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What Type of Ant Farm Should I use?
There many different and novel types of ant farm, but the the two most commonly used ones are the traditional slim ant farm, and the fish glass fish tank.
Slim Ant Farms
These are the more popular ant farms and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, and can be made from plastic or glass. They start relatively cheap but can be quite expensive, though of course you can build your own. These sort of ant farms are ideal for beginners and allow you a full view of the inside of an ant nest, but can be a little restrictive if the ants are too large. However, I tend to use this type as the “nesting box” with a tube attaching it to a small “foraging tank”. I would recommend covering the sides of these type of ant farms with a dark material when you are not looking at the ants, as they hate light getting into their nests. Slim ant farms can stand vertically or lay horizontally, and can contain sand, soil, or plaster among other things.
These are very good for large species of ants, large colonies, or for providing your ants with a more ‘realistic’ environment in which they can dig in any direction, and have plenty of foraging space. The downside is that they will more than likely tunnel away from the sides of the glass, therefore preventing you from seeing the inside of the nest. They can also take up more space in wherever you keep them, and it can be difficult preventing escapes, unless you have a good sealing lid.
