Care Guides
My care guides cover seven of the most popular ant species in the hobby: Messor barbarus, Lasius niger, Lasius emarginatus, Tetramorium caespitum, Crematogaster scutellaris, Formica cinerea and Pheidole pallidula. Each guide gives you the ideal nest temperature and humidity, the right food, when and how to hibernate the colony, and which nest type works best, with a quick facts table at the top. If you're not sure which species to start with, take the species finder quiz or compare them all side by side.
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How To Care for Lasius emarginatus
In this guide, you will learn how to care for Lasius emarginatus! Temperature, humidity, food, hibernation, nest type... and much more!
How To Care for Formica cinerea
In this guide you will learn how to care for Formica cinerea! Temperature, humidity, food, hibernation, nest type... and much more!
How To Care for Tetramorium caespitum
In this guide you will learn how to care for Tetramorium caespitum! Temperature, humidity, food, hibernation, nest type... and much more!
How To Care for Crematogaster scutellaris
In this guide you will learn how to care for Crematogaster scutellaris! Temperature, humidity, food, hibernation, nest type... and much more!
How To Care for Lasius niger
In this guide, you will learn how to care for Lasius niger! Temperature, humidity, food, hibernation, nest type... and much more!
How To Care for Messor barbarus
In this guide, you will learn how to care for Messor barbarus! Temperature, humidity, food, hibernation, nest type... and much more!
How To Care for Pheidole pallidula
In this guide you will learn how to care for Pheidole pallidula! Temperature, humidity, food, hibernation, nest type... and much more!