Breeding Kit 4

• Item — Modular nest 20×20 cm — large acrylic modular nest, 9 mm chambers, eight lockable entrances, four latches, two humidification chambers, 10 mm tube ports, made in Poland
• Item — Arena 20×20 cm — matching large modular arena
• Item — Quartz sand — 3× bags
• Item — Arena decorations — 3×
• Item — Feeder and jelly food — carbohydrate food for the colony
• Item — Screwdriver — for the entrance locks
• Item — Tweezers — for feeding and tidying
• Item — Magnifying glass — for close observation
• Item — Thermometer — to monitor the setup
• Item — Quality guarantee — hardware quality-checked and securely packed

The 20×20 cm nest is the largest standard modular nest we make, with 9 mm chambers, eight lockable entrances and four latches for staged expansion, paired with a matching arena. Eight entrances run arenas, outworlds and further modules off in any direction; the four latches release the nest a quarter at a time so a colony settles before it spreads. What makes this the complete kit is the observation gear: the magnifying glass brings the brood, queen and early workers into focus, and the thermometer tells you whether the setup sits in the right range for your species. It is the same 3 mm layered acrylic used across the range, with real humidification and screw-locked access rather than a loose clip-on lid. Add three bags of quartz sand, three decorations, a feeder with jelly food, a screwdriver and tweezers, and you can dress, watch and run the colony without buying a thing.

This is a setup for the serious keeper who already has a queen, moved from a test tube or caught on a local flight, and wants a large modular home with the watching tools built in. No queen yet? Pair it with a live colony from our species range, or take a complete kit with the colony, formicarium and food in one box. With the observation gear included, it makes a standout gift for a keeper ready to go big.

Assemble the formicarium, moisten the two humidification chambers, connect the nest to the arena, and lay a thin bed of the included sand across the arena floor with a few decorations. Open the nest with the four latches in stages rather than all at once — a small colony in a fully open 20×20 will not settle. Introduce your queen or colony, keep it warm and quiet, and feed the species you keep to its own diet using the feeder and jelly food. The 10 mm ports tie the nest into the rest of our modular system as the colony expands past the 20×20.

We ship year-round, packed to protect the acrylic and any substrate in transit. A tracking number goes out on dispatch day, and every part is checked before it leaves us; if anything arrives damaged, contact us and we will replace it.

What makes this the most complete kit?
It is the only one with observation and monitoring tools — a magnifying glass and a thermometer — on top of the largest standard modular nest and arena, plus sand, decorations, feeder, jelly food, screwdriver and tweezers.

Isn’t the 20×20 too large to start a colony in?
Use the four latches — open one section and expand in stages. A small colony in a fully open 20×20 nest will not settle, so staged expansion is the way to start.

Are ants included?
No. You get the nest, arena, sand, feeder, jelly food, screwdriver, tweezers, magnifying glass and thermometer, but no colony. Add your own queen or buy one from our range.

I don’t have a queen yet — is that a problem?
No. Many keepers buy a breeding kit before flight season so the home is ready, or pair it with a live colony or a complete kit.

How long does delivery take?
1 to 2 days inside Poland (InPost); 2 to 3 days to Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium (DHL); 3 to 5 days to France and the rest of the EU; 5 to 9 days to the United Kingdom; worldwide tracked and quoted at checkout.

A note on care: each item is built for a specific job — please use it only as intended. Responsibility for correct, safe use rests with the keeper; ANTonTOP accepts no liability for misuse or damage from improper use.