Top 10 Biggest Mistakes in Ant Keeping

[@bullzdawguk]

Number 11. Attempting to name your ants individually.

[@LOR_Enjoyer623]

Imagine people naming ants individually guess how much time is wasted

[@misao_pavel]

Naming them individually would be so hard, but naming the queens or male elates would be a lot easier

[@bullzdawguk]

D Bes To be honest, I never considered it much further than making a quirky comment. However, now that you mention it, I have pondered what it would take to achieve this ridiculous task. lol The logistics alone would take some effort. For a start, you would need a system designed to separate the ants as you name them. In effect, you would need two nests. Also, if you ever managed to name them all, how do you differentiate one between another? How can you tell Adam Ant between Ignor Ant? You would need to make little name tags for the ants. Perhaps a non toxic permanent paint could put a tiny bar code on the ant and you could scan them. This solves the way to identify the ant, but how do you find a particular ant? What if you formed a bond with Dee-Odeur Ant and wanted to find the little bugger? How can you pinpoint your favourite ants? As well, you would never finish your task as long as the queen is chucking eggs out like an over enthusiastic vending machine on steroids. Thanks. Nothing is better than getting my over active imagination into gear. It gives me the perfect opportunity to employ it as an exercise in writing. If you enjoyed reading this somewhat bizarre reply and at least smiled, then I achieved my goal. =P

[@bullzdawguk]

G4laxy Bl4st Now, that is a pragmatic solution if I ever heard one. =)

[@droptherapy2085]

unless you have a regular ant farm setup with no queen.

[@karinferraro2746]

I can't tell you how stoked I was to find you on KZbin. I spent hours and hours as a kid watching ants. I would catch ants and put them in a coffee can with dirt and watch them work. It was so fun! To this day I still love to watch ants outside but tend to not really allow myself to sit on the ground and watch the little buggers like I want. I don't want the neighbors to ask what I'm doing down there for so long. Just looking at ants y'all. So yes, I love watching ants and was never allowed to have an ant farm as a kid because parents didn't want ants in the house. I'm 49 yrs old and I don't want ants crawling around my home unless they are contained. Maybe it's time I finally start an ant farm! I can't wait. I'm excited to start reading up on what I need. It's going to be awhile since winter has begun in Minnesota.

[@slapslapslapclapclapclap7048]

You have a pig! Thats awesome!

[@lewisarcher3916]

Waiting for a pigs canada channel

[@ABlackGuy10]

Your pic is awsome

[@MrGhost-we9wu]

/crepy

[@jobethewizard7920]

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[@alviskokins6603]

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[@burnermcburnstein7906]

Bro you are pretty cool you have ant farms AND A PIG GG MY DUDE YOU ARE RAD

[@Mat-gf7nj]

and a snake

[@burnermcburnstein7906]

im done he is pretty rad

[@bencolyer980]

I have 1conly what is carpita ants and I have a snake

[@the7thgamer799]

He has a tarantula too

[@StoutShako]

I legit might have a crush on him haha **sobs**

[@shadowgoose1702]

worst error I made was taking workers (I was very young) thinking I would wake up to a huge colony all 6 ants died :(

[@IronRAVENxvx]

Same! I got a few in a jar and sprinkled sugar on them. They died eventually and I thought it was because the sugar gave them diabetes...

[@harrisonknight5137]

+Stuff vs Stuff Luke your in England. that's why

[@jackwalker3871]

u would have to be them

[@stellabella671]

+Stuff vs Stuff Luke Step 1: Go to Buckingham Palace Step 2: Grab test tube and capture the Queen Step 3: Get out fast before the guards catch you Step 4: Leave her in test tube with wet cottonball and let her care for her eggs Step 5: Move Queen into formicarium after her eggs have hatched Step 6: Get found and arrested by police

[@castleclasher-bloodduke1630]

ants are everywhere in england, just don't expect to be walking around a city/town centre and find them, Go to the country side

[@stinkymeow2840]

Best KZbin channel in all of the multiverses

[@AntsCanada]

+Pink Bean Thank you!

