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[Antcatcherpro3]

Does anyone know when to give my ants an ant farm? Like, open the tube and put them in a container. What size colony should I give an ant farm? I am planning to catch a lot of queens this year, and I this would be nice to just know in general.

[Dino]

I am not the most experienced but it all depends on the size i think initially move them in when they are at 20-30 worker count.

[Antcatcherpro3]

Ok. I will move any ants I have in at 25 to 30 workers.

[benxixi]

I gave my honey pot a farm when they are 25 workers , because they will come out when I feed them in a test tube,  

[ANTdrew]

It really depends on the species.

[Antcatcherpro3]

like a smaller species, like pheidole.

[ANTdrew]

Pheidole are vigorous and bold foragers, so I would give them a small foraging area as soon as they have five or so nanitics if you can. Though you could keep doing it for a while more, there is really no benefit in keeping them plugged up in a tube.

[MinigunL5]

I suggest you give your ants an outworld when it becomes to hard to feed them in their test tube without escapees.

[Antcatcherpro3]

Ok