I ordered an Ant Colony online and gave them a new home..

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

EDIT: I know we reached 45K likes (how? 😭). I need to order new cricket jam and find a way to do this without doing a face reveal. I will incorporate it in the next video about the ants when I get enough footage to make an interesting video. It won't be the next video on the channel but don't worry it will be here!

[@SirChecken]

Awesome video 👍 Ima finish it now

[@Sillysterquil]

Make this a series please

[@impossibleboybrickfilms]

I think you should add 2 rocks in it or something, it looks pretty empty

[@pooryeah]

I like it

[@uhmkaii]

:)

[@donm6578]

This guy's got a great sense of humor. And the dry delivery of each joke makes everything funnier 👌

[@G31M1]

I lost it when he said: "It didn't take long for the first ant to come out." and the speech bubble above the ant popped up at 4:14

[@donm6578]

​@@G31M1 Same! I was like. ...Woah. this guy's good

[@kissaninja9700]

It's childish

[@nicholassammons3881]

​@@kissaninja9700agreed, some of the jokes are decent, but some really aren't funny.

[@420mob9]

I agree.

[@apike_72]

Idk why this was in my recommended, why I clicked on it, or why I enjoyed it so much. Your humor was humorous

[@akramkuychiyev8891]

Same here

[@hanscoelmont6383]

Man this channel grew so much! I remember the days there were 6 likes on a week-old video and look where you are now! I'm so happy for you!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you for the support from the start!

[@therm_isthebest]

@@HomemadeEcosystems Your really funny dude!!! Can you make a part two on this colony??

[@Julek.cudejko123]

​@@therm_isthebest qa

[@DJDom-nq9xv]

This is my first time I seen this KZbinr and He good

[@Kralarsnikorv]

​@@HomemadeEcosystemsiam gay 🤨🤨

[@AntsCanada]

😍😍😍

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Joow Mikey, thanks for stopping by! Big fan here. You have been to the antstore in Germany right?

[@uhe3431]

RIP be didnt respond

[@PersaYuil]

Omgg

[@bigbootiebilly]

Wow, the ant king actually came

[@LiamUlvi]

AntsCanada i love your vivarium videos!

[@bryancameron5564]

“It didn’t take long for the first ant to come out” not gonna lie, that is the funniest joke I’ve heard in awhile 😭😂 caught me off guard with that one

[@mrj4615]

I think YT recommended me this video because I watch Ants Canada and I'm so glad I clicked 😁😁 Love the commentary, and now I'm invested in this colony and can't wait for part 2! New subscriber here 👍🏻👍🏻

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Glad you liked it!! welcome to the channel!

[@lucasb8377]

Bro same

[@somerandomperson9732]

​@@HomemadeEcosystems get ready to taste cricket jam 😖

[@Firewolf786YT]

Same!

[@tinycommando]

yes i also watch ants canada

[@chrismrtnz1541]

"One small step for Ant, but one giant leap for Antkind" 😂 Was recommended this video and it didn't disappoint 👍

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Glad you liked it!

[@winter84738]

@@HomemadeEcosystems❤

[@tanya805]

SAME

[@andreanation1757]

Ok like seriously I love the tiny shovel Edit: a year later and I’m watching this again 👌

[@aspen5341]

This was much more entertaining than I thought, now I need part 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 as a minimum. Sorry bro, hang in there!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I will make more!

[@skyblock_mouse]

​@@HomemadeEcosystemsas an ant keeper I say that u have done a good job also I like moss

[@killeanmcchesney5138]

I guess you never tried the jam then from the looks of it lol

[@jamingaming9251]

Ant Canada is a good channel full of different ant colonies he's tried.

[@stephenwaite4737]

200 million thousand 803 thousand million thousand 802 billion trillion years) infinite, infinite plus one, infinite +2, infinite +3, infinite +4

[@AleksiOsuisse]

Thanks for bringing this hobby to more people, it was pretty amazing.