[@stinkymeow2840]

+AntsCanada Your welcome!!

[@rolfboesjes4216]

There might be a planet where every single person keeps ant. There would be something like 'Anttube' with an antscanada channel with 999.999.999.999 subs

[@A1LXE9]

stinkymeow hey “pink bean”

[@sarahlumsden6027]

More so antaverse

[@bradcopeland9485]

You have a PIG and ants u have a very strange pet variety choice

[@CursetheVandal]

And a bearded dragon and a dog and 2 cats hes got alot

[@lillylozier5823]

+wire blast he is crazy

[@lillylozier5823]

+wire blast he is crazy

[@jessicawisdom2972]

that can be interesting

[@draconiusultamius]

He's so lucky, I want some interesting animals but my parents won't even let me have a dog or a tank of goldfish.

[@205up90down]

Dont mind me Im just watching random ant videos at 3 am

[@piratebrianplays4353]

Metoo

[@kekero540]

Me too

[@tristancullum4188]

Same

[@liriel01]

😂😂😂

[@izzowizzo_]

Ahahahha 😂🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheIndigoLion]

I'd never keep an ant farm myself, because I don't like like bugs.. but I do love watching videos and learning about them. I find your videos very interesting! I rather live it through someone else's video camera, away from my house xD

[@emilyanimates9111]

There not quite bugs I think of them just outside that circle

[@gameknight9263]

I live in Arizona, so it’s hot enough in my house, after one week my queen already has brood

[@shwetaaggarwal7573]

Mine came in one day

[@loki8183]

I hope your colony is doing good.

[@marshmallowmountains4636]

I have no interest in making my own ant farms. Yet here I am, watching dozens of videos on ant keeping.

[@TheGrateWall]

Ya same here!

[@user-nf4hd8bq2y]

Sam Hem viformicarious?

[@epizzle9232]

Lol same here! But I’m memorized

[@tobyzecatcreamzecat3994]

Same I have cats anyways, one of them would try to eat ant's that I have (that is if i had any), the others wont care.

[@theholytomato8110]

I have a (this is by feet) 3x3 aquarium. the ants LOVE it and since it is 4 feet tall, they got a spot for an anthill (I had to raise the tank to add that part on)

[@TheLinkoln18]

Thank you thank you and thank you, I live in the UK however your site and videos are priceless.

[@rosedonnapur]

I’ve been wanting to get ants for years I’ve decided it’s time to start I’m thinking about getting one queen and a 20 to 60 worker ants of manica rubida. But I just don’t know where to start I would rather buy a habitat off an ant site than make my own. I am in the UK I’m going to back to back all your videos today to get in as much information as possible and obviously watch other videos.

[@akiraic]

10 - 1:00 Buying & keeping non-native ant species 9 - 3:13 Overcomplicated Outworld 8 - 4:42 Insufficient formicarium 7 - 6:56 Failure to hibernate your ant colony (ants of temperate regions) 6 - 9:00 Moving a colony into a formicarium too early 5 - 10:25 Insufficient sugars/protein/water 4 - 11:23 Keeping ants in an air-conditioned room 3 - 12:50 Not giving your queen enough privacy 2 - 14:04 Catching too many queens during nuptial flight 1 - 15:09 Lack of research

[@ME-dl6te]

I have always wanted an ant colony but my biggest issue is finding a queen out in my location. It's extremely erratic weather out here so it's near to impossible to catch them breeding at the right time.

[@EPICGAMER-mx3ws]

I create ant nests in the wild. I helped 9 species of ants create their nest and helped them get resourses

[@AntsCanada]

+ExtraLearning+Fun that is so nice! Ant love forever!

[@threeballs4162]

Cool

[@hiyoise]

ExtraLearning+Fun same!

