Antie Plus Ant Farm Kit Live Queen Ant Starter Nest
Start ant keeping with confidence using the Antie Plus Ant Farm Kit — a complete UK ant farm starter nest for live queen ants. Designed for beginners, families, schools and offices, this setup gives your colony a clear, safe and easy-to-manage home from day one.
The Antie Plus includes a removable lid for simple feeding and cleaning, a top outworld, live ants starter option, ant food, a large viewing area, and built-in humidity and temperature monitoring. It is made to help new keepers avoid guesswork and understand exactly what their colony needs.
Inside the nest, the chambers are inspired by real ant colonies, with dedicated areas for the queen, brood, food storage and humidity control. For species needing extra warmth, the optional rear heating unit provides stable support and comes with a lifetime warranty.
Video assembling instructions? Watch the Antie Plus assembly video
How to fit the Antie Plus Outworld? Watch how to fit the Antie Plus outworld
Download the live ant colony care sheet
The option with a heat mat included comes with a digital thermostat that has three temperature options, ensuring that your ants stay comfortable and healthy. It also includes a 5V power adapter and all other necessary accessories for easy installation. With this heating mat, you can provide your ants with the warmth they need to thrive.
Don't settle for a basic ant farm – upgrade to the Antie Plus with a heating mat as per your ant species requirements.
Antie PLUS contains:
- 1x Antie Ant Farm with Humidity-Temperature Meter W133xD100xH192 mm
- 1x Screwdriver (flat and PZ2)
- 1x 3mm Red Acrylic Filter
- 1x 3mm Black Acrylic Cover
- 1x Ant Arena Outworld 220x78x95 mm
- 1 x Magnifying Glass
- 1 x Plastic pipette
- 1 x Tweezers
- 1 x Connecting kit (for extension purposes)
- 1 x Connecting kit (for ants' test tube)
- 1 x Water Station+Connector
- 1 x Artificial Plants Set
- 1 x Substrate Bag - approx. 200gr.
- 1 x Honey food (organic)
- 1x PTFE Fluon Escape Prevention 3ml
The option with a heating mat also includes:
- 1 x Digital Thermostat Switch
- 1 x 5V 2A transformer
- 1 x 5V Built-in Heating Mat
The whole setup dimensions are W220mm xD100mm xH265mm.
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
How to maintain your new ant farm and useful tips?
Download the Antie Plus ant farm instruction manual
Want to make ant keeping even more educational? Explore our free ant farm science resources for children, schools and families: https://www.bestantsuk.com/free-ant-farm-science-resources
Teacher or parent? Get our free ant farm science resources for schools and parents — printable checklists, worksheets and feeding schedules.
Colonies failed due to a lack of fresh water supply, a lack of food, and mostly due to a stressed-out queen.
Do not water the substrate inside the outworld at all.
Feed your ants into the outworld ONLY.
Don’t expose your ants to direct sunlight or any heat/light source (lamps/bulbs) while trying to move them inside the nest quickly, or you may harm your queen ant.
