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NAVADEAL Ant Farm Castle Experiment and Toy Allows Study of Social Structure, Architecture, Ecosystem, and The Behavior of Ants Within The 3D Maze of Translucent Gel

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Size 4.25 x 4.25 x 4 inches
Brand NAVADEAL
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Age Range (Description) Kid
Item Dimensions LxWxH 5.5 x 5.5 x 5.4 inches

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  • A SPECTACULAR HABITAT FOR ANTS- Children can watch ants create 3D tunnels and society. It's amazing to observe the ants An ant aperture designed on the lid makes easier for loading ants into the container and more convenience of ventilation. Usually 10-15 ants for keeping.
  • BLUE GEL WITH NUTRITION- translucent gel offers a new and Unique Perspective from that of soil-based habitats. Meanwhile, the feeding and watering holes make the ant farm more interactive than others.
  • PACKAGE INCLUDES: Ant Farm x1, plastic pipette x1, plastic tongs x1, cotton pad x2, manual x1. Product Size: 4 1/4" L * 4 1/4"W * 4"H
  • ATTENTION- Live ants are not included. Please source harvester ants from trustable supplier and carefully check if they arrive alive.
  • LIFETIME WARRANTY- Buy with confidence! We are proud of our quality and after sale service. If you are not obsessed with your Ant Dreamworks whatever the reason may be, just let us know as we offer lifetime satisfaction 100% money back guarantee!

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ant farm ant habitat toy kids

Amazing Ant Castle - Educational & Learning Science Kit For Kids

Introducing NAVAdeal Ant Farm Castle - Watch ants creating 3D tunnels, nursing and building their little kingdom in this well made Ant Castle! It's not only a toy for kids, but:

  • A fascinating learning experience - Ants are one of the best teachers for kids to observe their behaviors and learn from their hardworking, diligence, endurance, teamworking, and life cycle.
  • It's science, biology and math - Take this chance to teach the kids the fun and inspiring facts about this tiny but strong creatures!
  • Creating quality time and bonding opportunities between parents and kids - Keep your kids away from the digital screen but concentrating on the life ecosystem.
  • Simply pressure relief - It's mesmerizing to observe ants working and digging in the clear gel quietly. Their small bodies are full of power!

Key Features

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NAVAdeal Ant Farm Habitat For Kids KED Light Learning Science Kit Blue Gel Behavior Eco System Toy

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A Castle For Ant

  • Built with 2 compartments - working area and dining hall. Feed ants with a small piece of apple, or bread crumbles in the dining hall.
  • It's fun to watch and study ants' different behaviors when they are working or playing.
  • Capaciy suggestion - Ideal to put 20-30 ants in the castle at one time.

Blue Gel

  • The translucent blue gel gives a good visibility for observing ants digging in a 3D perspective.
  • The blue gel, made from our special formula is edible and serves as the nutrition for the ants.
  • However, you can still feed ants to interact with them. Please feed the ants with food in the bottom compartment - the dining hall only, instead of adding in blue gel.

Learn Fun Facts About Ant

  • Take this chance to teach the kids the fun and inspiring facts about this tiny but strong creatures!
  • It's mesmerizing to watch.
  • Spend quality time with your kids!

Package Include

  • A blue gel pre-filled ant castle
  • English Instruction Manual
  • Live ants order recommendation card
  • 1 x plastic pipette
  • 1 x nipper
  • Some cotton pad
  • Product measures 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 4"

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Q & A

  • Is live ant included? Where can I buy the ants?

No, this ant farm does not include live ants. However, we would give you some suggestions of trustworthy sources. Details are included in our booklet in the package.

  • Are the ants for this any special variety?

We suggest harvester ants as they dig great tunnels.

  • How many ants does it hold?

We recommend 20-30 ants.

  • My ants are not digging. How long does it take before the ants make tunnels?

Some ants start tunnelling immediately. Some take them couple of days. Each one is different, just like human! So please leave them in a quiet place and be patient.

  • How long can the ants survive in the farm?

Normally the ants will live for about 2 to 6 months. Queen ant is not a must, but having one in the system will help the colony survive longer.

