I Gave My Pet Ant Colony a Baby Mouse

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  • @AntsCanada
    @AntsCanada  Рік тому +1117

    Greetings AC Family & fellow ant lovers everywhere! This is hands down one of my favourite episodes this year, and I was completely mind blown at so many points creating this video.
    Hope you like it and learned as much as I did, and if you did hope you could remember to hit LIKE, leave me a COMMENT, SHARE the video, and SUBSCRIBE (hit the BELL & Select ALL for Notifications Squad) to the channel to join our ever-growing AC Family! Love you, guys! 🙏🌿🐜 Ant love forever!
    So question: What are your thoughts on what I asked at the end? Any ideas? Let me know! It's brainstorming time!

    • @becandevo
      @becandevo Рік тому +31

      Ant love forever

    • @Jack78825
      @Jack78825 Рік тому +24

      #Antloveforever

    • @SCPSiteX
      @SCPSiteX Рік тому +88

      For marauder ants, a hybrid nest setup would be more suitable than an ant tower.
      A hybrid nest provides a combination of a nest and an outworld, which can be beneficial for marauder ants as they are a highly active and aggressive species. The outworld component of the hybrid nest allows for a larger foraging area for the ants to explore, while the nest component provides a secure area for the ants to retreat to and care for their brood.
      Additionally, marauder ants are a larger species, so they would benefit from a larger space to move around in, which a hybrid nest can provide. It is important to ensure that the hybrid nest setup has enough space for the ants to move around comfortably and that it is appropriately ventilated to prevent any issues with humidity.
      Overall, a hybrid nest setup would be the better choice for your marauder ants.

    • @taotaoliu2229
      @taotaoliu2229 Рік тому +14

      You should try giving one of your ant colonies a piece of chicken breast or chicken thigh meat. I’m sure they’ll love it, and you won’t need to clean up any bones!

    • @lzamek
      @lzamek Рік тому +6

      Love these ants video

  • @nialljones3227
    @nialljones3227 Рік тому +4269

    You should do a video on the history of ever single ant colony you've owned and say what happened to them and if you still own them

    • @Nightstormshadow1
      @Nightstormshadow1 Рік тому +248

      Oooh like an ant timeline!!!

    • @Auourlis
      @Auourlis Рік тому +111

      That should be for an anniversary special!

    • @The4thNagai
      @The4thNagai Рік тому +48

      pleeeeeaaaasssseeee yes

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +1077

      There actually is an AC Family member who did a complete AC Lore video up until 2020. It was insane! So many storylines and ant colonies!

    • @Osprey5435
      @Osprey5435 Рік тому +15

      yes

  • @HeartsToUrMadre
    @HeartsToUrMadre 11 місяців тому +453

    POV: you know damn well this will gross you out but your intrigued so you watch it anyway💀

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  11 місяців тому +45

      Thanks for watching

    • @aquariandawn4750
      @aquariandawn4750 10 місяців тому

      You are a silly little child that thinks nature is a Disney movie. Why do you begrudge the animals they're right to eat just like any other animal has a right to eat?

    • @GoofyAhhBoxy
      @GoofyAhhBoxy 9 місяців тому +10

      @@aquariandawn4750I think you’re commenting on the wrong comment because all they said is that it might gross people out but it’s interesting

    • @Cannibalteacher
      @Cannibalteacher 5 місяців тому +6

      I’m a snake owner I’ve seen it all 💀

    • @NoeliaRodriguez-fh4te
      @NoeliaRodriguez-fh4te 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@Cannibleteacher, the ants are cute. u should buy some carpenter ants (I'm not an antkeeper, but I recommend buying some to see what they will do)

  • @tinablackthorn2442
    @tinablackthorn2442 Рік тому +1267

    the way mice grow from this to the complete mouse apocalypse in the uk is honestly terrifying

    • @stanlee9249
      @stanlee9249 Рік тому +51

      You have not seen rats in Nigeria

    • @JamieEmmons
      @JamieEmmons Рік тому +40

      ikr once in my house mice broke in and we caught their whole family in mouse traps, i remember seeing the mice in the traps with their eyes wide open, and i saw them scuffle around in the woods occasionally

    • @hassansa1907
      @hassansa1907 Рік тому +18

      ​@@stanlee9249
      Meanwhile Nigerians: mmmm that mouse was delicious.

