Getting Started Guide

Essential accessories for your first ant farm
When you set up your first ant farm, it's easy to focus only on the ant farm itself and forget about the accessories that truly make it function well day-to-day. This guide reviews what is essential to buy (and what is optional) for your first setup. Last updated: August 2026. Quick Answer The essential accessories when setting up an ant farm for the first time are: a natural substrate for the foraging area (sand with clay, coconut fiber, or volcanic rock), a water feeder to keep the colony hydrated, gate... Read more...
Which ant farm to buy? AntMaster, Anthouse or Ant Dimension
If you're starting out in the world of ants, sooner or later the same question comes up: which ant farm should I buy? And when you start searching, many options appear. Anthouse, Ant Dimension, AntMaster, and other specialized stores have very different models, and it's not always easy to know which one best suits your colony. Moreover, buying an ant farm for a queen with five workers is not the same as buying one for a Messor barbarus colony with hundreds of individuals. In this guide, we will review the... Read more...
AntMaster Ant Farm User Guide and Getting Started
AntMaster Ant Farm Quick Start and Preparation Guide Welcome to your new AntMaster ant farm! In this guide, we explain what to do when you receive your order and how... Read more...