[@guspicci7465]

ExtraLearning+Fun respect 2 U

[@ProfessionalDeForester]

I do that for birds i make nests and do tests on them and then find a sturdy tree so imm do it for ants too Maybe even keep some

[@Kollynator]

If ants are left unfed, would they resort too cannibalism?

[@Kollynator]

Cool

[@elsasslotharingen7507]

"Cool"

[@Kollynator]

I want too see it

[@jamestownsmith1026]

Maybe you could buy an ant colony with no queen and just don't feed them and record them at all times so you don't miss anything.

[@katanamaster2324]

They will eat the larvae if they have a queen

[@bigtemarifan]

I appreciate your ecological perspective on animal husbandry, it really pays off in the lives of your animals! I'm not really an invert guy, but dang your videos are making kinda want an omni-nest!

[@edim108]

0:12 "Sorry, there is my Pig" like it's nothing strange in this sentence... P.S. Realy great channel. I always wanted to start my own collony of ants, but never knew how to do it. Thanks, your video's are very helpfull :) Greatings from Europe

[@jamesangeloviesca8614]

here in the Philippines you can find different kinds of ants in your backyard. in ours I found weaver ants, black crazy ants, pharaoh ants (this three are common) and trap jaw ants which is rare. I only like to observe than to pet them though.

[@reading1440News]

you are a natural educator. great video.

[@rambojambo3738]

when I was a kid I got an ant farm. unfortunately I didn't know they needed protein, and just fed them banana.

[@Jabbys]

I'm sorry that I laughed but I also made mistakes

[@bareuk1221]

you're such a nice down to earth KZbinr keep up the good work 🎉🎉🇬🇧

[@danhyde7501]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who instantly searched KZbin for PigsCanada...

[@hiyoise]

Dan Hyde oml xD

[@emilyanimates9111]

Lol

[@BookCrak]

Omg, you have a pet pig?! Shes adorable!You're so lucky! I've always wanted one.

[@stevehogan8829]

I don't keep ants or anything else at this point but I appreciate the information and great channel you have developed. Very in depth and interesting. I collected and unsuccessfully kept "bugs" as a kid and later was a custom aquarium builder and fish store.. Aquarium maintenance company.. You do a great job, very comprehensive.

[@frostkitten457]

lol I loved your cycle explanation with the banana in the bathroom it made me laugh

[@mistytibs2251]

Piggy I just died when I saw that I was just happy

[@AntsCanada]

+Aly Key Oink!

[@vlatimirpootis1217]

+AntsCanada did she meet the bore from Hawaii

[@yves1098]

I am here Sinds 36k ur channel has grown a lot love ur videos keep going true with your channel love u

[@dexterhosgood3680]

Hi antcanada I just wanted to thank for all your great vids, I'm gonna start making my own colony soon and you have really helped. Do you know when is the ideal time to find bull ants in WA (Western Australia). I have been looking to buy some but no one on your website is in WA

[@JourneyToTheCage]

Around now should be a good time, I'm in Perth and I caught a queen last Sunday. Make sure everything is escape proof, you don't want bull ants in your home!

[@mrbobjob8995]

Thanks this rlly helped me 😃

[@leors7578]

cheers from brazill

[@jim1550]

Would putting red film over a test tube with a queen be advisable? So you could check on her more often, especially for new people still catching the hang of it.

[@thereallambofgod]

i live in colorado and i work alot. what is the best not high matince ants?

[@mrdasgehtsienichtsan2020]

pavement ants i suppose

[@julianator6792]

@geewiakers all i can find where i live are bullet ants and there is no way im taking care of those aggressive creatures😂

[@mrdasgehtsienichtsan2020]

Julianator 6 get some bullet ants put some in jars throw them at your enemys youre now antman and youre gonne fuck up anyone that opposes you

[@claytonstuart]

Carpenter ants. They grow very slow. Also tetramorium are low mantnence compared to the other species

[@Pelonchas-ld9hg]

i followed your steps, and my col is doing great

[@sarkshine1436]

Dude. Your pig is ADORABLE.