    • @snakepoo
      @snakepoo Рік тому +3

      Yep

    • @PaleGhost69
      @PaleGhost69 Рік тому +19

      Its not the mice's fault they were well adapted to the environment we created for ourselves

  • @Abdu669
    @Abdu669 4 місяці тому +230

    Bro, ants have better Teamwork than we people.

    • @Dallas_Offical
      @Dallas_Offical 4 місяці тому +3

      Fr lol

    • @kingfuofuo2456
      @kingfuofuo2456 4 місяці тому +5

      You saying we people make me feel like your a alien or something 😂

    • @Amo-mq6rg
      @Amo-mq6rg 3 місяці тому +2

      Real facts

    • @radajradaj
      @radajradaj 3 місяці тому

      The Axis in WW1, WW2 is an example

    • @SalvadorOliveira-bo7vg
      @SalvadorOliveira-bo7vg 2 місяці тому +5

      Obviously, they are one of the most organized animal in the world, if not, the most organized animal on world

  • @MrJaemeson
    @MrJaemeson Рік тому +274

    I think it’s hilarious seeing ants think that they’re helping carry the food back when they’re actually being carried with the food lol

    • @yeyeyeyeye2377
      @yeyeyeyeye2377 Рік тому +43

      i like to think they're getting yelled at the whole way for making it heavier 💀

  • @blurry_face_exe60
    @blurry_face_exe60 Рік тому +515

    I love how every video is just “look at how awesome and cool these lil critters are” and I am in love with it

  • @needmoreramsay
    @needmoreramsay 10 місяців тому +77

    When i was a kid, i had a couple of maple trees in my backyard. There was a band patch at the base of one of the trees where I noticed a steady stream of ants coming and going. I put a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie and the middle of the clearing and watched over the first of several hours as they dismantled and carried it away ! Since then, I've been fascinated !

    • @SophieDeane-b3c
      @SophieDeane-b3c 9 місяців тому +10

      An entire peanut butter chocolate chip cookie 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @needmoreramsay
      @needmoreramsay 8 місяців тому

      @@SophieDeane-b3c lol, true story !! It was awesome !

    • @Train_lizard
      @Train_lizard 6 місяців тому

      @@SophieDeane-b3ca cookie is nothing, South American fire ants take out entire pigs.

  • @kainoa1244
    @kainoa1244 4 місяці тому +145

    Guys before you get mad or sad, the mouse was already dead.

  • @theemcur
    @theemcur Рік тому +689

    I used to have a sort of phobia towards ants, but I’ve been watching you for years now. These days I feel it’s let me feel more comfortable about ants and even look forward for your next video to drop. I’ve learnt so much about the ant world and can’t wait to learn more!

  • @YaoiChan18
    @YaoiChan18 Рік тому +466

    Well, Leviathans are typically associated with the sea. I think it would be cool to do a sea cave style terarium. Like, full on coral reef without the water kind of deal. Fake rocks could house the digging medium against the back wall of a taller glass terarium, so they can build up against it and a sheet of black paper or a removable cover of some kind so you can peek into the nest chambers. Make the facade a full panel so it will stay put instead of individually securing a cave network.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +90

      Love this idea! I'll see what I can come up with! Thank you! Ant love forever!

    • @LEVIATHAN.x
      @LEVIATHAN.x Рік тому +13

      Tf I don't live in seaaaaaaa!

    • @Valveiscool.
      @Valveiscool. Рік тому +4

      ​@@AntsCanada 🐜❤♾ Ant Love Forever!

