordering/buying them....😂 I have fire-ants, carpenter ants & those lil black piss ants (thats what my mama always called them cause they piss u off 😂) in my yard.....everywhere!!!

@jerz3375

29 күн бұрын

i HATE carpenter ants theyre so big my mom had them last year i almost started sobbing

@MythicGirl2210

29 күн бұрын

😂😂

When that ant jumped out, you can hear a tiny "Muhh ha haaa haaaa."As it ran away.

@andreaknisley154

Ай бұрын

😂😂. Silly.

Most of us are trying to get rid of the ants 🐜 🐜🐜💥

@user-tx1nr3wt3d

29 күн бұрын

Fr like I just let my water glass open for 5 minutes and suddenly it’s a swimming pool for ants 🐜 lol 😂

@paulakelly6457

29 күн бұрын

@@user-tx1nr3wt3d Seriously 😒

@kelseyelliott3746

23 күн бұрын

I had this problem in my bedroom with big black carpenter ants. I got the amdro ant killer traps! Get those! I'm telling you, the ants were completely gone in 2 days

Love how she’s claiming she spent time trying to collect the ones that escaped. Just be real w us we know you squished them 🤣🤣🤣

@m0nst3ra

22 күн бұрын

no lol some people actually like ants, mind blowing i know

@user-bd5oz1ti5l

15 күн бұрын

@@m0nst3rayeah me for instance and I’ve kept ants since I was a kid. The video of this awful set up and the comments are a nightmare to me

@m0nst3ra

15 күн бұрын

@@user-bd5oz1ti5l i genuinely dont know how this setup even seemed good... like i dont even keep ants and that seemed weird to me

Its absolutely wild that you bought venomous ants with apparently little to no research.

@CatStina

Ай бұрын

@@rosa97509 the Oxford English Dictionary disagrees with you. The OED definition and common usage say an animal is venomous if it injects venom by bite or sting. Venomous adjective (of an animal) secreting venom, or capable of injecting venom by means of bite or sting.

@CatStina

Ай бұрын

If the ants were "poisonous" rather than "venomous" that would mean that you get poisoned by consuming them. That is not the case, tho. They inject venom using a stinger or by spraying it from their abdomen.

@rosa97509

Ай бұрын

@@CatStina ty i didnt know

@CatStina

Ай бұрын

@@rosa97509 no worries! It can be a confusing distinction!

@TwwsNwzUmQvBpmIjgaa

3 күн бұрын

Thats what im saying!! The way she yanked them out of the container at first is a huge signal that she should not be taking care of ants...

I have Myrmecophobia and I now feel things crawling on me😭😭

@vanessachiunda7262

Ай бұрын

That makes two of us 😢😢😢😢

@RiqochetRoseTarot

29 күн бұрын

I didn't have that phobia until I read your comment 😂😂😂😂

Imagine taking you from your home to live in a plastic box

@miniasikusara2936

Ай бұрын

Yh ion think the ants see it that way,

@m0nst3ra

22 күн бұрын

"your home" you mean the other plastic box the breeders used?

@camilatoledosepulveda8454

18 күн бұрын

Made of candy

@user-bd5oz1ti5l

15 күн бұрын

@@m0nst3rayou can’t really breed queens. The sellers usually catch the queens in the wild after they’re finished mating and lost their wings

I live in southwest Florida, I could have sent you a ton of red ants. We HATE them.

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

Fire ants? Harvester ants? What are "red ants"

@lillylmaoo

Ай бұрын

fr!!! take them all!

You are supposed to leave the tube with ants laying untill they all get out so they adapt, if not they will panic

@shemer00

Ай бұрын

Yes and it can unalive the babies

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

You guys are forgetting that there needs to be a QUEEN!