NAVAdeal Ant Farm Habitat For Kids KED Light Learning Science Kit Blue Gel Behavior Eco System Toy

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Measurement 6.5'' x 5.5'' x 1.25'' 9.5" x 5.9" x 1.8" 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 4" 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 4" 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 4"
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3,826 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the appearance of the ant farm, mentioning it's pretty cool and nifty to watch. They also are satisfied with performance. However, some customers report issues with stability, size, and value. They say the ants get out and get stuck easily. They dislike the ability to tunnel, and find the size to be small. Customers also disagree on quality, and ease of use.

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78 customers mention74 positive4 negative

Customers find the appearance of the ant farm to be pretty cool, nifty, and interesting. They also say the design and make are very interesting, and the ants are fascinating to watch. Customers also mention that the tubes look cool but are difficult for the antes to walk up.

"It was fun. The only issue is that you need to buy ants elsewhere. It's also hard to get ants with queen...." Read more

"...I thought it helped the ants. The blue gel is beautiful to look at. The kids love looking at ants moving in all areas...." Read more

"...Great past time. The only problem I see is the lids to the feeding areas are VERY loose...." Read more

"...it is fun to watch the ants dig in the gel and bring it to the food area!" Read more

26 customers mention20 positive6 negative

Customers like the performance of the product. They say it works well, is functional, and is useful in a classroom. Some customers also mention that the product itself is good.

"This product worked good enough, my 4 and 3-year-old seemed to enjoy it. Don't forget to order the ants separately...." Read more

"Very good! A bit smaller than I expected, but they tell you the dimensions, so I must have just been overly optimistic...." Read more

"Product itself was good just didn’t get the hose and accessories…...." Read more

"...I never got the connector tubes to work. I tried messing with them but it just did not seem to work for me...." Read more

113 customers mention63 positive50 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the ant farm. Some mention that it's a great product, while others say that the gel was poorly made and dried out.

"...He searched and searched and found this one. The gel was nice because unlike dirt you can see easily ...." Read more

"Got this for my kids. The first one we got the gel was too hard (maybe because it's winter) but the ants couldn't dig through for two weeks...." Read more

"...I liked the idea that the gel was nutritious for them...." Read more

"Nice packing but when looking at the ant farm the gel is dried out and shrink. It looks like it has been used before and old." Read more

47 customers mention14 positive33 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the value of the product. They mention that it's not worth the price, useless, and poorly executed. Some customers also mention that the product was a mess when they received it and was unprofessional.

"...Money was wasted. Son is very disappointed with Christmas gift." Read more

"...It’s smaller than I thought it’d be, kinda pricy, but it’s worth it bc I know my son will get a lot of use outta this having fun catching and..." Read more

"Not the best ant farm I’ve I’ve had. Good price. They did not live long." Read more

"...suggested by NAVADEAL, INSECTKITS (insectkits@gmail.com), failed to deliver...." Read more

38 customers mention20 positive18 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the ant farm. Some mention it works great, is easy to set up, and follow. They say it comes with an instruction sheet, but they didn't receive the manual. However, some customers say the instructions are not clear, have grammatical errors, and are written in Chinese. They also mention that the tubes were difficult to set and that the instructions and box were very wet.

"...It's nice and easy to set up. For precaution we taped the lids down...." Read more

"...So first we had some problems getting the tubes set up. One side was too big, the other too small...." Read more

"Set up wasn't difficult. I bought two. I cut one tube in half to connect them side by side...." Read more

"...Side note: the instructions and box had several grammatical errors, which don’t detract from the comprehension so it isn’t such a big deal, but it’s..." Read more

139 customers mention33 positive106 negative

Customers are not satisfied with the stability of the ant farm. They mention that the area where the ants are collected was too big, so some ants got stuck and never were able to make it back to their food. They also say that the antes hardly tunnel as there is a gap between the gel and the acrylic. Some customers also mention that it didn't come with ants, and they had to order them separately. Overall, customers are not happy with the product's stability.