    • @ilovepeace229
      @ilovepeace229 Рік тому +1

      Agree

    • @blkno1toby
      @blkno1toby Рік тому +6

      That sounds great !! But I think adding some type of water system in there would look awesome !! Doesn't have to be big but some water at least . 😊

  • @neatt3815
    @neatt3815 Рік тому +1689

    The baby mouse was really cute. Looked like it was sleeping peacefully. I hope it didn't suffer when it died.

    • @Pam234
      @Pam234 Рік тому

      @@RJH-vp1kkwhy? That’s what they’re made for. There’s millions of mice born every year. What’s 1 mice dead going to do? Actually it helps for mice to die for the whole world. They have a massive overpopulation problem.

    • @fireboltthunder2360
      @fireboltthunder2360 Рік тому +442

      ​​@@RJH-vp1kkso what? It's just a mouse. Even insects need to be fed if their pets. The world isn't going to suffer because a baby mouse got fed to a bunch of ants

    • @ivand0007
      @ivand0007 Рік тому +264

      ​@@fireboltthunder2360in nature there's no morality but when it's some random dudes pet ant colony in his bedroom, doing this stuff is weird and almost depraved

    • @deadbonetheskeleton
      @deadbonetheskeleton Рік тому +314

      In the description they said it was already dead before he put in in the tank so don't worry.

    • @michelleheinrichs8090
      @michelleheinrichs8090 Рік тому +27

      Okay?? Those are anta!! Get a life!!! A mouse actually are cute and do stuff too make people laugh and stuff!

  • @KreameSupreme
    @KreameSupreme 5 місяців тому +136

    Mickey mouse watching this:💀💀💀💀

  • @Redd0w
    @Redd0w Рік тому +99

    They were so determined to lift the entire mouse, maybe one day in the future when there are more of them they will be able to succeed in lifting larger objects to take home.

  • @alana.dyer.author
    @alana.dyer.author Рік тому +257

    "I feed my ants a baby mouse"
    Flashback to the last time an ant colony of his had a mouse to eat...the fur was EVERYWHERE

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +107

      You're definitely OG AC Family! Yes, reminded me of that, too. Ant love forever!

    • @alana.dyer.author
      @alana.dyer.author Рік тому +28

      ​@AntsCanada if it makes you feel even happier, I also am a Canadian and live about 30 minutes from the places you used to collect queens during their neptual flights 😅

    • @leonita2.026
      @leonita2.026 Рік тому +7

      Can I pay respect for the baby mouse

    • @KristiStClair64
      @KristiStClair64 Рік тому +4

      Omg. I remember this 🤣 crazy video!

  • @i182k
    @i182k Рік тому +1474

    Bro was spawn killed

  • @advayaprakash1307
    @advayaprakash1307 2 місяці тому +11

    Jerry has been really quite since this dropped 🗣🗣🔥🔥

  • @andrew19991
    @andrew19991 Рік тому +240

    Their current setup with the tower is too awesome to change! You should keep it as it is but replace the test tube with a tunnel to a bigger home.

    • @ameliadriscoll8634
      @ameliadriscoll8634 Рік тому +16

      I like this idea, and the new home could be modular as well to easily add new sections as the colony grows ever bigger!

    • @Deej_aay
      @Deej_aay Рік тому +4

      like a bigger tower💯💯

    • @lenawilliams00
      @lenawilliams00 Рік тому +1

      𝔸𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕕

    • @alexisgrunden1556
      @alexisgrunden1556 Рік тому +4

      Or perhaps put in a bigger tower, with many "floors" for them to move into? The Queen and brood could remain in the deepest, most secure chambers of the test tube, but the bulk of the colony could be housed above in the castle~

  • @nomadic-jack8865
    @nomadic-jack8865 11 місяців тому +35

    *"Thank you mouse for your sacrifice."*
    -🐜

  • @donaldham308
    @donaldham308 Рік тому +20

    Majors are always bigger, but these ones are insane. They’re like 3000% larger.