@TwwsNwzUmQvBpmIjgaa

3 күн бұрын

Oh great!! Im glad im not the only one pointing that out

People buying ants and here I have ant poison on stand by if they decide come back

@Psychedelicfeariedreams

Ай бұрын

Imagine getting rid of your ant infestation just to have your neighbor buy ants, lose some, and re-infest the neighborhood.

@maryrose8756

22 күн бұрын

Could you possibly use a more humane method please?

@user-bd5oz1ti5l

15 күн бұрын

⁠@@Psychedelicfeariedreamsant workers can’t re-infest the neighborhood as they’re not capable of reproducing. Those are ants and not cockroaches.

U could of went outside and got some for free

@asterknowswhatsinyoursearch

Ай бұрын

She probably wanted a certain species

@themoonismadeofchocolatemilk

Ай бұрын

Getting a queen is really hard though not to mention getting the species you want

@bugeatbugs

Ай бұрын

The ants can’t live without the queen.

I will sell you ants if you're willing to buy them.

Gel farms are very unsafe for ants

Why would you want ants that bite 😐

@DekodaDraws

Ай бұрын

Can u really resist the cute little ant looking at the camera tho?

@iiamjay._09

Ай бұрын

⁠@@DekodaDrawsHello? They bite I’m sure the ants that don’t bite are just as “cute”

@HappyTrailblazer

Ай бұрын

A lot of pets bite

@TheFuckIsaLife

Ай бұрын

@@iiamjay._09 okay but like.. why do you care? They’re not your ants. Chill

@crumarki

Ай бұрын

my cat bites me but i still love her.

Dang I would’ve sent you some for free

We have plenty of those in North Carolina 😅

@moneymakernayy

Ай бұрын

BRO FRR

@samanthaf4851

Ай бұрын

When I was a younger I lived in Jacksonville, near camp lejeune, I got bit from head to toe by hundreds of these, I will forever hold a vendetta to all ants thanks to these fuckers, it’s been almost a decade and I still have tiny scars all over my legs bc I scratched those the most

@moneymakernayy

27 күн бұрын

@@samanthaf4851 nahhh that’s trifling and tuff asl 😭

Wooo I’m not even gonna lie, if they bite and I lost some, they’re dying bruh as soon as they hit that floor 🩴 But then again I would never purchase ants

@hellolittlefella

Ай бұрын

DEADASS had the same thought. I would have to be high as the literal sun to buy some bugs in the mail, but as soon as they leave their intended habitat,,,, it's over for em' 🥿

@ZariaZen

Ай бұрын

😂😂

@user-bd5oz1ti5l

15 күн бұрын

@@hellolittlefellasome people just like insects 🐜🪲🐝

There are about 2 billion ants to every person on earth

@SomeOne-zw6kh

Ай бұрын

Crazy to think about. They might be the most successful species out there. They'll take on anything.

@BlizZard_real

17 күн бұрын

Million*

@Doogie2211

17 күн бұрын

@@BlizZard_real oh yeah Nevermind

Why are all these comments so condescending 😭😭

Not my body reflexing for you to step on that one escapee😂😂😂

Someone please explain to me what the purpose of having ants are? Are they considered pets? Is it for entertainment , education? I’ve always wondered why people have ants lol

@electricfrostbyte

Ай бұрын

A lot of people take care of various bugs as pets, though typically I’ve seen “exotic” bugs, like orchid mantises or spiders. I have seen people take care of ants, but usually it’s not like this. Good exotic pet owners are dedicated, take the time to research their bugs habitat, diet etc, but this lady seems like she just randomly decided to buy ants with no proper planning. Especially ones that have the potential to bite… seems so stupid on her part.

@neverlandwinwin6095

27 күн бұрын

They're not pets and people should leave wild animals and insects alone

@m0nst3ra

22 күн бұрын

​@@neverlandwinwin6095they actually can be. some insects are extremely intelligent, like ants. should the people with chickens, cows, pigs, horses ALSO leave wilf animals alone? what about cats and dogs?

