THE BEST BEGINNER ANT!

[@TheAntKeeper]

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[@KawaiDoxy]

My 6 years old nephew and I just started our first colony with Messor Barbarus, we are in western Europe, hope it goes well

[@NotSmugleaf]

Just make sure they get sugar and protein for protein worms are great and for sugar honeys are great

[@hazmat4629]

No, messor ants mainly consume seeds. Add sugar water, fruits and protein for variety.

[@Toxicplays770]

Yeha

[@amazingsuperhappycoolfunguy]

I was going to go with the Messor Barbarus but I couldn't find anywhere that sold them to Australia (best deal was 1000$ shipping). Hope it goes well. I'm still deciding on my own first queen.

[@Toxicplays770]

@@amazingsuperhappycoolfunguy maybe a native ant or campontus nicobarneis

[@radicalreptilesvic]

I fell into the ant world unintentionally.. found a Mymercia queen wandering in my garage recently I'm thinking pyriformis.. 3 months later and she has month old larvae. Didn't spend a cent either! Found some polytubing and a sistema tub 😂 Now I want more queens! 😩

[@TheAntKeeper]

It's addictive, almost as much as reptiles..or maybe more!

[@A-Gutierreeezz]

I caught four foul smelling ant queens and shoved them together in a tube around three weeks ago, and now they have an insane mountain of larvae, hope they live long enough to produce the next generation :)

[@TheAntKeeper]

Oooh that would be exciting to watch and raise! I wonder what will happen

[@A-Gutierreeezz]

@@TheAntKeeper they now have pupae

[@PeterGriffin-IRL]

@@A-Gutierreeezz do we have a new update?

[@spacemonkey6464]

@@A-Gutierreeezz updaye?

[@matiascardona6533]

I have a 2 queen ant Colony theyre fire ants (solenopsis invicta)

[@TheAntKeeper]

They're grow fast! Don't get stung, it hurts ;)

[@matiascardona6533]

​@@TheAntKeeperthanks

[@alansepicchannel]

@@matiascardona6533I have a different type of of fire ant solenopsis geminata

[@australianpolyrhachis]

Nice to see you picked up a Pheidole antipodum too. I hope she does well for you. I was able to get some from TheAntLab and hope they found nicely.

[@TheAntKeeper]

I think the Pheidole a. would be my favourite of all the smaller ant species. I considered buy a few more just incase but didn't get around to it lol

[@GalaxyGeassS2]

Irido is literally my first queen, I caught her at work in a water bottle a few months ago, I had already been watching AC and other channels like yours for years, but it sent me $1000 into a bunch of outworld and nest purchases and the waiting game. She currently has just hatched 3 workers. The cold weather despite using a heating cord to keep her little area warmer than it would normally be, has had her brood taking quite a while to get going. I bought myself a yellow spiny tail from Queen of Ants not long ago. It's taking her a lot longer to lay her brood though.

[@TheAntKeeper]

Wow that's awesome! Yeah its crazy how long other ant species take in comparison to raise their brood. I'm glad your having success! Great Job!

[@brandonkelbe]

record heat wave - how is where you’re at cold?

[@ThylineTheGay]

​@@brandonkelbeyou know that the southern hemisphere exists? Right?

[@brandonkelbe]

@@ThylineTheGay So the aussies are in a winter wonderland? If I knew where they were I wouldn’t be asking libtard.

[@ThisGuy327]

I love your videos so much congratulations on 7k🎉 you deserve it so much your videos all entertain me and a lot of other people. ❤

[@TheAntKeeper]

A lot more than a year go hey! Thanks man, I appreciate all the support from all the videos you've given. It's people like you and comments like these that really make my day!

[@ThisGuy327]

@@TheAntKeeper all good man. Keep up the amazing work.😊

[@aceplayer-vd4zr]

My first queen was Camponotus Herculeanus I caught last year. I love bigger Camponotus species as they are cool and strong. It currently only has about 3 workers though.😅

[@antbay3498]

First! And awesome vid

[@TheAntKeeper]

You're the best Ant Bay!

[@banjothegreat9177]

Please help me my sugar ant queen ate her eggs although I put her in the dark for a really long time without checking on he.nice vid by the way

[@smallduck968]

It might be too cold, or perhaps there are a lot of vibrations and noise around her. I would give her a very small drop of honey and let her try again.