[@cdbrickstudios8182]

the like button lit up at 4:55 😂

[@antgrowth899]

I’ve been keeping ants for a few years now, they are fun to watch ofc, and some species are pretty crazy but it looks like you did your research, Lasius niger is definitely a beginner species, and they love digging, so this is the perfect setup.that aside I would recommend keeping big headed ants if your interested in more, they have cool majors, or carpenter ants simply because of their size they would be easy to watch and they are easy to keep.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Awesome thank you! Yes once I got some experience I definitely want to get another species

[@konnorsinger5241]

​@@HomemadeEcosystems 👴🏿hey back in my day-

[@yohanlav]

​@@konnorsinger5241Niger 🇳🇪

[@lukaslorenc]

hello, i know it is old ocmment, but worth a shot :) i am totally new to ant world, but I am realyl eager to have my own ant farm... does the larger species that you talked about - carpenter / big headed - are as well easy to handle? I would liek the easiest to handle, nothing extar fancy - btu you are right that little bit larger species are better to watch. I would like to as well have a formicarium (is it call that way?) with natural sand and not the printed one , because of the natural look :) do you have soem tip on where to gatehr information? :D

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

I love you dry humor and I love watching ant colonies grow, so of course I instantly followed! So glad I searched Antscanada and your video came up!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Welcome to the channel! Wow cool that my video came up! Antscanada actually left a comment on this video, maybe that is why

[@otakudanieru]

4:14 got me good 😂 with your monotone monologue that joke wrecked in like a wrecking ball

[@ajvsnajfb484]

so glad i found this channel one of the best terrarium channels ive found. everyone else is so serious, i love that you add some humor to the mix

[@richardgoodley2131]

Came for the ants, stayed for the comedy 😂

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Glad you liked it!

[@KoriSt4r]

@@HomemadeEcosystems ur so funny lol

[@rowmagnvs]

I came for the tiny shovel. Stayed for the tiny shovelling

[@qartz2211]

came here expecting i will see some ant nourish but i didnt expect i will get a whole stand up comedy with it

[@Supaduparich]

I really wish the ants came in the bubble wrap. Like an ant in each of the little bubbles and you have to carefully pop them out.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

That would be a long job to get them out 😂

[@garycatalan6194]

And they'd be dead

[@Alexus_Pro123]

XD

[@RUGER5264]

No

[@jayyyy235]

They’d suffocate cause no air flow 🗿

[@CONCEALEDINALIMITLESSBARRIER]

i love that you are chill and just makes little jokes because of those attributes of your channel you have received a new sub

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thanks! welcome to the channel!

[@neillberthalon4284]

agreed, he sounds depressingly funny

[@SheepOnToq]

We don’t want to talk about the name of the ants

[@SheepOnToq]

@Notstar8237 Just read it one more time

[@Ash-s9x8r]

Black Garden ants💀

[@SheepOnToq]

@@Ash-s9x8r the box name says others😘

[@javiersgaming]

@@Ash-s9x8r💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 THATS CRAZY

[@ObadaHijazi-r9g]

nah bro lasius niger ant species and the best species to exist 💀💀💀💀

[@kboi272]

I actually freaking love this channel

[@ILoveSlyFoxHound]

Came for the beautiful sealed jars, stayed for the ridiculous dry humor lmao

[@marvin3202]

Colony looks good. That terrarium is a bit big for them and you will have a hard time adjusting to the colonys needs in that. I would recommend blocking it off until they get bigger if they move back into the tube. I think it might be a good idea to dissolve that honey in some water because they can have a hard time digesting thick honey like that. otherwise you can just make sugar water by mixing one part sugar with 3 parts water and feed them that. that's what i usually do. Also by spraying the ground you make it easier for them to nest in it so try keeping the ground sand dry and only water the back wall part because they won't nest in dry sand. If you have any other questions about keeping them feel free to ask under this comment.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you for the tips! I diluted the honey. The tube is still in there and the queen seems to go back at night, do you think it is a good idea to just darken the tube so they can stay there untill they are ready to move out?

[@marvin3202]

@@HomemadeEcosystems that’s what I would do and then when the whole colony moves into the tube you can try blocking off that nest part. I have the same setup and put the ants in as a beginner like you and had a hard time adjusting to the colony’s needs and getting stuff like humidity right without flooding them. Keeping them in the test tube but still letting them eat from the box is much easier and then when they grow to 100-200 workers you can move into the nest on the back.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

@@marvin3202 it is only a few workers that come out with the queen not all so that won't be possible, but I will darken the tube so the queen can stay there during the day, maybe the rest of the workers will come out than too

[@marvin3202]

@@HomemadeEcosystems hope you succeed but otherwise that nest is fine it’s just a bit harder and you won’t have as good visibility so it’s harder to tell how the colony is doing

[@TerrorofDeathDGX]

I actually didn't know the Queen could be so belligerent that the colony would have to force her anywhere. Neat!

