Now with a better and improved design made of Birch plywood, the "Anthony" Wooden Ant Farm Starter Kit Live Queen Ants Nest Large with Plaster and Smart Meter provides the best handmade ecological environment for your pet ants. An amazing birthday gift for any ant keeper. Suitable for home or school education.
How to set up your new ant farm and useful tips?
Find the detailed instruction manual HERE
Fully upgraded A4 hybrid nest based on the old wooden nests we’ve been selling for 10 years until 2017, the new one comes with plastic internal ant chambers, an upgraded humidity and temperature meter with Bluetooth connectivity, a bigger Greek sponge area and plaster of Paris bedding for better humidity performance. The wooden parts are treated with nano gel to be waterproofed.
Optional the nest’s lid could be engraved for a birthday or any other occasion message.
Removable clear lid for easy nest cleaning if necessary which is a standard for all of our products now. The best possible Ant Farm for either school or home education.
The heating mat is built in with a lifetime warranty and the nest comes with a digital thermostat which has three temperature options and a 5V 2A power adapter included along with all other accessories needed for attaching to an outworld and an ants’ test tube (standard 16mm diameter).
Video instructions here: KB Ants on YouTube
The A4 Wooden Ant Nest with Humidity and Temperature Meter is formed by an acrylic cover and a wooden box made of birch plywood. The insert is made of hard plastic, covered with 1-8mm Plaster of Paris and then stained to look like a natural ant's world. The Anthony Hybrid Ant Nest could be connected to any other of our products via a flexible tube (also included). Please make sure you are keeping your ants in the correct humidity.
The connection between the nest itself and the humidity area is secured with stainless steel mesh.
Exits are 12mm OD (10mm ID) and could be connected easily with any standard 12mm OD test tube.
It can be easily connected to a water station (also included) or any of our other products.
Anthony Hybrid Ant Setup with Plaster and Smart Meter Size A4 contains:
- 1x Anthony Hybrid Ant Nest with Humidity and Temperature Meter 265x180x60 mm
- 1x 3mm Red Acrylic Filter- 1x 4mm Wooden Lid- 1x Ant Arena Outworld Large 240x200x95mm
- 1 x Magnifying Glass- 1 x Plastic pipette- 1 x Connecting kit- 1 x Water Station+Connector- 1 x Artificial Plants Set- 1 x Substrate Bag - approx. 300gr.- 1 x Honey food (organic)- 1 x Digital Thermostat Switch- 1 x 5V 2A transformer- 1 x 5V Built-in Heating Mat
Please NOTE: the thermostat and Built-in Heating Mat provide the following temperatures inside the nest:
- Low indicator light: 1.5 to 2.5 degrees Celsius higher than the ambient temperature
- Middle indicator light: 2.8 to 3.7 degrees Celsius higher than the ambient temperature
- High indicator light: 5.2 to 7.2 degrees Celsius higher than the ambient temperature