[@Mega-tl6bx]

0:18 You have a pig as a pet....now I feel like an asshole for eating bacon...

[@tAbsinthe]

I haven't eaten bacon for 7 years,im proud

[@zorosscot118]

Smol I haven't eaten bakeon in 10 years

[@dmand2353]

Andrew Hamilton I haven't eaten bacon in 19 years.

[@meekaeelwilliams9532]

I plan on starting Ant keeping soon

[@benmasta5814]

my ants broke out of my hand-made colony and took over my house, and now the ants are cultivating us. Its not that bad but that queens a slave driver.

[@andywalsh4577]

Thanks Mikey

[@Aditya-bp3uc]

Can you try and keep bullet ants, or get footage of some of their behaviours?

[@seraphim8199]

Wait. I have a question. What happens if your queen dies? Does she get replaced or something? Like do they just die off or what?

[@twinsramirez9235]

if you have an ant colony with more than one queen it doesn't matter but if not the colony will slowly die off

[@dinosaurusrex9951]

+Jackson Quinn Once the queen is dead the rest of the colony will die off because there is no reason for them to live And they don't live long lives

[@updated5709]

Can't you just buy a new queen. Or will she not accept them, or them her.

[@meisdom]

+Peg Leg Most species would reject the new queen/colony.

[@updated5709]

meisdom Im talking about mult queen colonies. Red ants for example.

[@colbytremblay9420]

i totally agree with number ten

[@TheAverageAnarchist1]

KEK! I like how he is filming and a pig comes into frame at random.

[@skyvolt2096]

whats a good ant type to start with?

[@KoEDeath]

Pavement Ants (Tetramorium) they are common too!

[@waveboi1324]

That almost sounded racist XD

[@DominusGGWP]

Nathan Ahnemann Bullet ants :)

[@hera6320]

Sadat WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU those ants are bad!!

[@DominusGGWP]

Ruth R No no no. Bullet ants are safe and they dont bite or sting. No pain at all :)

[@johnmccarstle3647]

he has a snortsnort doggo omg thats awesome

[@hashimkhalil1496]

This video will help other ant keepers because it will remind them not to do those mistakes

[@thegreytowel9237]

I'm the complete opposite of number #1, I discover some thing I like (or love) and reasetch for, I'm not kidding , about 2-4 or even 5 months before doing ANYTHING and I'm still paranoid I'm gonna waste all my money on summit I kill on my first week, I've been watching you for not even a week and I'm dying for ants, but I discovered my passion during the end of October and I live in wales, this is terrible for me... wish me best of luck guys !!

[@enkiimuto1041]

Do you have a video of moving a queen to the formicarium for the first time?

[@timwallace2303]

Tip for facecam/vlogging. Get a camera that can film at 60 fps.

[@giraffetm5355]

First of all 60 Fps is a bitch to your computer space. Most videos could take up 7gbs. (avg 10-20m); what he has is fine and can deliver the message quickly and efficiently

[@timwallace2303]

+Giraffe TM I wasn't saying it in an insulting way.... just giving him a thought. Jesus.

[@timwallace2303]

+Clorox Bleach I know right lmao.

[@Mousekins]

protip: triggered doesn't mean what you think it means :^)

[@Mousekins]

***** k

[@levibrechbiel5167]

Can you make playlists for the different ants

[@paulnash6944]

Hey Mikey, do you happen to know when anting season starts in the Northern USA.

[@dwar1903]

great video... i live in Toronto... what type of ant should i attempt.

[@bertjesklotepino]

i think plastic clear bottles, with some kinda clear plastic container to hook them up to to have an open room or how you call it, outdoors.............. and them bottles as chambers with hoses or something to connect. One can then slice one side to have a cover which one can then easily open, like hold in place with rubber bands or something.......... So you can actually clean every chamber seperately, and decorate them however you want.............. Señor, i hope to hear your thoughts of this idea. Ofcourse using clear plastic..... Thx for any response. Im totally new to this stuff, but i would love to try this stuff out, and i think im gonna with the idea i got in mind. I shall come back if i got something with a picture. L8ers Monsieur.

