Por Amor Art:
Ant Shop
Canadian-designed formicaria with humidity control, textured substrate, and modular connectivity for optimal colony development. Complete ant farm kits, enhanced test-tube setups, specialized founding nests, and ventilated outworlds that support your colony at every stage. Explore everything from essential ant-keeping supplies to live queen ants—handcrafted with detail.
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Live queen ants or small colonies are seasonally available in Canada from April to October (weather permitting). Stock is limited! Our ants often sell out quickly due to high demand, you can subscribe to be notified when new stock arrives.
All queens and colonies ship in a fully customized test tube ready to plug into your setup. Read about the tube options we may use and their benefits. Want additional tubes for your own builds? Shop Test Tubes & Inserts.
Why Ant Keepers Choose Por Amor Art?
Because we design and handcraft Canada’s most advanced ant-keeping habitats—precision-engineered formicaria, enhanced test tubes, and glass outworlds trusted for their durability and clarity.
Por Amor Art is Canada’s leading in-house manufacturer of hybrid formicaria, test tubes, foraging areas, and small accessories—all engineered for durability, functionality, precise hydration, and colony safety. Our exclusive enhanced test tube setups simplify the starting stages of queen ants, while our magnetic glass-panel formicaria provide developing ant colonies an ideal and elegant environment to thrive.
Every component is precision-printed and hand-finished in Ontario, ensuring clarity, strength, and seamless connection to outworlds or larger nests. Trusted by beginners and advanced hobbyists alike, our designs deliver top-rated reliability.
We offer a full range of formicaria, ant housing, test tube set-ups, glass outworlds, accessories, DIY parts, and feeding supplies. Our hybrid formicarium designs and test tube inserts have substrate that is crafted by hand with extreme attention to detail; we like to call it “Formicarium Maker Art.”
We ship all equipment worldwide from Ontario, and are continuously testing and developing new designs. Our site makes it easy to explore our catalog, track orders, manage your account, and earn rewards.
If you’re new to ant-keeping, need guidance, or have questions, visit our live chat & contact info page to connect with our team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I buy live ants in Canada?
Yes. We sell live queen ants and young founding colonies exclusively within Canada. Due to the natural life cycle of our native ants, which includes a winter hibernation period (diapause) and the complications of shipping during winter, live ants are typically available from April to October. Availability varies by season and we sell out fast!
Do you ship ant farms and ant-keeping equipment to the USA?
Yes. All of our equipment, including formicaria (nests), outworlds (foraging areas), and accessories, can be shipped across Canada and the United States. We offer free shipping on all equipment orders over C$160.
What’s the best ant farm for beginners?
Many new keepers think an “ant farm” means a glass tank filled with sand or gel, but true ant-farming starts with a snug formicarium (nesting chamber) and only later adds an outworld (foraging area).
For a claustral queen—one that seals herself in to lay eggs—a simple test-tube setup with a substrate-filled insert is ideal. The narrow tube holds moisture, and the substrate gives her larvae and cocoons a safe, silk-friendly surface.
Once the first workers emerge, you can attach a small outworld (a foraging area) allowing them to search for food. Semi-claustral queens that need to forage can have a tiny outworld attached.
How do I expand my setup as my colony grows?
Our equipment is designed to be fully modular, allowing your setup to grow slowly with your colony.
The key principle is to expand gradually. You should only offer a new, larger nest when the current space is nearly full, typically when it's about 70-80% occupied by ants and their brood. Connecting a new nest or providing excessive space too early can cause stress issues and hinder development.
Expansion is simple: use vinyl tubing to connect your existing test tube or formicarium to the port of a new, larger one. Using special tubing connectors and adapters for routing can be helpful. Once the colony has fully moved into the new space, you can disconnect the old nest.
What’s included in an farm kit?
Our ant farm kits include everything a new ant keeper needs—a nesting area (or formicarium), a small outworld for foraging, and basic supplies as well as feeding accessories. They’re designed to make your first experience stress-free, with easy hydration and connection options for future expansion.