@neverlandwinwin6095

22 күн бұрын

@@m0nst3ra cats and dogs aren't wild anymore, they're domesticated animals

@neverlandwinwin6095

22 күн бұрын

@@m0nst3ra and yeah, leave animals alone, I'm a vegan so idk what you want me to say

“Escapees” !??? 😭 those same ones would’ve died . Should’ve stayed in your place 🤣

U can dig some out the back yard, why pay for them?

Ant fun fact when an ant dies in an ant neat, another ant will bring it to a designated grave yard

Ants Canada has great habits for all kinds of ant. They also do information content on their KZread channel.

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

This is true but the ants will not survive without a queen

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

I also watch ants Canada and I can confirm that he has lots of good information on his channel

@lynnemerrin2997

Ай бұрын

@pelunus6414 I honestly love their channel. ❤️ And I know recently that they have an entire new building just for the insects, reptiles, and arachnids that they own. It's always a joy to see a new video from them. Their own terrariums and add-ons are so well designed and built as well. I am so thankful that they explain how each piece works.

@SomeOne-zw6kh

Ай бұрын

​@lynnemerrin2997 his personal channel is Mikey Bustos vlogs I believe. A lot of neat behind the scenes.

@lynnemerrin2997

Ай бұрын

@SomeOne-zw6kh that I did not know. Thank you! I'll be sure to check it out.😊

I hope those aren’t fire ants that are being shipped. Those are really detrimental to the ecosystem, obliterating their path, and are extremely hard to contain.

@tabatha2162

Ай бұрын

I was wondering why she picked, or they sent fire ants. Unless this is supposed to be animal food. Hope they don't get out and bit anyone.

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

THESE ARE NOT FIRE ANTS, these are a species of harvester ants, they do sting, but they are definitely not fire ants.

@mikoonblitz5966

Ай бұрын

Those def aren't fire ants lol

@iamwhoasked

Ай бұрын

There is no queen in these kinds of ant "kits" if you can call it that, so they can't breed they'll just die off even if they are fire ants so there's no exploration danger

@selenalewis6429

Ай бұрын

These are harvester ants I got them as a kid and those little b’s escaped and bit me and my family years ago 💀shit hurts

i love how you didn't kill the escapees

So once they eat through the habit that’s edible then what? What was your thought process? 😂

@Picklejuice4205

Ай бұрын

Your supposed to feed them other foods, the edible part is just to burrow, so they dont die when the eat it

@crumarki

Ай бұрын

theres no way those ants would live long enough to move/eat all the space age gel. i had 50 ants stretch about a year and the gel wasn’t even 20% gone.

One word: Myrmecophobia

I saw a close up of an ant's face and it is terrifying.

U could just get them from my yard lol free of charge

"New prison home fellas. You know the drill." 😂😊❤

Why are every comment on ever vid like 1hr ago HELLO

@patatapark9059

Ай бұрын

right??

@Singularitaee

Ай бұрын

Frr bruh i thought it was just me it's getting so annoying now

Pretty sure ur supposed to let them leave the tube themselves not shake them out at height petty sure u could hurt them or the queen

@MikMok

Ай бұрын

Literally what I was thinking. I feel like everything you were supposed to do she did wrong 😭

I raise fire ants but in winter my yellow ants dies and my black ants to

you shouldnt shake them out like that you should attach the test tube and allow them to relocate on their own so they can find a suitable habitat while still having a safe place for the queen and young, if you shake them out they’re vulnerable to danger and they get really stressed and have to find a nest fast since they have no where else to go

@MikMok

Ай бұрын

And she should also buy a proper housing, not with the gell

No thanks😂

why

Bro i would just breed the ants thats on my floor💀

@pelunus6414

Ай бұрын

Remember, no queen, no more ants

@jad436

Ай бұрын

​​​@@pelunus6414 not all ant Species have queens some ant Species like the asian bullet ant dont have a queen instead they have a gamergate its beaceacly a dominant worker ant this is the only ant that is allowed to mate with males and lay all the eggs

