Where to find a test tube
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:01 pm
Where to find a test tube? I am a beginner in ant keeping I need a test tube to get started. (that's what google said)
You say you are a beginner? Welcome to the hobby! Test tubes can be found on Amazon, and I will link a lot of helpful things here.Antlover11 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 02, 2022 1:01 pmWhere to find a test tube? I am a beginner in ant keeping I need a test tube to get started. (that's what google said)
You will need to start a colony
-Test tube(recommended)
-Cotten
Some test tubes for starters:(Anything like this really)(Don’t think link will work)
https://www.amazon.com/12x100mm-Clear-Plastic-Tubes-Wands/dp/B07JCNTKT7/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3TVOJ8FL8MDZ&keywords=Test+tubes+for+ants&qid=1654207651&sprefix=test+tubes+for+ants%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-6
Some links for antkeeping(Ausants created)
Catching queens
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Kd8IqAiRI&list=PL5xsVo0QL3XAPJAPg_yEYAJVRTSjufRKX&index=8
How to raise a queen ant
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WErTN2e2eUk&list=PL5xsVo0QL3XAPJAPg_yEYAJVRTSjufRKX&index=7
How to raise an ant colony(When you get workers)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JiD5Sx60CVA&list=PL5xsVo0QL3XAPJAPg_yEYAJVRTSjufRKX&index=6
Keeping ants-
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SDrUr0gvP90&list=PL5xsVo0QL3XAPJAPg_yEYAJVRTSjufRKX&index=5
Very cheap and basic ant nest
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8edRYbn65Oo&list=PL5xsVo0QL3XAPJAPg_yEYAJVRTSjufRKX&index=4
Ytong nest-
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RtS9BO2PRLM&list=PL5xsVo0QL3XAPJAPg_yEYAJVRTSjufRKX&index=3
I would use AC, but usually his information is very broad and general. He also usually focuses on the entertainment aspect, rather than the educational aspect of Antkeeping. (This isn’t a bad thing, unless you are trying to get into the hobby and would like to learn lots of details)