  • @pnegeoff5385
    @pnegeoff5385 2 місяці тому +6

    Imagine being drunk and passing out on an ants nest, waking up with no ears.😮 new fear unlocked.

  • @DeltaDubs89
    @DeltaDubs89 Рік тому +7

    Ah yes. Nothing like buying a dead baby to feed to your pets.

  • @wither1134
    @wither1134 9 місяців тому +623

    rest in peace the baby mouse. its story hadn't even started😟😟😟

    • @AleXCD74
      @AleXCD74 6 місяців тому +48

      Not quite, it's a big part of the ants story now. But I get what you mean.

    • @AbbyShang-vj4qn
      @AbbyShang-vj4qn 6 місяців тому +16

      ya so sad😢

    • @Xfruster
      @Xfruster 6 місяців тому +26

      Skill issue

    • @Burst_Vurplese
      @Burst_Vurplese 6 місяців тому +28

      Skill issue 🔥

    • @PurpldudeEditz
      @PurpldudeEditz 6 місяців тому +13

      I mean, I think it already died somehow

  • @maozedong115
    @maozedong115 Рік тому +16

    Remy used to eat well. Now Remy is being eaten well.

  • @wallrider4194
    @wallrider4194 5 місяців тому +11

    21:22 how about a plastic box in which the ant colony will expand into? It’s big enough to make more space for your leviathan pet ant colony.

  • @GallowglassAxe
    @GallowglassAxe Рік тому +327

    I really like that current set up with the test tube attached to the tank. You could go further with this idea and instead of a test tube have a bigger nesting container. Almost like an aquarium refugium but with ants. I also like the castle entrance idea. Its really cool seeing them go in and out of their fortress like that.

    • @nathandudley4537
      @nathandudley4537 Рік тому +25

      100% agree! I love the current setup, just needs a bigger below ground area. All I know is whatever he ends up doing I'll enjoy watching.

    • @barbarahouk1983
      @barbarahouk1983 Рік тому +12

      I will be here every possible Saturday (and watch later if I must). I have been following this channel since 2017.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +40

      Noted! Thank you for watching and for the feedback. Ant love forever!

    • @KaiDidIt.0925
      @KaiDidIt.0925 Рік тому +1

      @@AntsCanada i rly like this one

    • @KaiDidIt.0925
      @KaiDidIt.0925 Рік тому +1

      yess that's what i was thinking

  • @Maximus0105
    @Maximus0105 Рік тому +160

    How are the termites doing

  • @MomoLuv49
    @MomoLuv49 5 місяців тому +5

    That poor mouse. His life taken too short he only was alive for 2 seconds 😢

  • @imenzo6460
    @imenzo6460 Рік тому +85

    I have 3 ant discoveries in my school
    1.that black crazy ants and fire ants lived in the garden
    2. That the fire ants eat the dead snail that has 20+ eggs in front of the garden. I was disgusted
    3. That trap jaw anay lived in the garden too, i was amazed i seen 5 workers
    Because of you I loved ants

    • @RealBelisariusCawl
      @RealBelisariusCawl Рік тому +3

      Keep discovering. Keep exploring.
      Don’t let anyone stop you.
      🐜 ❤♾️

    • @imenzo6460
      @imenzo6460 Рік тому +3

      @@RealBelisariusCawl thanks

    • @FishyDagon
      @FishyDagon Рік тому

      I used to hate ants and think their stupid but after watching his videos (ANTSCANADA!!!) I also loved ants i find them amazing but im an introvert i might explore more to see some ants doing amazing stuff!

    • @imenzo6460
      @imenzo6460 Рік тому

      @@FishyDagon ikr

    • @ms.chelleg2068
      @ms.chelleg2068 7 місяців тому

      Why were the black ones the crazy ones?

  • @azulnueva2112
    @azulnueva2112 Рік тому +181

    I do really respect him caring for ants even if he moved out from his apartment, it makes me wanting to keep ants again. My starting fire ant colony came to an end when a pharaoh ant army stormed my fire ant queen's nest..

