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The tunneling and mounding of the removed gel has been a huge source of education & entertainment for my son, our younger child (19 months) and both of their parents. They started tunneling within a couple of hours of getting into the ant farm & haven't stopped since. I hope to see it last for months as other reviewers have said. I bought this as a gift for my four-year-old's birthday. We ordered the ants online & they've been fascinating us ever since.
I ordered mine in April from NJ and the outside temperature was perfect for getting the ants shipped. Every one in the family loves it. Quite interesting to see these ants working so hard.
It is great. The gel allows you to see through the farm and study the tunneling methods they use. The Antworks ant farm is awesome. The ants came within a few days and after four weeks, they are still going strong. Who knew ants were so smart. We are studying ants for science and I read a lot of bad reviews for other farms. I am glad I went with this one, it got lots of great reviews and now I know why.
It is small, maybe 6 inches square (approximately), so we take turns viewing the ants. They have built an amazing tunneling system and the students record how it changes and how many ants are active at what times.
I will probably buy another one so I can have two in my class of 20 kids making the process more streamlined. It is educational and informative and the students stay interested in the scientific process.
I am using this in my second grade class for social studies (communities) and science. I ordered the ants through the web page in the booklet and they arrived within 10 days, healthy and active.
A good, durable product. The students are very interested and interactive with the ant farm.
But we have a system and it works well.
Since the webform didn't work, he said that the only way I could request a replacement was to send a letter (via USPS). No customer service. The reason for this bad review, however, is the bad quality control and poor customer service of Fascinations.The first ant farm I bought (maybe it sat in a warehouse too long), had a gap between the back wall and the gel from where the gel shrank away from the wall. Yesterday, I just received, in the mail, a hand-written envelope from Fascinations with nothing inside but a printed description of their limited warranty policy.Some customer service. Bought this habitat and ordered my ants from a VERY cheap high-supply company on ebay.
This is a really cool product, but you're taking a shot in the dark as to whether or not you get an antfarm with properly filled gel. The gap wasn't as bad, but it still shouldn't have been there, and discouraged the ants from tunneling.On Fascination's website, I filled out their webform to make a complaint and request a replacement with good gel. No quality control. I won't buy from them again, unless I'm in a physical store and inspect the antfarm before purchase. Upon prodding, he finally said that I could send an email to their support department instead, and gave me the email address.Sent an email. A week later, sent the email again.
The gel ant farm is a really cool idea, and it has been very interesting watching my ants do their thing. The webform didn't work. Still no response. Very easy to set up and maintain. No response. I called, and spoke to a man who said that there wasn't anyone I could talk to over the phone and would need to use the webform.
I noticed it when I put in the ants, and, because of the gap, they just hung out back there and didn't want to tunnel.I exchanged the first ant-farm, and received a second with a gap in the front wall. So, I called, and the lady there said that the person to talk to would be back in on the following Monday.Monday.
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