A. If you have a gel ant farm, no feeding is necessary. In a sand ant farm, you must provide your ants with a protein food source, a sugary food source and water. The protein can be dead or live bugs.

Gel ant farms require less maintenance because the filler contains all the moisture and nutrients the ants need, and tunnels constructed in it are less likely to collapse during transport.

Gel ant farms require less maintenance because the filler contains all the moisture and nutrients the ants need, and tunnels constructed in it are less likely to collapse during transport.

A. If you have a gel ant farm, no feeding is necessary. In a sand ant farm, you must provide your ants with a protein food source, a sugary food source and water. The protein can be dead or live bugs.

Ah, the ant farm. It's somehow nice to know that in the age of apps and iPods, kids still like to watch colonies of ants fastidiously going about their daily business. The humble ant farm hasn't ...

Gel ant farms require less maintenance because the filler contains all the moisture and nutrients the ants need, and tunnels constructed in it are less likely to collapse during transport.

Our top pick is the Amazing Ant Habitat with LED Light by Evviva Sciences, a modern take on the ant farm complete with LED illumination and a blue gel growth medium.

Gel ant farms require less maintenance because the filler contains all the moisture and nutrients the ants need, and tunnels constructed in it are less likely to collapse during transport.

Our top pick is the Amazing Ant Habitat with LED Light by Evviva Sciences, a modern take on the ant farm complete with LED illumination and a blue gel growth medium.

Although the Japanese often improve on many of our gadgets, replacing the dirt in an ant farm with a nutrient-rich gel doesn’t quite work as well as you’d think. Instead of digging tunnels and ...

Gel medium can develop mold in warm, humid environments. Best bang for your buck: Uncle Milton’s Giant Ant Farm What we like: Nostalgic graphics and traditional white sand medium.

Gel medium can develop mold in warm, humid environments. Best bang for your buck: Uncle Milton’s Giant Ant Farm What we like: Nostalgic graphics and traditional white sand medium.