[@cityants1166]

Your old videos are really good

[@MrsHi1206]

I saw a video where you showed your lizard (forget what it's called) and now we see you have a pig! I literally spit my drink out! Hahah you are a very interesting guy mikey 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@bugzythebunny2161]

I’m new and my favourite animal is a pig 🐖 ! I was wanting to start ant keeping and then the pig comes along!!! I wish I was like you!!! 😂 ps you’ve gotta new subscriber

[@Reeldogg10]

I have a question what do you start a colony with a queen or queen with like a few workers

[@jorismercado8439]

2021 any body???

[@dropshotjr2993]

2024😂

[@nunchuckgaming61]

I love how you completely shrug off the pig

[@stinkymeow2840]

So awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ivone25]

Hello, I'm a teacher and I'm interested in ants as a classroom pet, however I am overwhelmed with the care they need. Would you recommend having ants in a classroom?

[@champchangnoi7297]

Biggest mistake ?! Put all ant colony you have and put it in your school and release all the ant

[@champchangnoi7297]

+anime fantasy123 yesssss

[@meinpenisistunfassbarklein6231]

you call it mistake i call it funny xD

[@muffinn1337]

then why would you have Amts im the first place

[@ajmekenzy2362]

Oh oops

[@zorosscot118]

muffinn how can you be the first place?????

[@chandrannambiar8634]

Yes

[@Sezenian]

OMG! Your pig is so cute XD

[@marcelvideos7886]

About the point of keeping exotic ants in a foreign country. For some ant lovers in germany, actually for most it is impossible to keep non exotic ants and they keep surviving through the year. The issue is the hibernation. I know some guys from the forum that live on the 3rd or 4th floor and they have no garden, some do have a basement/cellar that has temperatures above 15 or 16 celsius often what is still too warm for hibernation to ants. I once visited a guy that has such an apartment and I saw his big farms and setups and he had no place to put it in winter for hibernation. Many ant keepers tried to keep colonies warm through the winter they lived up to 1 or 2 years only and then they started acting strange, less brood, colonies died for unknown reasons and so on. The official registered ant shops in germany focus mostly on exotic ants because of that issue. It is nearly impossible to put a 5x 40cm or so on farm in the fridge in a 2 or 3 room apartment and even the balconies are a issue because the glass breaks(frozen glass easily breaks) and temperatures are often too cold because of not enough thickness of soil and protection that ants would have in nature by beeing 1/2 - 1 meter or so underground through the winter. I guess the same situation is with reptiles and fished in zoo shops. I always wondered why they did not sell any european reptiles or fishes here. But now I get why, the living situations offer no place for hibernation. If there was some technology that does the opposite as the reptile heating mat like some kind of reptile cooling mat that would open more possibility to keep native species. It is sad to see how most ant diaries from native species end after 1 or 2 years because the colony died and exotic diaries last 4 years and longer sometimes. ): Some native and species in germany are actually amazing like: Myrmica rubra, Formica sanguinea, Formica cinerea, Lasius fuliginosus...... I feel like ant keepers must be responsible and if they ever get exotic species it should be one that is impossible to spread in germany.

[@thebudderminecart7978]

At 0:14 a wild boar was in his doorway lolololol

[@lydiadones9317]

Thank u.....

[@jenniferkrajniak6520]

I was just thinking maybe do a few videos on the types of ants you can find natively in certain areas like I live in Michigan in the United States which ants are native to the northern United States and the lower part of canada

[@flibbertygibbet]

I like ants and I like your videos but not sure I want to keep a colony. Props to all of you who do though.