"...It's also hard to get ants with queen. They are not very motivated to dig without the queen lol" Read more

"...got the gel was too hard (maybe because it's winter) but the ants couldn't dig through for two weeks...." Read more

"...Many ants were stuck in the bottom beneath the "feeding" area. It took them almost an entire week to start tunneling into the gel...." Read more

"...It makes it accessible but not easy for the ants to get out. Adults and children can use it without a lot of hassle...." Read more

89 customers mention18 positive71 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the size of the ant farm. They mention that it has several chambers and a tunnel, but the size doesn't allow for a colony. They also say that the gel one is tiny compared to the sand one and there's a gap in it. Customers also say it's hard to put ants in and the tube on the side is too short.

"...When attaching additional addons, the tubes are not always placed well...." Read more

"...It's smaller than I thought, but I didn't pay attention to the measurements." Read more

"...The real complaint is the size doesn't allow for a colony at all. You can put a few workers in there and watch them mess around...." Read more

"...Couldn’t be happier, we have no problems with ill fitting parts, escape isn’t possible...." Read more

22 customers mention0 positive22 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the ability of the gel to tunnel. They mention that the ants did not dig tunnels, escaped through the air holes, and did not burrow. Some customers also mention that even though the seal was tight, the ant did not prevent them from escaping.

"...It's also hard to get ants with queen. They are not very motivated to dig without the queen lol" Read more

"The gel shrunk immediately on the sides so the ants didn’t tunnel, they just used the open spaces on the side" Read more

"...We they never started tunneling in the gel. They are just sitting on top of it. Still waiting for action...it's been a little over a week now." Read more

"I don’t know if it was the home or the ants but our ants never were able to make tunnels they also were never able to access the chamber to eat/..." Read more

Not Sure Our Ants are Happy
3 Stars
Not Sure Our Ants are Happy
It's fair to say that we didn't know a ton about housing ants before this purchase, but my son really wanted ants. I researched a bit, read many reviews, and took some time to make the decision to purchase this ant habitat. I liked the idea that the gel was nutritious for them. However, when I received this thing, the gel looked like it had shrunk far from its original state inside the habitat (like maybe it had been sitting too long and dried out).Despite that, we purchased and received 2 tubes of harvester ants and place them inside. The first thing we notice is how difficult it was for them to get to the food and water. The ones who got down there couldn't get back up without assistance. It seems the tubes are too smooth and when they tried to climb up they just slide right back down. Many ants were stuck in the bottom beneath the "feeding" area. It took them almost an entire week to start tunneling into the gel. They did not previously seem interested in the gel at all, and before that point had just been using the space along the edges and ends where the gel had shrunk and separated from the walls of the habitat. This includes all the way along the bottom underneath the gel.As I don't claim to be an expert on ants or their behaviors, it still seems to me that it's silly to think the ants are going to use this space the way we want them to. I had created a solution for the tube to help them get up and down. The first solution was non-toxic, waterbased paint. I thought maybe they just need something to grip. But they didn't like it and stopped using the tube all together, so I cleaned out the tube and simply used a hard brush to scratch the plastic on the inside to give them something to hang onto. Once they were able to go up and down more effectively, they proceeded to bring chunks of the gel down and put them all over their little water pad. I'm confused by that behavior but I'm sure there's a reason. They seem to also be placing trash on it, and I wonder, where are they going to get water from?Also, the instructions say to place the second water pad on the bottom floor of the feeding area for extra moisture in the habitat. The problem with this is that the only way to do that is to open one of the bottom holes, for example by pulling out the tube and that's just not a great idea in my opinion. So once that pad dries... It's just dry.The ants finally seem to be making this place their home after a couple of weeks, though I still can't claim to understand their behavior. Maybe I'm missing something. My son is happy with the ants, and the habitat overall but I think it could have been in better condition. I'm a bit concerned because they don't seem to be using the food and water area the way we had expected. There is a hole on the very bottom underneath the feeding area explained in the instructions as a way to dump out the dead ants, but who's to say this is where they will place them? And either way it seems a bit difficult to "dump" them effectively without escaping ants.Overall it was a decent purchase and has at least made my son smile for a time, but I think we will consider transferring our ants to something different.
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Got this for my kids. The first one we got the gel was too hard (maybe because it's winter) but the ants couldn't dig through for two weeks. So we got a replacement and after only a few days they already got a long tunnel through! It's nice and easy to set up. For precaution we taped the lids down. (Remember to poke holes through tape for air holes) There are two separate lids. One smaller for feeding area and larger one on top. They were both secured. No gaps or holes. There are some smaller holes on sides with removable covers to put in the tubes. Which we also did after week. Other reviewers mentioned how ants struggled to climb tubes so we put little "climbing ropes" into tubes as well, taped. I thought it helped the ants. The blue gel is beautiful to look at. The kids love looking at ants moving in all areas. You can remove small covered hole on top and drip water through there as well. Accessories included were: water dropper pipette, magnifying glass, 2 water sponge cloths, 2 tubes, and plastic tweezer which we used for feeding and cleaning. Most likely you got harvester ants so just be careful with opening lids to clean and feed. Keep ants in and watch out for bites! It was easy to transport ants from old to new (and you could connect more than 1 together). The holes are big enough to grab ants and small enough that they aren't spilling out and hurting you.
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It's fair to say that we didn't know a ton about housing ants before this purchase, but my son really wanted ants. I researched a bit, read many reviews, and took some time to make the decision to purchase this ant habitat. I liked the idea that the gel was nutritious for them. However, when I received this thing, the gel looked like it had shrunk far from its original state inside the habitat (like maybe it had been sitting too long and dried out).

