A Founder with a Test-Tube Adapter, test tube, Link and plug
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Founder Starter Kit
Everything to move a colony from its test tube into its first real nest.
$68.00
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If your queen has her first workers and you're wondering what to buy, this is it.
The Test-Tube Adapter pushes directly into a Founder port, so the ants can move in on their own. Use the Link that comes with the Founder or Frontier S to join the nest to the foraging area.
Pick the adapter size that matches your test tube.
Add a Scout Riser for $4 if your colony is in a Scout. The Founder's box includes plugs for its spare ports.
What's in the box?
Everything this kit ships with, in one box.
- 01FounderComes with: Slide-in acrylic sheet and slide-on end cap, Link, 2 Port Plugs, Vent Plug, Hydration Insert, 10 Cotton balls× 1
- 03Frontier SComes with: Acrylic lid with feeding port, Feed and drink trays, Link, 3 Port Plugs, Vent Plug× 1
- Test-Tube AdapterChoose an option above× 1
How it connects
AA-01 ports join with a Link. Best matches first; check what you'll also need.
Ways to build
Real connection plans with the pieces to add together. Kits count as one priced item.
From tube to first home
Let the colony walk from its test tube into a Founder with a Frontier S foraging space.
Pieces to add
- Measure your test tube's outside diameter for the adapter.
- The adapter pushes directly into the Founder port.
- Founder and Frontier S each include a Link, so the kit needs no separate one.
Setup total: $68.00
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Specifications
- Links
- Founder and Frontier S each come with a Link
- Adapter size
- Your choice: 16, 18 or 20 mm; each also fits smaller tubes with a cotton collar around the outside of the tube
Related guides
- Setting upUnboxing, connecting with a Link, plugging unused ports, preparing an outworld and the cotton water cups.
- Watering and cotton careHow to prepare each nest's water source and keep its cotton damp.
- Moving a colony between nestsConnect the old home to the new one, make the new one more inviting, and let the colony move itself.