[@SavingPrivateBob]

Took 7 minutes for me to finally crack a smile, but you won me over with "One small step for an ant, one big step for antkind" haha

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yes, succes !😅

[@Ingen_futz]

0:20 That’s what she sad😂 Got me😂

[@LinconGreen-l4d]

A soon as I read that it happened😂

[@DOOMBRIGER_WITH_THE_BOY]

​@@LinconGreen-l4d it was a year ago so he will not reply you :(

[@charliemattina5656]

Highly entertaining, comical and educational. I really enjoy watching your videos.

[@Slavador2393]

😂 great video! Lots of cheesy humour along with a cool ant set up. Hopefully the queen warms up and moves into her new digs.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you!

[@charlieburkett274]

its nice to get some personality and humor in these types of videos

[@YourAvgBlackhole]

my man still hearting comments even after the videos been out for almost a year now. bros dedicated

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I try !

[@YourAvgBlackhole]

@@HomemadeEcosystems tbh ill sub just cuz of it lol

[@Xkamas1]

No way! I was having interest on terrariums and you came! Then i started watching ants and you came again!

[@sat33va]

This is gunna be awesome in a few months!

[@yortoxic]

i didn’t even have to watch the video to give a subscribe just reading the comments while a ad plays is plenty enough to know your a great content creator

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thanks ! Welcome!

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Good choice of species. Lasius niger is good starter ant for a beginner. Reasonably resilient, colony grows quickly, is not a picky eater. Though you might want to hibernate them over the winter. Put them into cool, dark space for couple of weeks - keep temperature couple of degrees above freezing, make sure the nest won't dry out. Come spring, colony should start breeding vigorously. When they have a lot of brood, give them more protein food larvae need to grow - insects, a bit of unsalted boiled egg yolk and even small bits of raw meat.

[@Gettingrareofficial]

You definitely deserve more subscribers for this

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you!! Means a lot!

[@laurencooper9679]

The narration on this video is amazing!!!

[@ncfes]

you should add some more water to the nest. The water should go through the entire nest at least once, so the clay gets wet and can harden a little when it dries again. Otherwise the tunnels might collapse.

[@ncfes]

the added moisture will also convince the queen to move in. she is currently used to her 100% humidity test tube.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you! The water has gone through completely now but maybe I should add a little more. In the day she moves into the nest but at night she comes out so conditions are not ideal in the nest apparently. Maybe more water helps!

[@milliemckenzie3034]

I love your sense of humour! And very helpful for those wanting to try their first ant farm. I hope the cricket jam didn't taste as bad as it looked.

[@AshernCaelia]

I had to pause every couple of seconds just to laugh at this guy's great humor. "It looks disgusting, but it smells... disgusting."

[@DenvaProbablyDraws]

I love how every freakin time you use that tiny shovel. I respect it.

[@ParadoxxFrthegoat]

Love this channel so much man

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Glad you like it!

[@lordravenblade]

I enjoyed ant farms growing up but they were always pretty short lived because apparently you can't mail order queens in the US so they had no way to keep their numbers up

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Yeah that is because they fear that new invasive antspecies will get loose

[@hothmandon]

Here in America, queens can't legally be shipped in the mail. We just get a bunch of American Western Harvester ants if you wanna look those up. I wanted Honeypot Ants that are also American, I want army ants from South America or Texas Bullet Ants.

[@mauricevolaski2937]

Where do the ants in the video come from?

[@morsfictus]

I’m waiting for the rainforest machine 😂 Great video though! Probably one of the first ones without moss. I thought I was watching AntsCanada for a second until I heard the infamous “unfortunately, that’s what she said”

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

The rainforest machine will be in a video soon I hope ! Lol yes indeed one of the first videos without moss

[@sokjeong-ho7033]

I think you should add a duck to the colony for some variety.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

You are right. Ducks are always a good idea

[@linuschan1901]

Maybe a tiger to balance out the ecosystem

[@wscottwalters74]

Actually surprised to learn the cricket juice is made from crickets. I was leaning more to juice.

[@crockdog9838]

i just found this channel and i love it already, i wish you the best on your youtube journey

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you!