Despite that, we purchased and received 2 tubes of harvester ants and place them inside. The first thing we notice is how difficult it was for them to get to the food and water. The ones who got down there couldn't get back up without assistance. It seems the tubes are too smooth and when they tried to climb up they just slide right back down. Many ants were stuck in the bottom beneath the "feeding" area. It took them almost an entire week to start tunneling into the gel. They did not previously seem interested in the gel at all, and before that point had just been using the space along the edges and ends where the gel had shrunk and separated from the walls of the habitat. This includes all the way along the bottom underneath the gel.

As I don't claim to be an expert on ants or their behaviors, it still seems to me that it's silly to think the ants are going to use this space the way we want them to. I had created a solution for the tube to help them get up and down. The first solution was non-toxic, waterbased paint. I thought maybe they just need something to grip. But they didn't like it and stopped using the tube all together, so I cleaned out the tube and simply used a hard brush to scratch the plastic on the inside to give them something to hang onto. Once they were able to go up and down more effectively, they proceeded to bring chunks of the gel down and put them all over their little water pad. I'm confused by that behavior but I'm sure there's a reason. They seem to also be placing trash on it, and I wonder, where are they going to get water from?

Also, the instructions say to place the second water pad on the bottom floor of the feeding area for extra moisture in the habitat. The problem with this is that the only way to do that is to open one of the bottom holes, for example by pulling out the tube and that's just not a great idea in my opinion. So once that pad dries... It's just dry.

The ants finally seem to be making this place their home after a couple of weeks, though I still can't claim to understand their behavior. Maybe I'm missing something. My son is happy with the ants, and the habitat overall but I think it could have been in better condition. I'm a bit concerned because they don't seem to be using the food and water area the way we had expected. There is a hole on the very bottom underneath the feeding area explained in the instructions as a way to dump out the dead ants, but who's to say this is where they will place them? And either way it seems a bit difficult to "dump" them effectively without escaping ants.

Overall it was a decent purchase and has at least made my son smile for a time, but I think we will consider transferring our ants to something different.
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Kids can’t learn anything from this “ant farm”. I homeschool my son and thought this would be a good way to show him hands on how ants live and work. It isn’t. The ants that I also ordered from Amazon. Which cost more than the ant farm by the time I paid shipping on live animals, but anyway the ants just lay there on that blue stuff. One or two will crawl around every now and again but basically they just lay there in a pile. I’ve given them food and water just as the directions say to do. They don’t try to tunnel through the blue stuff at all. And I totally expected it to be a lot bigger than it is. I guess they don’t need a really large home but when the description says “ant castle” you expect it to be bigger than what this product is. I was berry mom very unhappy with this purchase and would like to return it. I’m not sure I kept the box and by the time I get the ants out I’m not even sure it would be worth it. Anyway failed project for my son. This product definitely does not show kids how ants really work and live. The photo above is a week after we received it and set it up. It’s like that goo gets stuck all over them or something.
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