Uncle Milton Vintage Ant Farm - Manual (Page 5)

Remove the top frame,
carefully open the plas-
tic tube of ants and
carefully squeeze the
tube of ants so it fits
between the clear win-
dows. Shake or tap the
ants in and replace the
top frame.
If the ants seem lazy the first few hours, don’t worry. Put
the habitat in a dark place overnight. They’ll soon become
accustomed to their new home.
Don’t start a war!
While ants are very loving
with one another in the same
colony, they will fight with
ants from another colony. Never mix your ants, or you
will start a war. How can you tell if ants are friends?
Well, if we send you a supply of ants, they will all be
from the same colony, and ants from the same colony
are always friends.
If you gather your own
ants, be sure they all
come from the same
place. When you find
a big group of ants all
working together, they are from the same colony.
Otherwise, they would probably be fighting! Look for
large ants that cannot escape through the air holes.
Try to find ants that are nesting in the ground – they
will be more likely to dig tunnels than ants that live in
trees or elsewhere. Let the ants crawl up onto a stick
without touching them. Remove the habitat lid, care-
fully shake the ants in, and replace the lid.
“Caution: Never
handle or touch
ants directly. They
can bite or sting to
defend themselves.”
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“Never mix ants
from different
colonies.”
Ants love to eat
Ants eat almost anything, but remem-
ber they are tiny creatures and they eat
tiny meals. So don’t overfeed your ants!
You can give your ants food that you
probably already have in your kitchen. Once a week,
remove the top frame and drop in just a tiny crumb of
bread.
You can give your ants some variety. However, if you stuff
too much food in your habitat, it will spoil and make it
messy. This is not good for the ants.
One food ants love is fruit.
It’s sweet and juicy. A pin-
head-size piece of apple is
enough for a whole week.
Other foods ants like are two or three birdseed, a tiny
bit of hard-boiled egg white, or a drop of honey mixed
with water.
Ants also like leaves, especially leaves from fruit trees.
Take a 1/4" piece of leaf, break it up and drop it in.
You’ll enjoy watching the ants nibbling on the leaf.
“Never over-
feed your ants.”
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