[@ardent.arch93]

The video has 73,000 likes now. TASTE THE CRICKET JAM NOW!!!!!

[@exalt715]

He did 😂😂 in another vid

[@EVL_NME]

This dudes dry sense of humor has made me laugh more then any KZbin video I’ve seen in awhile 😂

[@MF-xp9tq]

Ever since I can remember, I've wanted an ant colony. I even requested an ant colony from my children, as a mother's day or birthday gift. Perhaps this year, I will get one😅

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

show your children this video as a 'subtle' hint 😅

[@CuriousMind99420]

Came for the ants, stayed for the commentary

[@barlasthekin]

The first time I saw this and now I started watching a lot of videos. Keep the good work up.

[@LSZCOC]

You are giving a little too much food for the ants for the time being because it's just a small colony. They will end up disposing the remaining leftovers and leave it. It will risk mole growth in the leftovers. You have to clean up the trash they left and waste your time, so my advice is to give less food so you don't have to clean.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you! The transport of the ants took a few days so they were hungry they ate most of the cricket jam but I already took out the leftovers

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I'm only not sure about the honey dew, they don't seem to be interested in it at all (besides that one ant in the video)

[@prcervi]

@@HomemadeEcosystems dilute it with water and the ants will have easier time eating it, they might also just not be looking for the carbohydrates at the moment

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

@@prcervi Thank you! will try that

[@johannrasch6034]

@@prcervi Great tip thanks it’s also useful for me

[@FreddyFazbearz]

Hey its nice you ant keepers are very careful in taking care of ants lives. Because mostly people ruin ant colonies. You get a sub and keep moving

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

thanks man! And welcome to the channel!

[@everettcitty]

I dont know if the algorithm hates you but i found you so damn funny with your commentary, you deserve more than 75k

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you!

[@radoslavkasparec9345]

Guys, only 40K more likes, we can do it! Great video btw, love your dry sense of humor 🙂

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you!

[@EquiliMario]

Only 7k to go. I have a dream

[@AntsCali]

Ant keeping is a wonderful hobby. Hope you enjoy watching them!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

I definitely do!

[@Be_You3]

Pm good, this looks so cool, i love ants

[@iforgot_a]

4:16 aww the first ants first word " im gay!"

[@MaxToon_Official]

It's cute seeing the ants clean their antennas

[@grandmascookies6510]

Dude your so underrated I love watching your videos

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you!

[@BoydL69]

FAN' TAS' TIC edit and love yer patter ma'man dry af & spot on with'your timing it's excellent. ;) Oh! And stopping your commentary to pop the bubbles is on point @HomemadeEcosystems...Keep up the great vids..

[@JMully57]

You make this video so enjoyable in the most boring way. You’re fucking epic bro haha keep up the cool vids🙌

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you!

[@DreamDreadi]

The sticker said something about the life span of those ants. That they will have a great long life when held species-appropriate (and with the right terrium from the business) Also. I am so glad i found your channel. That dry humor is gold. Will now continue watching every video ^^

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Great, thank you!!

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Lasius niger is actually a record holder for lifespan. One queen managed to live for about 38 years in a lab.

[@ralphhartman4]

The humor is very good!

[@insertusernamehere8125]

This video makes me realise how underappreciated ants are, they're all around us but are usually ignored because haha small weak ant haha but they're pretty interesting. Please make more!!!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

They realy are underappreciated!

[@mrsindhigaming550]

Bro said I AM MAKING TINY HOLE SO ANTS CAN GET STARTED 💀3:57

[@kimberthomas6741]

Monotone voice + funny jokes = A lot of subs & comedy people actually like!

[@Cats_cute253]

0:48 lasius ni-

[@DM-mw8dg]

If you are considering getting another set like this, just remember that if they get loose in your home, you risk having to break down the floor and walls to remove their nest :-)

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

That is why I got this species, they are native to my country 😅

[@DM-mw8dg]

@@HomemadeEcosystems hehe :-)

[@jamessanders145]

@@HomemadeEcosystems you don't want to be responsible for introducing fire ants to Europe would you? they can't be stopped

[@demonic_myst4503]

Myrmica rubra Aka europian fireany aloready exists

[@demonic_myst4503]

We have some Myrmica rubra in my backgwars in uk i was soraying modelswhen they swarmed my shooes

[@Joe_for_real]

I saw this video popping up on my feed for a couple days and ignored it because I'm not an ant guy. Finally clicked into it and realized that that even though I'm not big on ants, I'm huge on this guy's humor.

