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Okay so these suckers are hardy. My son got these to go along with his ant farm for Christmas. It's mid-Feb and they're still kicking even after killing at least most of them when opening the vile. Heed my cautionary tale! So, the printed instructions on the vile are very tiny and the paper that comes with it was flat in the bag so I didn't notice it right away. I was more concerned about getting them oxygen because of the delivery delay. I was fearful they would all be dead. Boy was I wrong!! Had I been less concerned with getting them oxygen I would have maybe noticed the tiny label and its instructions to place them in the fridge first. Anyway, my kiddos ant farm has a tiny hole on top where I figured they were supposed to enter. I did not know you could take the whole top off and figured this must be the way you're supposed to do it so they don't escape. I popped the lid off of the vile and before I could even tip it towards the ant farm they ALL came running out FAST!! Like as soon as they had oxygen suddenly I had a vile of ants that could move like the Flash comic character. Oh and they bite... Did I mention that SEVERAL of these biting ants are now running in every direction in my living room and down my table? Oh Lord it was a mess so I ran immediately without hesitation to the kitchen sink and I tossed the vile into a bowl that was soaking in the sink. It rolled and fell down into the disposal...Yep just my luck! It certainly slowed them but sure didn't stop them. Nope now they're alive in my sink. Needless to say they were moving slower and I was then able to catch the stunned shocked ants individually and scoop them into the ant farm. We rescued about 15 or so of them so it's a darned miracle they are still alive today. Anyway, STICK YOUR ANTS IN THE FRIDGE don't be me! Pretty sure this will be the last time we do the whole ant farm thing lol.

We followed the instructions that were in the packet. 10-15 min in frigefor an easy transition into grandson ant farm. Well we notice there ae only 3 living ants the others ones were dead.I just received my package on 5.19.25 @ 7:08 pm and today is 5.22.25 the queen ant is dead now.My grandson is not happy neither am I. I purchase these ants as a surprise to Celebrate his outstanding school year. The picture tells it all, we are very Disappointed.

We bought these February 15th with mostly all surviving upon arrival (I think we had 23 live ones). It is now April 25th and we still have about 12 ants. They are dying off little by little but it’s been fascinating to watch them for as long as we have. I would recommend buying these ants. Just make sure you have a good ant farm and switch out their food every couple of days or so. Also, be sure to refrigerate them before putting them in the ant farm and move directly from the refrigerator to the ant farm. They are super fast. They were extremely thirsty at first, all crowding the water sponge in our ant farm. They seem to like all fruits and granola bars (except ones with cinnamon).Update 07/14/2024:We still have 10 live ants. Was not expecting them to survive this long. We’ve had them for 5 months tomorrow.Update 11/17/2024:We still have 5 live ants. These ants are hardy! We’ve had them for 9 months now!Update 02/16/2025:We still have 3 live ants! I can’t believe it. We received them a year and a day ago! One year anniversary with these little ones. lol. I never expected them to last this long. If you have a Costco membership, I recommend feeding them the organic Aussie bites. They love them and I almost feel like perhaps that is why they keep going on.FINAL Update 04/10/2025:The final three ants have died. These ants almost made it 14 months with us, which way surpassed my expectations. My kids are now asking me if we can get more…

Almost all dead … the shipping claimed it will be here in 3 days im glad they arrived today . They probably all would have been dead. I think there maybe 5 out of 25 … they were so unlively that I skipped the fridge .. they hopefully perk up.:

The media could not be loaded. These were perfect!Some things to know- The ants came in very quickly (way before the “arrival date” given). The ant farm was supposed to come a week before but ended up coming a day after the ants did, so maybe make sure you have the habitat ready first..?... However, they survived the night in the tube (only like 2 dead when I originally got them- no big deal). But when putting them in the ant farm they immediately started exploring and within a few hours were digging tunnels and working hard together. We love them!

Only half of the ants arrived alive … on day two (everything was done properly as we’ve had ant farms before ) only about six ants are still alive . Very disappointed.

Wish i would have done better about reading the reviews this time....Bought these for my nephews 12th birthday along with a pretty cool ant castle thing.The ants arrived as scheduled but only one of the vials had all live ants...the other my brother in law reported had only 2 ants that werent dead. Boo