  • @emilypoole3898
    @emilypoole3898 Рік тому +19

    Maybe the next setup should be very similar. It would be a long tank, but to encourage the trails you have been wanting even more, there shoud be long branches that would be conveinent for travel across the tank.

  • @24LFC3
    @24LFC3 6 днів тому +1

    you should make the ant colony go to war with a fire ant colony

  • @2112-h2y
    @2112-h2y Рік тому +24

    I really like the ones carrying food home......while standing on it
    Other ants be like "wow, that's helpful "

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +8

      They're protecting their prize on the way home! 🤣 Thanks for watching! Ant love forever! ❤️🐜

  • @marthder9916
    @marthder9916 Рік тому +19

    The colony is looking beautiful. Regarding the new setup, may i suggest something that would allow some parts to be dynamic. I dont really know how that would look like, but maybe?

  • @hannahhancock6066
    @hannahhancock6066 Рік тому +8

    I just started watching your videos a week ago with my partner and both you and your ant family have quickly become our favourite thing to watch! You have taken over our lives in the best way, we're currently sat in the garden feeding our wild ants honey and watching their gastors expand and do trophylaxis with each other (both ant terms we learned from your show!)
    We love antopia and the mini forest, mourned the fire nation, you've encouraged us to look deeper into the natural world as a way to heal and I can't thank you enough. ❤

  • @KBC079
    @KBC079 4 місяці тому +10

    He was just feeding his ants, and some people reacted as if he had committed genocide

    • @unknownastroid_2240
      @unknownastroid_2240 2 місяці тому +1

      Cause some peoples mindset is more sensitive causing them to feel emotions towards something when there life hasn’t even begun.. tbh they have every right to feel bad for the baby mouse like some people said the mouse had a entire life ahead of him eating cheese but got sacrificed for ants 🐜…

    • @charg1nmalaz0r51
      @charg1nmalaz0r51 2 місяці тому

      @@unknownastroid_2240 The mouse was dead anyway, it was not going to frolic eating cheese. Also they dont eat cheese fyi

    • @unknownastroid_2240
      @unknownastroid_2240 2 місяці тому

      @@charg1nmalaz0r51 that’s not the fact if it’s dead or not or what it’s been thru 😭that’s not the point it’s the emotions some one has build up towards something that never even started to begin with

    • @Bucketbrain82
      @Bucketbrain82 2 місяці тому

      @@unknownastroid_2240part of life so hopefully they find acceptance

    • @geometricaluranium1
      @geometricaluranium1 Місяць тому

      ​@@unknownastroid_2240they actually like peanut butter more than cheese

  • @chrisp7641
    @chrisp7641 Рік тому +26

    I love the test tube hanging off the bottom! Keep the underhang idea, as it's amazing, and awesome to be able to see inside. Would it be possible to connect the tower setup of the vampire ants, the red wrapped tower, onto the bottom and use one of those? Maybe a newer version that's twice the size in height! That way we can see the inside from outside the wrap, and the inside where it's hollow, allowing for more introspection on the ants operation of life.

  • @hello3779
    @hello3779 Рік тому +36

    This guy is such a good Narrator and UA-camr, he should have a Documentary Channel, nice vid Antscanada!

  • @coeal2680
    @coeal2680 Рік тому +62

    Its interesting to see that the workers bow to the queen.
    Many species of ants are actually reversed in importance. Queens are essentially held captive by the colony, meant for one job only.
    Little things like this, is why i love this channel

  • @flipbowlcerealfong
    @flipbowlcerealfong Місяць тому +2

    The mouse didn’t had a long life but give your ants like a different food like a coworker

  • @Oheyes3
    @Oheyes3 10 місяців тому +5

    The ants carring food home looks likewhen a 5 year old finds a quarter and tells their mom

  • @Burgerform
    @Burgerform Рік тому +7

    I can imagine one of the ants yelling out "PIVOT"

  • @AntAus
    @AntAus Рік тому +4

    I agree, ants carrying food home is very relaxing and does help pass time. Great Video!

