How to start an ant colony?

However, stocking an ant colony into a formicarium is a lengthy process, as the colony starts with just a queen, then in a couple months advances to just a small colony of a few workers, and then it takes about a year of focused care to get them to a mature colony of 100 or more ants. read more

If you want to start an ant colony, you must know how to get an ant queen. A colony won’t survive without the egg-laying queen. There are several ways to obtain an ant colony with a queen, but some are better than others. Make sure you start with a beginner species that is easy to take care of. read more