[@damiaan7021]

that pig is like "mike! I want to be fed. ... Goddamnit I'll get it myself"

[@comedypizza2k231]

Good job

[@MrLime-uk9qc]

I am going to start an ant farm, but i would like to ask if the ant species "Lasius Niger" ( Garden Ant ) goes into hibernation. And if you give the ants some fruit pieces would that also supply them with a bit of water?

[@MrLime-uk9qc]

***** Mk.

[@harrisonknight5137]

+Hurley The Gamer you spelt nigga wrong

[@MrLime-uk9qc]

***** I know.

[@birdiemcchicken1471]

Simple solution for #3, the one about disturbing the queen. Put her in a dark room and set up a NIGHT-VISION camera that records live footage of her and the other founding workers directly to a laptop or computer. That way you can watch her constantly without her ever having to know. (Which is kinda creepy when I word it like that)

[@colinsenpai7765]

Stalking the queen :p

[@noahjuniorgaming3494]

Where i live the only ants i found is camponotus vagus and a species of salonopsis

[@sallywong1424]

I just subbed and you are amazing

[@c.chonii5568]

i know this is a basic question but do you water the formicarium? if so how??

[@williammccoll5563]

I love this!

[@AFE-VoidSmasher]

yeah I has a pig as a pet she is awesome :) xx yours looks happy and fun to cuddle hehe

[@wow9267]

Dude you deserve more subscribers

[@AntsCanada]

Thank you! All I care about is you guys! :)

[@wow9267]

:)

[@OnlySustainableWays]

Do do they have to be fed when hibernating?

[@clintonwalsh4913]

I do have a question. I relocated a small fire ant farm with probably about 20+- ants in the nest. They were being killed off by my neighbor so I put the queen and the 20 +- ants in a farm and all but the queen and 2 ants died off. 3 new hatchlings have arrived. Im curious why the others have died off? Also they just stay on top of the nest never have begun to dig down.

[@tannerbradley5279]

Did your neighbor use poison to kill them off?

[@Deaditegod]

great info! :)

[@marshallbustillo5229]

what is the most easy queen ant to catch in philipine

[@control9247]

Hey i got a question when is the right time to look for queen ants in the philipines.

[@venezia9867]

I'm planning of using a ballpen cap instead of a test tube for the queen when I caught one, is it okay?

[@jerryjeffers7130]

i love what u do dude all my respect just i need more videos because ant are cool little family's

[@based_dragon_0110]

I can appreciate my native species, I have the honeypot and fungus growing leafcutters in my southern CA region.

[@herald8765]

I just want to ask: I want a collony (or just a queen) for beginners,BUT I live in europe,Bulgaria,and I like to play computer and school takes 67% of my time. What species would you prefer?

[@mani-sumathilm2773]

I live in tropic. I have Formica rufa. Should I hibernate it. It native to my area.

[@cloroxbleach9228]

5:15 I have that queen!!!

[@alexandertnt2710]

AWESOME PIG :D I love pigs,my grandmother have 2

[@brandonsmith5743]

+antsCanada a friend gave me a test tube with 1 queen and and 4 larvae, and in another he gave me 6 workers, I'm woried if the queen can still take care of larvae, if the workers will recognize the queen after separation, the workers seam very active now in captivity, I'm not sure if I'm over worried

[@thesilentmothtrapper4373]

Should I get an ant colony? great video keep it up.I have pet insects .

[@AntsCanada]

+Tim S Yes, you totally should!

[@raka77]

hi, im kinda afraid with cotton at the end of test tube... one queen completely removed it already ,

[@kosmickalamity7071]

Ok I agree with you completely on number 10, but tbh that’s easy for you to say lmao you have oecophylla and other cool stuff like that. I’m from texas so I just have s invicta and brachymrmex and that’s about it

[@MrSpgoon]

I found a pregnant queen ant 2 days ago, one with a sting as well

[@stephanie8654]

My colony is to young to feed them insects so what shall I use for the protein source of food

[@mckelveyfamily1]

how do you hibernate your ants?