@jad436

Ай бұрын

​​@@pelunus6414Not all ant Species have a queen like the Asian bullet ant. Instead they have a gamergate this is beaceacly a dominant worker ant this is the only ant that is allowed to mate with males and lay all the eggs

@jad436

Ай бұрын

​​@@pelunus6414But you arent wrong if a ant queen dies the colony is gonna die

@jad436

Ай бұрын

But in ants that have a gamergate if the gamergate dies the oldest larva will become the new gamergate and will mate with a male from another colony

This sort of makes me want to get ants but I know I couldn’t stand if they got out 😅

You can catch your own ants around the hottest time of the year looks for a queen ant and if she has mated already then she will give you a colony.

Seeing this video reminded me about a time when one of my friends found a ladybug was talking to put it down he didn’t so I chased him he eventually put it down into a nest full of biting ants he got bitten panicked because he put the ladybug on the nest I told him not to take the ladybug home he took the ladybug home and the nest of ants but he has a tortoise too and put the ants and the ladybug in with it 😅

People who get bugs as pets are insane, like what made you want to get ants of all things?? I get people have spiders as pets but damn even the spider is more helpful than the ant. 😂

@nskdhekahgfd

Ай бұрын

I think people just find them cool, I mean, they have an extremely just cool way of living.

@SaviourInDistress

Ай бұрын

Ants are cool man.

@tonirighter8838

Ай бұрын

You don't get to decide what other people do, apparently no one has told you that before.

@We_Trusty_Few

Ай бұрын

@@tonirighter8838 Apparently no one told you that an opinion exists and people can say what they want, don't get your panties in a bunch.

Derick Zoolander : What is this a reading center for ants 🐜 It has to be at least 3 times bigger than this..

In india we have ants everywhere😂

@Ai_HoshinoXoxo

Ай бұрын

Same they're EVERYWHERE, the backyard, gaden, hell even my bathroom💀 And before you ask, no I do not have diabetes💀

And the species is pogomermex occitail western harvester ant

Ppl does sell ants?

People have the strangest hobbies

Oh dear. I will from from those little buddies.

I’m hella scared of ants and you’re playing with my fear 😭

I got those and my sister. She had a fire and it did not last long.

Hey guys writing hate comments! Shut up! Ant farms are fun and interesting, my brother had a better one but the ants themselves had no queen (this is a good thing, trust me) a couple of times, we would make the ants fight a fly or another weird bug.

@catsforever420

Ай бұрын

it's not hate if she's doing everything wrong lol

@bugsprxy

Ай бұрын

@@catsforever420 she is not doing it in purpose, if you could read, she was ill-informed about the gel habitats and will get a better one for the ants. No reason for hate, just a simple mistake

@catsforever420

Ай бұрын

@@bugsprxy she still posted it spreading misinformation and guess what opening herself up to mean comments. get used to it

Living. breathing? I think not PS: ants dont have lungs

@merodi6356

Ай бұрын

neat

@m00nchxld8

Ай бұрын

But they still breathe oxygen through tiny holes all over their body

@magicdolphin3090

Ай бұрын

they still breathe tho, just differently

The only male ants are called drones and they die off as their only purpose in life is to mate with the queen ant.

Did you get a queen or a colony with multiple queens? If not they will all just die after a while unless there’s a queen constantly making more

@dabsallday9938

Ай бұрын

Are the Queens the only ones who can reproduce?! Why is it necessary for there to be a Queen Ant?! Obviously I know NOTHING about having Ants as “pets”

@autodarwinate

Ай бұрын

@@dabsallday9938 Queen ants are the only members of a colony to lay eggs. After mating, they can produce thousands, sometimes millions, of eggs during their lifetime. Not every colony of ants has a queen. A healthy colony can survive for months without a queen, but without her, the colony will stop producing eggs. Without eggs, there are no new worker ants to replace, and the colony will eventually end. Some colonies have multiple queens. 😅

I just wanna ask why!?