  • @LittleBones
    @LittleBones 2 місяці тому +2

    8:20 help I don’t like ants but the fact they are running so cutely! and the music makes it even better💀💀😭

  • @kaitiemarie9572
    @kaitiemarie9572 Рік тому +7

    I love being able to see in the nest. Hope you can figure out how to make a similar set up but larger in the future

  • @Dacamster101
    @Dacamster101 Рік тому +47

    Got to say, the amount of times antscanada has said "that opened my eyes" when talking about new things on the channel I'm surprised he still has enough eye left to open

  • @JackRel145
    @JackRel145 Рік тому +63

    I kinda felt bad for the mouse

    • @rolamousa6694
      @rolamousa6694 6 місяців тому +4

      Me to ngl

    • @CloudzzxD
      @CloudzzxD 6 місяців тому +4

      Yeah..

    • @daviantx4596
      @daviantx4596 6 місяців тому +18

      WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS WAS ALREADY DEAD SO IT DIDNT FEEL PAIN

    • @wreckk-vr
      @wreckk-vr 6 місяців тому +5

      I did not

    • @wildweasel76
      @wildweasel76 6 місяців тому

      @@daviantx4596chill

  • @lancelover789
    @lancelover789 4 місяці тому +3

    Oh, i get why there arent any dots inbetween the "R.I.P." because them ants litterally ripped that guy to shreds 😂

  • @Timecapsuleiguess
    @Timecapsuleiguess Рік тому +48

    These ants are smart. And it was very cool to see ants being excited to carry the entire thing.

  • @rikwillems546
    @rikwillems546 Рік тому +6

    How are the termites doing? Can you please give a update on them?

  • @GirlsCanBeGamers2-wj9he
    @GirlsCanBeGamers2-wj9he Рік тому +11

    Here’s a joke why do ants never get sick?
    Because they have little antibodies

  • @89wolfLoverMajetich87
    @89wolfLoverMajetich87 4 місяці тому +10

    For anyone who thinks this is either "cruel" or "animal abuse"
    The rat was already dead. And he wasn't even the one that killed it. It's also natrual for ants to eat dead things. Y'all need to chill out.

    • @PinkLightingBoltsDrama
      @PinkLightingBoltsDrama 3 місяці тому

      Ik but it’s fucked up

    • @marcodipietro8835
      @marcodipietro8835 2 місяці тому

      @@PinkLightingBoltsDrama stfu "fucked up" it is DEAD, what part of that don't you understand?? You eat dead meat too from animals so why are you complaining

    • @MTV.SHORTSS
      @MTV.SHORTSS 2 місяці тому

      @@PinkLightingBoltsDrama okay dont see it then this is what happens in the forest too and worst

  • @shreya5916
    @shreya5916 Рік тому +7

    the way he narrates this to us make us beleiv that this is a real kingdom thanku ant canada

  • @yeetboiaug9615
    @yeetboiaug9615 Рік тому +21

    Imagine being one of the majors born at the bottom of the tube. The adventure to get out would take like half of its life span😂

  • @iluvKH4eva
    @iluvKH4eva 10 місяців тому +5

    I stumbled onto this channel by accident when looking at vivarium inspiration for my giant african land snails but omg have I ben binging it! Your tanks are all so fantastic and your animals are so happy and well looked after. The quality of the footage is impeccable and your narration really adds a whole lot, really amazing stuff I can't wait to see more!

    • @get.sassyxd
      @get.sassyxd 10 місяців тому +1

      I want an African Land Snail so badly! They are beautiful 😍 I'm sad they are illegal, where I live. Give yours love for me, please!

