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Hi there
We have bought an ant farm online and plan to give it to our son in a weeks time, but are concerned if the ants can stay wrapped up for that amount of time. Currently they are in a very small little box about the size of a regular dice. Do we need to get them out ASAP? Are they suffering in any way? or can we wait for our son’s birthday.
Many thanks in advance
John
Hello John
Thank you for your question.
I was very surprised to hear that your ants have arrived in something so small. When you say “regular dice” I am picturing the small dice you get in children’s board games. Is it really that small?
Usually ant colonies turn up in test tubes, in which case there would be no issue. The O2 intake of an ant is minuscule, even for a starter colony. However, I am concerned about the very small size of the “dice”. In this case I would recommend placing the ants in the ant farm sooner rather than later, even before your son’s birthday. In that way at least he won’t have to worry about doing that himself.
I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions about your son’s ants. I hope he gets as much enjoyment out of them as I do mine.
Myrm