Price : $24.99
GeoSafari Ant Zone Reviews - A unique design allows kids to watch their pet ants roam this open-air container without worry that they'll escape. Snap-on lid with built-in magnifier provides close-up views of ants in action.
Kit includes dual magnifier, tweezers, water dropper, ant-sized watering hole and a 17" x 22" full-color "All About Ants" poster describing the ant reproductive cycle, behavior and five types of ants. Poster's reverse side gives complete instructions for setting up the Ant Zone habitat. Comes with certificate to obtain ants by mail (requires $2.00 for shipping, handling, and insurance).
Feature GeoSafari Ant Zone
- Ages 8+
- Clear sides allow kids to watch the exciting tunneling of ants
- Comes with certificate to receive ants by mail
- Snap-on lid with magnifier provides close-up views of ants in action
- Kids get to watch ants roam in their own habitat
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Very good for classroom use as well as at home . We purchased 6 of these for classroom use with second graders, one for each class. We are very happy with them, and the students loved seeing the ants work. Read the directions in advance and set up the ant farm a few days in advance of the arrival of the ants. They seem better than the tall narrow ant farms. As a matter of fact, one of the teachers has the ants still living and burrowing at least 4 months later. She feeds them Girl Scout cookies!
They were neatly packed and arrived in good conditon too.
Very good for classroom use as well as at home . We purchased 6 of these for classroom use with second graders, one for each class. We are very happy with them, and the students loved seeing the ants work. Read the directions in advance and set up the ant farm a few days in advance of the arrival of the ants. They seem better than the tall narrow ant farms. As a matter of fact, one of the teachers has the ants still living and burrowing at least 4 months later. She feeds them Girl Scout cookies!
They were neatly packed and arrived in good conditon too.
GeoSafari Ant Zone Reviews
Excellent purchase . This was so much fun for my eight year old who's obsessed with insects. The plastic container was good and sturdy and the fact that the ants could roam freely rather than be squashed between to plastic sheets, made them all the more entertaining.
He's playing with it as I type, so I can't think of a better recommendation than that!
Excellent purchase . This was so much fun for my eight year old who's obsessed with insects. The plastic container was good and sturdy and the fact that the ants could roam freely rather than be squashed between to plastic sheets, made them all the more entertaining.
He's playing with it as I type, so I can't think of a better recommendation than that!
GeoSafari Ant Zone Opinions
Amazing look at ants! . I bought this for my Grandson's 6th Birthday. We love it !!!!I have just as much fun with it as he does ! The Ant Zone was delivered very promptly, and is even better than I imagined. This is a much better way to watch the ants interact, than the small square ant farms. I'm even considering ordering one for my 86 year old Mother !!!
Amazing look at ants! . I bought this for my Grandson's 6th Birthday. We love it !!!!I have just as much fun with it as he does ! The Ant Zone was delivered very promptly, and is even better than I imagined. This is a much better way to watch the ants interact, than the small square ant farms. I'm even considering ordering one for my 86 year old Mother !!!
Not as good as it sounds . My 8 year old daughter requested this ant farm. It came quickly and the ants (about 25) we ordered came in about 1 1/2 weeks. We prepared the habitat for ants per the instructions. The ants weren't a problem at all to put in. We did put them in the refrigerator for 7 mins to slow them down. The first day or two the ants did explore the habitat somewhat. They went down some of the tunnels we started for them and extended some of the tunnels. In all they added about 2 inches in tunnels before they stopped. For the most part the ants kept trying to get out of the habitat (they can't get out though) by trying to climb up the plastic wall. After 10 days of this it was pathetic to watch them continually climb up the wall only to fall down. I was considering letting them loose outside. But by the 2 week mark they started dying off. Every day we looked in there were more dead ants. By 3 weeks they were all dead. We gave them fresh water everyday and tried a couple of different foods (once per week per instructions) and kept it clean. The only food they ate was a little bit of a sunflower seed. My daughter wanted me to write this review so other kids wouldn't waste their money on this.
Ant Safari . My daughter just loves this ant farm. She waters the ants every day and checks to see what progress and tunnels they have made overnight. She is really amazed at what the ants do and you can see them in action.