[@banjothegreat9177]

@@smallduck968thanks for your help I will do that

[@TheAntKeeper]

Great advice

[@bombussus8332]

Hi remember me? I'm the person who had the Rattle ant queens. Since then the colony has grown to more then 8 workers but that growth has ended due to it being winter here. I was just wondering if Rattle ants were polygynous because I have seen a colony with more than one queen in my local park, Although I am not sure that the queens I saw were just alates with no wings. Congrats on 7.1K!

[@bombussus8332]

Oh yea and I am currently feeding my ants Pineapple and Capilano pure honey is that honey safe? Is there any other fruits i can buy for my ants?

[@TheAntKeeper]

I'm not sure for certain, I had a colony with 2 queens for about 6 months, then both the queens died. So maybe! Thanks 7,100 subscribers is insane!

[@TheAntKeeper]

that's safe, best to feed them organic food if possible. I've found that most ant species will vary on what they like. Most like a thin slice of apple, you could try that

[@bombussus8332]

@@TheAntKeeper Thanks for telling i know its winter but meat ants flew again and now i have 7 queens and all the eggs have hatched.

[@chill-vt3jd]

Im already keeping lasius niger ants and i just found lasius flavus queen with wings hope it lays eggs because im not sure if she is fertilized

[@adripTy]

I also have lasius Niger 😊

[@CamblyxEdits]

D9 a tutorial on iridomymrex bicknelli or purpreus pls

[@TheAntKeeper]

It's on the list of ideas! lol.

[@PsychCatBC]

You timed this perfectly

[@Kyofficial379]

if you see a big black greenish ant, don’t pick it up, as it is called Green Head Ant as they can bite and sting a venomous sting.

[@gremysmory]

My first queen was camponotus albosparsus

[@TheAntKeeper]

Can't go wrong with a good Camponotus

[@justarandomabandonedchannel]

The first queen ants i caught, which are also the only ones i own right now, are Camponotus fallax, Camponotus vagus and a myrmica. Also lasius niger is one of the best ants for begginers since they eat everything and can live in a dumpster.

[@TheAntKeeper]

Wow that's quite a few queen ants, sounds like your not a beginner anymore! Great Job!

[@justarandomabandonedchannel]

@@TheAntKeeper Thanks

[@ClownMaster73938]

My first ant was solonopsis geminita and my queen has her first adult larvae

[@amber-ants]

I started with lasius flavus, however now that I am a little bit more experienced I regret not choosing something like messor barbarous instead.

[@Pharaoh22]

how do you catch an ant queen when its not the right month for their mating flights?

[@nielsseiz4003]

Hello Ant keeper. A few months ago i got my own Ant‘s. I would love to Film them but i dont know with what Camera. What do I have to pay attention to or can you recommend something for close-ups and low light Videos ? or can you recommend me a specific video camera? I would be happy to hear your answer. Keep up the great work !

[@lndigo29]

In Philippines we have lots of fire ant queens at night every june

[@FigureTheAnimator]

True man, true.

[@adripTy]

Is easy to start with a lasius Niger?

[@gaborbarany-helmik638]

Camponotus ants can sting like every other species of ant but there sting is less painfull then any other species bc they are build to bite.

[@TheAntKeeper]

Wow, I've never been stung by a Camponotus and I've picked up hundreds! Must be lucky!

[@quentinapplefish]

Are your sure that Camponotus have a stinger ? I don't think so. They can spray formic acid but don't inoculate venom

[@FigureTheAnimator]

His long videos finally came back! 🎉❤

[@TheAntKeeper]

Aye!

[@AlecMaskey]

You don't show the species that's shown on picture when clicking on video it looks like a green ant at first but it a spinny species I would like to know more about

[@mossykiwibird9920]

Thank you for your awsome videos. i myself keep a couple of ant species, also camponotus but i never knew that they like high humidity. I reckon thats part of the reason that some of them took a long time to grow.

[@Mlgfluffy725]

I live in NZ so i dont have campanotus but i do have irido though and Amblyopone australis ( the largest here)

[@Purple_Lad]

At my property I have a variety of red bull ants , meat ants , green-headed ants , banded sugar ants and little black ants/black longhorn ants (that I’ve discovered) so I’m thinking which one to get and wait for there nuptial flights.

[@paulstingray]

Lovely vid!

[@icefireyt7569]

what do you think of aphenogaster longiceps for beginners?

[@TheAntKeeper]

Great beginner ant!

[@Ikigai_XV]

What about Pogonomyrmex badius?

[@TheAntKeeper]

Great first ant!

[@lndigo29]

TheAntKeeper what happened to the green weaver ants colony?

