Complete ant collection – 9 colonies, nests and equipment

About this listing

Selling my complete ant-keeping collection as one package. Everything pictured is included except the incubator. Reasonable offers considered. Live collection: • Bull ant queen with 1 worker, 1 cocoon ready to hatch and approximately 8 eggs, housed in a DillAnt nest • Trap-jaw queen in a test-tube setup • Acrobat ant queen with approximately 6–8 workers • Goblin ant queen with eggs and brood • Dracula ant queen with eggs • Dual-queen Aphaenogaster pythia colony with approximately 50 workers and heaps of brood, housed in an AntsHQ Myrmeco Nano • Dual-queen Pheidole colony with approximately 150 workers, heaps of brood and multiple super majors, housed in a Tiki Ants nest • Black pavement ant colony with approximately 50–75 workers, housed in a Tiki Ants nest • Unknown Camponotus species with 4 workers and approximately 6 brood Additional nests and equipment: • 3 Antastic small stone nests — 2 sandstone and 1 white stone • 3 matching Antastic mini outworlds • 1 Antastic medium sandstone nest • Antastic joiners, adapters and red shield covers • 1 freshly washed spare AntsHQ Myrmeco Nano from the UK • Approximately 14 test-tube blackout covers ranging from 16mm to 20mm • Approximately 12 feeder/water inserts ranging from 16mm to 20mm • Multiple water towers in different sizes • Spare DillAnt joiners, feeding bowls and 3D-printed dishes • Test tubes, vials, catching jars and test-tube storage rack • Tubing, connectors, ant food and other spare accessories Full transparency: small external grain/storage mites were recently noticed around the former incubator and feeder area, likely originating from mealworm or cricket feed. None have been observed attached to any queens or workers. Equipment has been cleaned, but the buyer should quarantine and inspect everything as a precaution. Located Gold Coast, QLD. Local pickup strongly preferred. Shipping may be possible at the buyer’s expense, subject to weather, carrier requirements and applicable biosecurity restrictions.

The seller will confirm current condition, handover arrangements and any species-specific care details before a trade is agreed.