First time keeper with some questions

[Dragonants]

Hi, I was lucky enough to catch carpenter queen ant for 8 year-old son. She is in a test tube laying eggs. We are so excited to see what is happening.

I am planning to get a starter kit from AntsCanada. Do you think we can set up the colony outside, like on the porch? We are located in Seattle. I don't want any chance that ants escape from the set up inside the home..

If anyone can give us thoughts that would be wonderful!!

[rakuichijou]

Just put them inside your house AntsCanada kits have very low chance of ants escaping so yeah don't worry.

[Dragonants]

rakuichijou,

Thank you for your comment. I guess I need to let go my anxiety about escaping.. I think I feel more confident after I see their products.

[Hawkeye]

rakuichijou,

Thank you for your comment. I guess I need to let go my anxiety about escaping.. I think I feel more confident after I see their products.

I'd say it's next to impossible for the ants to escape from the AC Store products. So I wouldn't worry about it. If you decide on an open topped arena, you can always cover it with gasoline mesh. That would allow air in, but won't let anything out.

[Dragonants]

Hawkeye,

Thank you for another positive feedback for AC product, and thanks for the tip! I hope the queen ant is doing ok, we try not to look at them too often. It seems that she has 7 eggs so far.

[CabboAntsGuy]

If your queen only has seven eggs, you wouldn't need to order the gear for another year or so, they will take a while to get that big.

[Dragonants]

Really? It would take that long? And the queen ant is ok in the little test tube for that long period of time..? Sorry so many questions!

[CabboAntsGuy]

At about twenty workers, you could maybe move them to a very small other container. Like the AC Test Tube portal.