Am i the only one that saw the decaptitated ant head in one of the close up shots 💀

It was so annoying working at the post office people shipping random animals like why not go to your local pet store

@SunBeeSmoked

Ай бұрын

Not everyone has a pet store near them, and not every pet store has what someone needs/wants.

@_cowlick

Ай бұрын

@@SunBeeSmokedstill not okay

@SunBeeSmoked

Ай бұрын

@@_cowlick I was answering a question

Ants as pets 😅wow…

Imagine you have a giant ant colony and one day you accidentally left the lid open😥

GIRL! I could’ve literally mailed you the ones from my back yard

honestly top tier pet/companion. im depressed asf i feel like ants will solve it

More ants please

I've never asked myself how much ants eat in a day, and I'm a biologist who almost became an entomologist 😂

I don’t know anyone who would raise fire ants 😭😭😭😂 we raise butterfly’s and lady bugs every summer to release in my sons papas garden. Why didn’t you get sugar ants 😭😂

@misscnn7379

Ай бұрын

Sugar ants? 🐜👀🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️ Cool

@lisalarsen2384

Ай бұрын

@@misscnn7379 yes black ants who don’t bite 😂

In all seriousness, why ants ?

I don’t like fire 🔥 🐜!!! Come to Texas and you can have all your heart ♥️ desires!!!!

My little brother had this ant farm when we were kids. He would collect ants that came through the window

I love ant use to pock them when i was little i find that cool u can buy them 😮

So I have a question I don’t know much about stuff like this but if the cage they are in are edible won’t they eat threw it?

If one of my ants falls i would step on it

i didn’t know people were making $ selling ants! 😭😂 maybe i could start selling the ants from my kitchen… 🤔

Aint no way people care this much about ants that she had to apologize 💀💀

U should get a queen for a long term colony it’s super fun

Imagine if the colony got bigger and somehow escaped in the house lol

The way people are saying this isn’t safe for ants as if we don’t step on thousands of ants everyday 😭

i thought the ants escaped from that little hole in the first scene 😂😂😂

Ants in my area comes min after i drop a piece of chips in my room.

Not me thinking they were just crawling in the envelope like an idiot 😂😂

A guy on here by the name AntCanada is a really good channel. The habitats are unreal

They looks scary shii...like the damn spikes on them and their scissors like mouths💀🤚

Love a responsible parent that doesnt just dump living creatures on their kid. You're the best for your response. I hope you guys can keep them they're pretty cool to watch.

lol the escapes would’ve been treated like regular ants to me in my home 😭😭😭🤣 good for you🤣🤣💙

Not me thinking they were loose in the bag😂

our class had one of these in 2nd grade, but a con about the gel being see through and it not being a good housing situation for ants is that even when the ants buried them, we could see the dead ones. we had an ant funeral almost every other day until there were none left and our teacher was like “yeah i’m not gonna buy any more” because she had been buying more ants like every month or so

Imagine being a delivery driver with that package and something happens and it busts open..😂

Im so scared of large groups of ants. I could never

@Antscanada is a good place to start. they have a whole shop and information on keeping ants.

The escaped ones would have been squished in a panic😭

My instinct would’ve stomped the ants that got out but that’s defeating the purpose here isn’t it 😅😂

These poor living creatures.. I feel so srorry for them.. :(

I’m so glad you took the comments to heart and plan to get better housing for the little guys. Most people would be like “it’s just bugs, who cares!” so it’s nice to see you give them a little compassion, even if they “haven’t earned it”, which any living creatures shouldn’t have to do.

Without a queen the ants will always die and the companies you tend to get ant farm ants from don’t send queens I always preferred catching my own queens

Cool ant fact: the males are called uncles😂