Her dad,
Bob
Her dad,
Bob
Excellent Educational Tool . Greetings...
I never had an ant farm as a kid, so this was an experience for my children as well as myself. Antzone is an excellent product. It is well-made; it would be nice if the tank were bigger, but it's no big deal. Once the ants get going, you can watch them in great detail. The cage is designed well, and no ants will escape--even with the cover off.
The ants arrived within 10 days of sending out the coupon. Inside the Antzone is a form to fill out and send back to the company (with $2.00 postage); you'll receive a plastic test tube with 20+ harvester ants in it. Be very careful when you open it, they're very eager to get out.
Harvester can BITE and STING, so be very cautious and don't let the kids stick their fingers in the tank.
It was amazing to see how fast these little guys worked. In 3 days they've dug an extensive network of tunnels.
I never had an ant farm as a kid, so this was an experience for my children as well as myself. Antzone is an excellent product. It is well-made; it would be nice if the tank were bigger, but it's no big deal. Once the ants get going, you can watch them in great detail. The cage is designed well, and no ants will escape--even with the cover off.
The ants arrived within 10 days of sending out the coupon. Inside the Antzone is a form to fill out and send back to the company (with $2.00 postage); you'll receive a plastic test tube with 20+ harvester ants in it. Be very careful when you open it, they're very eager to get out.
Harvester can BITE and STING, so be very cautious and don't let the kids stick their fingers in the tank.
It was amazing to see how fast these little guys worked. In 3 days they've dug an extensive network of tunnels.
The best!!! . When I got my ant farm, I was eger to get my ants. But instead of paying $2 I had to pay $4 witch didn't matter much. Befor I got my ants, I studied the ant farm. These were the best that you can buy. The ants can roam in a larger space unlike thoughs 2D ones.
Very Fun....My Kids LOVE it!! . I bought this for my son's 7th birthday, and all 3 of my children love it!! the only down side is waiting 4+ weeks for the ants so I built our ant farm and went outside and got some ants I even got a queen and they started working right away, making tunnels, "fixing up their house" it's very cool to see them working, and building.
NOT escape proof!! . What appeared to be a perfect and happily different ant farm is far from it. This ant farm looked great for the kids in my day care to enjoy; the fact that it is 3 dimensional instead of 2 was a big draw for me. It is supposed to be escape proof. Far from it!! I can't even bring it in my house!!
The plastic is flimsy and the viewing glass appeared to be more of a cap but is not. The cap sits lightly on the top and the ventilation holes allow ample room for escape. Any number of small bugs could get in or out of there. We actually spent time capturing our ants, approximately 2 - 3 dozen, instead of ordering them - and there are none left in the ant farm.
Bottom line: Save your money and order a fully enclosed, truly escape proof ant farm. Great concept, poor execution. I'm not even sure I can give this an A for effort...a C- for effort at best.
The plastic is flimsy and the viewing glass appeared to be more of a cap but is not. The cap sits lightly on the top and the ventilation holes allow ample room for escape. Any number of small bugs could get in or out of there. We actually spent time capturing our ants, approximately 2 - 3 dozen, instead of ordering them - and there are none left in the ant farm.
Bottom line: Save your money and order a fully enclosed, truly escape proof ant farm. Great concept, poor execution. I'm not even sure I can give this an A for effort...a C- for effort at best.
Cheap plastic torn on AntZone . I've just set the AntZone up and am not optimistic. The plastic is flimsy and was a little cracked at the bottom edge, so a lot of sand leaked out. I taped it up before putting the ants in, but that probably wouldn't have been a problem. Most of the ants are dead or dying. It probably didn't help that they traveled via mail during a heat wave. We'll see what the others do, and hope they don't figure out a way out!
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Product Details
EAN : 0810973029928UPC : 086002051349
MPN : 5134
Brand : Educational Insights
Weight : 3 pounds
Height : 6 inches
Length : 13 inches
Width : 10 inches
Binding : Toy
Department : ToysAndShoes
Manufacturer : Educational Insights
Manufacturer Minimum Age : 8 years
Model : EI-5134
Publisher : Educational Insights
Release Date : 2009-03-18
SKU : ERI-EI-5134
Studio : Educational Insights
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