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

The almighty algorithm knows

[@BZAKether]

53k likes right now...

[@justinasdudutis5068]

No 18k

[@guywatson-xp1rq]

121k

[@ScottFreeman-n3u]

121 what are you guys yapping about

[@ScottFreeman-n3u]

Omd lol

[@AskReitansandvik]

@@guywatson-xp1rq122k what you yappin about

[@Trevorus1]

0:48 The white person that discovered the species of ant, and realized it was black: NI- (this is a joke if you don’t know what humor is)

[@nataliebklyn]

😂

[@DailyEntertaintment]

💀

[@koolkleekai9387]

Really enjoyed that 😊 Thank you 👍

[@Lifeisshortby]

The gay ant was hilarious

[@ELK_kyle]

Fr

[@alexmadness19]

erm actually its lesbian as ants are girls 🤓

[@SabelleLorisAlarcon]

Fr

[@Noyammer]

0:39 bro said the n wprd

[@superbakkas122]

No he didn’t…

[@noahbuskerud814]

BRO YOU ARE SO CHILL

[@drinkwateritsgood]

XP Farm Real Life

[@SiMonDraws3]

Bro the species name 💀💀💀

[@Zerta_dragons.4]

Lasius niger 💀

[@bathroomcat]

naahhh I just started watching and i saw it 💀

[@ellisonpeace5344]

grow up

[@isaackirkbride6806]

@@ellisonpeace5344shut up

[@isaackirkbride6806]

Bro

[@L6Jeremy]

I’m obsessed with your content

[@zachhoisington5106]

So no one is gonna mention the ants scientific name 💀

[@Leda_Bernardino]

What is it?

[@Minaaurpookie]

@@Leda_Bernardinoyeah fr what is it?

[@dadskitchen6622]

Its called a lasius n-word

[@napichaya2532]

FIRST GRADER ALERT WEEEEWWOOOOOWWEEEEEEWWOOOOOOO

[@zachhoisington5106]

@@Minaaurpookie0:50

[@Toiletobzor]

4:17 почему муравей-гей?

[@PrettyTamara-l7f]

Translate: why is the ant gay?

[@YourMultiversalShowerShitter]

The ant came out of the test tube, however ‘coming out’ is a term that also means publicizing the fact you’re gay, trans, or something else

[@Questionable5]

Happy

[@MaxToon_Official]

Because he said it didn't take long for the first ant to come out And people say come out if they reveal they are gay and stuff

[@Anduresta]

Your sense of humor makes my sense of humor react in a way that bring me joy.

[@ttoxic7899]

1:58 what a lie

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Lie? I did it.

[@ttoxic7899]

show me the footage :D @@HomemadeEcosystems

[@JacksonExperience-ne2hn]

Hello

[@joanrucker1568]

Your commentary is awesome, I love it!

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you!

[@wolfbro5970]

Your voice is so calming

[@lightershades1869]

bruh I love this guy

[@siyathekiid8526]

"They're very active around the hole, that's one of my specialties too"😂😂😂love it

[@no-zo3ps]

The intro and humor in general is absolutely hilarious, my kind of humor

[@SiffrinISAT]

I really enjoy the narration, anyways I hope you enjoyed the jam

[@122Tashas]

Subbed for the humour. They don’t make them like you are

[@HomemadeEcosystems]

Thank you! Welcome!

[@CooperPlaysandVlogs]

God bless his soul eating that cricket jam.

[@c3p0-gi1pt]

Your voice is so calm😊😊😊

[@schitthe]

Wonderful video! And your comments are priceless!

[@addham82]

The humor, ive never giggled at plants and insects this much.

[@jamesmills6605]

My man, your dry humor is top-notch

[@D4NNY98.]

I can’t believe you received an ant colony when you ordered a ant colony truly amazing

[@razikridzuan4662]

I love the sense of humor..

[@hundragant]

You had me chuckling at least 3 or more times which is pretty rare for youtubers to do! XD

[@monkegames7432]

Another amazing video👍 keep up the grind

[@WolvenSCP]

I love these ant and ecosystem videos

[@3880Tom]

Sense of humour is top notch. 10/10