There are 276 species of ants in Taiwan and more than 18,000 species of ants in the world.

Ant colony consists of queen ants, worker ants, soldier ants and male ants, all of them have different appearances and jobs, and they live and develop in groups just like us humans.

Keeping ants can bring you healing and a sense of accomplishment. Just like an aquarium, we keep ants as pets and watch our ants grow from a single ant to an ant empire of more than 1,000 worker ants over the years, giving you a sense of accomplishment.

No hassle, ants are very easy to feed. They only need to be fed once or twice a week and can be kept at room temperature.

All you need to do is to give water and food, ants will take care of themselves, such as looking for food, moving, cleaning, garbage sorting, all by themselves, not smelly and not noisy, it is the perfect pet!

No, we will coat the boxes with a special "Anti-Escape Agent" so that the ants will not escape under normal feeding conditions!

No. Common pet ants are generally sensitive and timid and will not bite. However, a few ants are more aggressive and may bite if they are scared, but usually, there is no chance to touch the ants directly.

Some species of ants are aggressive and will swarm out in large numbers to defend themselves when they are infested, and many wild ants will bite people.

The queen ants will mate only once in their lifetime and will continue to lay eggs for the next 10 years or so.

A nest of ants can last for 10 to 20 years. As long as the queen ant exists, the colony will continue to grow until the queen ant dies.

No way!
Ants rely on scent pheromones for enemy identification. Even if they are all of the same species, they will fight when they meet each other as long as they belong to different colonies, therefore, it is not recommended to let different nests of ants have the chance to meet each other.

1. Moving: Guide the ants to move from the old nest to the new nest with larger capacity.
2. Expansion: Attach new nests through the holes on both sides of the nest to expand the overall capacity to accommodate more ants.

No way!
Ants should not be released in the wild!　Even for Taiwanese ant species, released ants are unable to adapt to the wild environment and usually do not survive and may affect the local ecological balance.

You can bring the ants to us. Ant Trappers provides ant return service, if you are too busy with your life, work or study to keep the ants, you can bring the ants back to us and we will take over the care of the ants. These ants, after stabilized, will be arranged to the primary and secondary schools or educational institutes in different countries for the students to observe and to become an eco-teacher.

We recommend using test tubes for new colonies. Test Tube with Ant Trap is recommended.Feeding Cover "or use "Ant Catchernew backyard ants nest".

Ants do not like to live in an open house and the nest should not be too big. Do not move the nest until there are at least 15 worker ants. If the nest is too big and there are too few workers, the ants will die of overwork.

There are many ways to keep ants, such asClosed Ant Nest Connecting Feeding Area,One-piece ant nest...etc. There are no certain criteria, just choose according to your personal preference.

Place on a stable tabletop that is not subject to shaking or vibration.

Do not place it in a sunny place, but use cellophane or other objects to block the light.

Ants are afraid of disturbance, do not disturb them too much. When viewing the ants, please take it easy and minimize the viewing frequency, "Look once for a long time, look for a long time".

Essential oils, water fumes, mosquito coils and insecticides can poison ants.

24 ~ 32 degrees.
Higher temperatures may cause faster growth of ants. Lower temperatures may cause lower mobility, stopping production of queen ants and slowing down the development of larvae; however, it is not fatal, and the ants will return to normal when spring arrives.

In order to keep the ants hydrated through the air holes, we need to place a water tower in the feeding area and plug some cotton into the water outlet for the ants to get the water they need.

Apply anti-fugitive to the vertical walls and inside the lid of the feeding area.

It is recommended to apply a minimum of 2cm wide to ensure the full effect of the anti-fleeing effect.
Recommended Ant Trap
"Absolute Domain Ant RepellentThe exclusive formula provides superb durability and efficient escape prevention.

No need to do anything. Healthy ant colonies are usually not affected by mold. The ants will secrete antibiotics on their own and disinfect the nests and carcasses with formic acid, so as long as there is no abnormal mass death of the ants, no other treatment is needed.

It is recommended to give special feeds, or sugar water and cockroaches.

Different species of ants have different dietary preferences, which can be broadly categorized as omnivorous / omnivorous-vegetarian / omnivorous-meat-oriented / carnivorous. Feeding should be based on the dietary preferences of the ants that you are keeping.

Feed the ants with nutrients that match their dietary pattern to maintain a stable colony.

Omnivorous Vegetarian Ants are suitable for feeding: Clean insect juice, fruit juice, honey, maple sugar, sugar water.

Omnivorous meaty ants are suitable for feeding: clean live insects, clean insect juices, fruit juices, honey, maple sugar, sugar water.

No, unless it is fed a specialized feed.
Ants need a rich and diversified source of nutrients to maintain a stable production.

We recommend the use of ant trappers that are both appetizing and nutritious.Comprehensive Nutritional Feed for AntsFeeding.

A monotonous diet for indoor ants may lead to slow development of the colony or even extinction of the colony due to lack of nutrients. It is recommended to ensure the abundance and diversity of food when feeding ants.

No way!
Do not feed any self-caught insects such as cockroaches, mosquitoes, or flies; the toxins in the bodies of wild insects can kill the colony.
If you want to feed live insects, such as cherry cockroaches and bread bugs, please buy artificially bred individuals to ensure safety and feed them after boiling.

It is not necessarily the case. Each nest of ants has a different amount of food, so we suggest you to observe whether the ants have eaten all the food after each feeding, and then adjust the amount and frequency of feeding for the next time.

Ants should be fed with small amount of food to avoid moldy or even dragged into the nest.

The recommended feeding intervals for Giant Mountain Ant are listed below for reference only:
Less than 20 workers: 1 to 2 times a week
20 to 100 workers: 1 to 3 times a week
More than 1,000 workers: 2 to 5 times a week

To minimize unnecessary energy consumption, it is normal for ants to stand still.

When ants are scared, they will run around in panic.
Some ants will use the end of their abdomen to strike the floor, creating a vibration to deter intruders (usually small insects).

Most of the Taiwan ant species have adapted to the climate in Taiwan and can usually survive the winter safely.
During cold spells (below 10 degrees Celsius), some ants may appear to be pseudo-dead and will revive when the weather warms up.

The first few batches of worker ants are smaller in size and have a shorter lifespan (about 2 months). If a single ant dies, it is usually at the end of its lifespan.
However, if several worker ants die within a week, or even more than half of the total number of worker ants, it is not normal. Please check the following conditions and contact us:
Nest Humidity - Dryness of the nest will lead to mass death of ants, please rehydrate the nest as soon as possible.
Food Poisoning - Feeding wild insects to ants has a high chance of causing the death of all ants.
Environmental Poisoning - Mosquito coils, insecticides, flea removers and gutter sprays may cause poisoning to ants, please isolate the ants to a closed environment as soon as possible.