do they live in sand or gell?
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It's a weird foamy sand? It's kind of like perlite? It's definitely not a gel.
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The Uncle Milton ant farm I bought, the ants live in the sand. I also saw ant farms that were gel, but I wanted the old fashion sand one.
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Sand, but not "real" sand. You add water and it becomes a proper environment for the ants. It's nothing like gel. Hope this helps!
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They live in a powdery sand that comes with the kit. You add a small amount of water.
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I dont have sand here but it has large wheels but they are not fat. It could be a chore pulling through deeploose sand.
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No. They are sensitive to both temperature extremes and lack of water. They are indoor plants. May live if you live in a temperate climate
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They are flexible, so sifter than the concrete below it. But Judy would still get areas like bed sores. I had difficulty finding a comfortable sort of bedding for her. With the humidity and rain down here, huge bags of corn cob grindings, straw, cedar shavings, and sawdust seemed most comfortable for her.
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It's not sandy it all its small crystals so I have never seen them on the pads of their paws. I can't imagine how that would happen with this litter.
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I think this ant habitat is better than the others out there - my ants lived for a month in this AntHill. I think it's because of the larger volume of air inside with the "above ground/below ground" set up. The old-style ant farm with the two windows pressed against each other perspired with condensation on us and the ants died in a week, and the blue gel ant-quarium was worse since it is filled with semi-liquid gel. It actually grew mold and our ants keeled over right away. Anyway, our ants lived long enough in the AntHill one to finish tunneling and we released them when we had a picnic at a park nearby - seemed like a fitting finish to us!
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I dont have sand here but it has large wheels but they are not fat. It could be a chore pulling through deep loose sand.
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sorry took so long, was not around.I am not sure on the Type but they did make it to Iowa, hatched and we had lots of them. We have a large kennel/green house that they are in. Most escaped into the field but we do have some large ones still. We were satisfied with them.
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They eat garden pests mostly! They are extremely beneficial. Fruitflies, crickets, locusts, flies, cokroaches, catapillers, moths, butterflies, meal worms, katydids, beetles, etc!!
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Yes it does but only shallow water (like puddles) & packed snow not fluffy snow. Have not tried it in sand. One issue we've had is the tired don't hold air for very long.
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Hi Steve: No, it's not alive. It's more for decoration. I also put a sand dollar from the beach in there too. They are very nice to look at . Best!
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We live in the south and haven't had a problem with them attracting bugs. We also have them around a water feature and they pose no problem with bugs even near water that we've noticed.
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I have a 5 and 9 year old. They both love it. Kids need to be old enough to answer Jinn's questions about the animal. Ex. Does it eat mostly plants?, Does it live on the Savannah?
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I really don't know. It has bigger inflated tires so it might work in sand.
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No they move a lot but not over the lip of the tank. I have bought snails 4 times and this vendor is the only vendor where the snails have survived and grown!!! I check the water every week, so the other 3 times it wasn't my tank! I have live plants and crabs and snails and all are doing well!!!
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You leave them alone. This is normal. When it heats up in the sun (or cools down if it's very hot and humid where you are) they will take care of themselves. This may take weeks but they are ok!
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Yes. They thrive in bright, indirect sunlight, but they can survive in fairly low light.