Make a Gel Ant Farm at Home
Making an ant farm can be fun and educational. There are, however, problems with traditional ant farms. They are expensive and you cannot see the ants unless they are near the glass walls. Luckily, you can make your own ant farm at home for considerably less money using a jelly jar. Plus, if you use gel, you will be able to see the ants no matter where they are, and the gel will also feed the ants for you.
Instructions
1. Purchase replacement gel for ant colonies. These gels can be purchased online or at toy stores.
2. Clean an empty glass jar. Jelly jars work well. Use soap and warm running water to clean the jar. Use a paper towel to thoroughly dry the jar.
3. Place the gel into the glass jar. The gel should come up to just below the neck of the jar. Set it aside until your ants are ready.
4. Catch ants for your ant farm. You can either use a sugar water mixture to attract ants or you can dig them up.
5. Place you ants into your ant farm and seal the jar.
6. Add additional gel as needed. Once the ants have dug so many tunnels that the gel is collapsing on itself, it is time to add more to the jar. Simply add the additional gel on top of the old gel. Or, if you find that the ants are dying, you can empty the jar and start all over again.
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