[@jillcox5146]

What about termites

[@thehutofroblox]

i caught a few weaver ant queens and a fire ant queen but sadly they all died. the colony im keeping now is a camponotus irritan

[@hieudiep8234]

Yoo I haven’t seen you upload a vid I. A while

[@andrewsummers6840]

do you have any recommendations for nest brands for tetramorium immigrans?

[@AntsMinnesota]

I use test tubes. They recently had their nuptial flights in Minnesota and I caught 11 lol.

[@ant.414]

saturn nest is good

[@TheAntKeeper]

Anything that is escape proof would be perfect I think. www.estheticants.com has some pretty good nests.

[@lorisievers6475]

hey man i am buying black carpenter are they good for beginner

[@michaelclark4043]

I wonder if piss ants are included in the list?

[@ChimeratAlpha]

What is the gap in the middle of a lot of your setups for? Is that airflow, or is it some sort of refillable water chamber?

[@icefireyt7569]

kind of off topic i got a aphenogaster longceps colony delivered to me about 1 week ago which came with 3 workers and a queen the colony hasnt got any new workers in that week is that normal?

[@TheAntKeeper]

Very normal, especially in winter.

[@graysonhinish3956]

I got campanotus chromaiodes I live in the US

[@Gjln_98701]

I’m thinking about starting a small ant farm but my main concern is the colony getting too big and needing too Much space. Is there a way to keep my colony relatively small

[@dr_purple_monkey]

What type of carpenter ant was in the video

[@Bolognese_concorde]

I'm an Italian, and whenever I will, I'll try to take a red-head ant queen at the perfect time, before I have to buy a test tube tbh-

[@Pio2DMax14]

I think brachmermix patigonicus is also a really good species for bigginers

[@sheridinduke9592]

Do you still upload to this page ?

[@CharlieMontanaBrown]

Hi, thanks for the nice video! What camera are you using?

[@Albatross3AM]

Are pavement ants good for beginners because it has never worked any other time.

[@neptun3z]

I have weaver ant but im beginner and have worker

[@Avis_24]

I had pet ants as a kid but they mysteriously disappeared I got a replacement colony which also disappeared now I have 2 colonies of ants in the bathroom

[@thebradybas]

to this day, he never said what ant species is best

[@Svoorhout85]

Ant species tier list when?

[@jahb0708]

i found three queen ants when it werent the nupital flight (i found randomly):/

[@TheAntKeeper]

Wow nice! How lucky is that!

[@ismewhat1234]

Cool stuff Cool video 🤙

[@TheAntKeeper]

Thank you ismewhat1234

[@calebjaimes8937]

Nice video

[@DragonareOnFire]

waht was the smalller ants name?

[@DragonareOnFire]

also what do i need to do because all the ants have hibernation. put the m into the fridge?

[@sparthucket]

Is tetramorium immigrans also a good beginner ant?

[@TheAntKeeper]

Great first ant!

[@AydenWiley-u8d]

What is the worst beginer ant species to keep

[@FizzleFX]

2:08 the Starters

[@Skibidifortnite56]

7:18

[@Skibidifortnite56]

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[@smallduck968]

@@Skibidifortnite56 brachyponera lutea

[@sLife_-]

I guess i got camponotous (2) queens

[@TheAntKeeper]

Aye Nice!

[@cherryespinas8864]

How is your pheidole antipodum queen ❤

[@TheAntKeeper]

She's a slow going queen, but still getting there.

[@Toki-ie1vr]

I just order a colony of big headed ants I hope they will survive

[@Tangomango21]

I can easily take a weaver ants I can open a leaf

[@baipengliu1906]

Myrmecia brevinoda

[@TitanCameramanInjured]

Help me because I gave my queen 25 roaches for my 640 ants and 2 queens. And now one queen died and 235 ants died (around that number)

[@Ants_india0802]

Probably ,if you caught roches from wild they might be sprayed with pesticides.

[@-SirFloppa-]

Agreed

[@entityv.2830]

Too bad I live in America because I really like weaver ants

[@cerveau24]

The best beginner ant: the ones in my garden (I'm broke)

[@黄银轩]

好贵啊，5000人民币。

[@nola8460]

For me I am a child carpenter ants very expensive experience literally bought it and then one day later died because of ghost ants wow not really for a beginner like me

[@Pharaoh22]

That has nothing to do with experience, it has to do with ghost ants.

[@ವಿಚಾರಮಂಟಪ]

Hi... Anyone here from india ?