does this already come with ants?how long does the farm last?
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No, they give you a voucher. Plus they don't ship in the winter. Don't waste your money. My son's lasted a week and all the ants died. The need a queen to survive.
1418788
There is Supposed to be a voucher to get a set of ants sent, but ours arrived with no voucher in the box :( So, even though even the box says "voucher inside" there is a chance you will still have to buy some ants somewhere else.
1418789
It comes with a coupon code for ants. You go online and order them, and the ants are shipped to your home. You do have to pay a small amount for S&H.; It lasts as long as the ants are taken care of properly. They don't live forever...ours lasted about 6 weeks. But you can order more.
211332
I've had mine for about a year and it still works great. Just used some last night and the ants swarmed all over it but were gone this morning.
322862
I had to feed the ants for almost a month, it can get quite expensive but still just a fraction of what an exterminator would charge, it's been about a month now since i've seen any ants at all....If you have patience, it's great! They keep feeding and taking it back to the colony until there all gone, they love this stuff!
1737032
I haven't seen any bugs/ants. I have the brown sugar container in addition to the flour and sugar container. No problems.
770771
Ants will only be shipped when the temps are right. There are setup instructions in the box.
1902243
The kit comes with an address to order ants. I did not appreciate the additional (nominal)cost and felt that the cost of ants should be included, but it wasn't much.
1164507
The gel they live in is also the ant' s nutrition. They are worker ants and all males. In an ant colony, there is only ever one female, the queen. The ants live about 2 months, which is their normal lifespan. You then unavailable to get new batch. You couldn't even keep "adding" New ants so as to constantly have live ones, as the would be killed by the original ants. In other words, you can't mix members of different colonies. Use it as a life lesson for your child, that death is a part of life.
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I bought mine from antsalive.com. They were cheap, the shipping was free, and they lasted for a very long time. However, if you'd like to wait until your Ant Universe package arrives, there's a coupon in there for some as well.
667857
I've not had "ant season" yet, but might I suggest some diatomaceous earth mixed in and maybe sprinkled around. It will kill the ants and they tend to avoid anything that kills them. But...I'm not going to continue to use this because of the dust. IT's a cloud each time I scoop. I'm trying to find a combo of corn and other litter to see if I can find the right mix on my own.
327487
Absolutely. Just sprinkle it around tree base. Wait a week and see if you can find any ants.
1902245
You can either send away for them from the company (they are free, but they don't come with the ant farm), or you can go collect them yourself outside. I found it was much easier to just send away for them! However, be advised that the company doesn't send you a queen ant, so your colony will die off in a few months. You can collect a queen ant yourself, or I think you can pay extra and get one from the company.
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Hi Leanne, Thanks for your question. In response, due to the extremely durable copper construction that we use, the "Skinny Ant" ant moat should last you for MANY years to come. All of our moats are HAND made, right here in the USA by our small family business. Compare that to the cheap & flimsy plastic units of our competitors that are easily-breakable, unattractive, and foreign-made. You're getting a very high quality product, that will last your family a very long time, and supporting a small family-owned business based right here in the USA :) Hope this helps.. If you have any other questions, just let me know.. Have a blessed day, Mark
1902241
From your pants of course! -- Ok, seriously just go to live-ants.com and order them at the same time you order the ant farm.
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I had to feed the ants for almost a month, it can get quite expensive but syill just a fraction of what an exterminatoe would charge, it's been about a month now since i've seen any ants at all....If ou have patience, it's great! They keep feeding and taking it back to the colony untill there all gone, that love this stuff!
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I've only used this product and have found that it does an amazing job. You will have to put up with hundreds of ants for a few hours as they all eat the bait, but in less than a day's time, there is usually not a trace. When it rains and the ground is wet, they may return, but just use the same procedure. This doesn't exactly answer your question, but it may help.
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Once you open a bait container and leave the cap on it will last for months. it does kill the ants. you may have to apply more than once if there is a lot of ants.
718702
Yes it does! This is a wonderful product. It did the job within a day. You might see a bunch of ants, but it's because it's luring them all out of your walls, etc. to poison them and bring back to queen.