Gel Ant Farm

Wonderful little habitat. I added a small strip of LED lights around the back, and it lit up beautifully.

It didn't come with the instructions or a way to order ants. But it's a cool little ant farm

I ended up buying 4 kf these and connecting them all together to expand the area for the ants, I love this item

Don't buy this. Your ants will die. My ants were all dead by the 2nd day. They drowned in the gel and some if it slid down and suffocated them. Not a good experience for my students. Do. Not. Buy.

Update: I posted a picture after having it operational for a little over a month. You can see all the condensation in there that is not able to be cleaned out without releasing the ants, as well as how little they've actually dug any tunnels. They all typically stay huddled in a corner. They piled up the gel where the water and sugar/food are supposed to go, so it's practically impossible to give them more. I feel like I'm slowly starving them to death. I am completely dissatisfied with this product, and I would change it to 1 star if my child wasn't at least still enjoying the ants.Original:We bought this for my 3rd child, as each of my kids has had one around K/1st grade. There are no instructions besides the diagram in the product photos. The sheet of paper that comes with the kit references the buyer back to the Amazon page to watch an instruction video, yet there's no real instruction video, just the product promo. It came with what I assume is a pack of food, but I don't see that even listed. The ants have a hard time climbing the tube. There is condensation building up in the gel area. The tiny sheet of paper that came with the kit said to add food and water, so maybe the extra moisture is causing that? Either way, I do not recommend this kit. If I could somehow transfer the ants to a different one, I would. Two stars only because my child is enjoying watching the ants.~~~~~~~~~ETA: the seller contacted me and said that the packet is actually seeds not food. That makes sense why 1) they weren't eating it and 2) the seeds are sprouting. But that was not clear to me from just looking at the pictures. An actual video like promised or better instructions would've taken care of much of my frustration.The seller also said that the condensation can be wiped, but as it's in the digging area, there is no way to wipe that without releasing the ants. I stand by my 2 star review.

I love the size - I got two and connected them. The kids love watching the daily changes. I have one sand and one gel so that we can compare and contrast and discuss what the ants like and don't like. This is my second year to have these in my classroom and none of the ants seem to really like the gel. This is great to teach and talk about, but if you are only getting one then I would go with the sand.

The design is nice and cool that it can be expanded. Just got the ants so we will see but the tubes that connect it seem to short so it is too steep for the ants to go up.

Grandson loved it!!!