We have included instructions for feeding, watering, and general care for ants so that they live longer and happier in your ant farm or ant habitat. If you have a narrow opening in the top of your observatory you will probably want to roll a piece of paper into a funnel shape that you can pour the ants through down into the observatory.
Ants are cold blooded so they slow down when they get cold.
Place the ants in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes to slow them down before you dump them into the observatory. This will make it easier and safer to get the ants into their new home. To give better care to your ants give them a few drops of water every day. Don't make their sand so wet that water pools up on top and they drown in it, but do give them a few drops every day. To give your ants an extra boost of energy and a real treat they will love, mix a pinch of sugar in a teaspoon of water and give it to the ants once a week.