New to ant keeping help with next step

[SickTrick]

Hello all got into ant keeping because my 7 year old loves AntsCanada. Figured I could try and catch a few queens. After they established workers either sell them or release them. Not quite ready for a full on colony. Problem is I think the first queens we caught are Solenopsis invicta. I live in North Carolina and am not sure if I can sell them through the GAN project. Can anyone give me advice on what to do next?

Thanks.

[AntsLuxembourg]

Hello all got into ant keeping because my 7 year old loves AntsCanada. Figured I could try and catch a few queens. After they established workers either sell them or release them. Not quite ready for a full on colony. Problem is I think the first queens we caught are Solenopsis invicta. I live in North Carolina and am not sure if I can sell them through the GAN project. Can anyone give me advice on what to do next?

Thanks.

I don't know if you can sell them through the GAN Project, but you can always ask the GAN Project Team if you are allowed to sell them even if they are invasive or see if other GAN Farmers already offer some. For your 7 year old, I would say you could try with a native antspecies that isn't very harmful or hard to keep. He/She might love to learn and it will also be a good test to see if your kid is capable of take some responsibility in case the kid wants a puppy. ;D

[AntLuvForever]

Yes. Also try choosing one which have a less painful sting or no sting at all. Tetramoruim ants are easy to raise and also reproduces VERY quickly after the early stages. Carpenter ants are also very easy to keep but they are very slow to grow and try not to imagine the nightmare of them loose in your house. Lasius, Pheidole, and Acrobat Ants. are super easy to keep. (Though I haven’t kept Pheidole as they dont live in michigan ) DO NOT TRY ARGENTINE ANTS AS THEY ARE A INVASIVE SPECIES. Also try to steer clear of ants that are escape artists as they can quickly spread around your house (examples would be ghost ants and Pharaoh Ants. Anyone watching AntsCanada would know ).

Hope this is helpful!

P.S. AntsLuxembourg, what happened to your YT channel? I cant find it