    • @iluvKH4eva
      @iluvKH4eva 10 місяців тому

      @get.sassyxd I'm guessing you live in the US? I live in the UK so they're legal to keep here (but it is illegal to release them or the eggs into the wild). Such a shame you can't have them as they're absolutely treasures! Had mine about 5 months now and they're growing big fast

    • @get.sassyxd
      @get.sassyxd 10 місяців тому

      @iluvKH4eva yes, I'm in the US. Unfortunately, others have ruined the whole "only keep them as pets and don't let them loose" thing here. especially in Florida, too many people let their snakes and other reptiles go into the wild, so now they are overpopulated with a bunch of invasive reptiles. I'm sure I could find someone illegally selling them, but my kids would tell everyone I had it 🤣 we actually had a pair of African Land snails get out (I think that was also I'm Florida, I don't live there) and they literally shut the whole city down and sprayed a pesticide of some sort to kill them. The news articles about it were hilarious but off the charts. They made it sound like aliens taking over. I can't imagine spraying a pesticide like that was good for the ecosystem. Enjoy your babies!

  • @TheTiger2000
    @TheTiger2000 Рік тому +19

    Some people are gonna be mad at him for this, but it’s part of natural processes. Things die, things get eaten, things eat the ants, and so on.

    • @FallenAngelHiroko
      @FallenAngelHiroko Рік тому +6

      Right. I mean it's not like he went out and killed it himself. It's sad but inevitable. Clearly they missed The Lion King's preaching of Circle of Life. For all we know, that mouse could have simply been the runt and just failed to thrive. My first dog was the runt and wasn't expected to live beyond a week or so (He did survive for 13 years).

    • @Zveebo
      @Zveebo Рік тому +1

      If we’re excusing this artificial set up designed to get money through ads on UA-cam on the basis of it being a “natural process”, he should also be releasing animals that predate ants into his setups, so they can destroy the colony, as happens in nature.

    • @ujlt7198
      @ujlt7198 Рік тому +2

      is it natural to farm and freeze baby mice?

    • @sarasabian
      @sarasabian Рік тому +1

      ​@@ujlt7198 it's better than feeding live rodents to reptiles which risks both being injured and suffering. Rodents are also needed for injured birds of prey being nursed back to health.
      Humane culling is as kind as we can be to provide a food source to another species.

    • @sarasabian
      @sarasabian Рік тому +1

      @A Suicune On The OBX It's pretty poor practice that they'd do they did that with the rabbits and it sounds like it was for entertainment value more than anything. Pythons and boas typically don't snap necks - they constrict by smothering their prey. Every time the prey item exhales the python constricts its coils and the prey is unable to inhale.
      Much kinder to feed something pre-thawed. Stunned is a last alternative in my opinion, rodents can come around and they are smart. They can inflict a lot of damage on a reptile.
      It's been mentioned on this channel before that no matter how hard we try we'll never fully replicate the conditions of nature. In nature a prey animal that isn't immediately caught and consumed will escape or fight for survival. In an enclosure they cannot escape and will often fight. I hate when people try to defend live feeding as natural because it absolutely isn't. A captive snake isn't going to feed just because you want it to.
      I gagged watching this video because I'm very familiar with the smell of uneaten rodent 🤢 it's a particular stink.
      Worse is a regurgitated rodent.

  • @mr_safety_sign_guy
    @mr_safety_sign_guy 5 місяців тому +4

    Its soo cool to see the submajors helping the worker ants😀

  • @kirbo4715
    @kirbo4715 Рік тому +7

    FINALLY A FEEDING VIDEO! Don’t get me wrong your other counted is great but Feeding videos seem to make me feel better.

  • @Anitalovesnetflix
    @Anitalovesnetflix Місяць тому +1

    Bro did not even get a proper burial

  • @smiley_716
    @smiley_716 Рік тому +71

    I know this is about the Marauders and feeding them...but I must say like every other video, I would love to find and start a colony of those amazing blue ants you found...

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +41

      I'm dying to find a colony of them, too! Or at least find a queen! I'm on it!

    • @smiley_716
      @smiley_716 Рік тому +3

      @AntsCanada we love you Mikey!!! Allowing and making our dreams come true thru your passion and dedication!!!

    • @legoworf8125
      @legoworf8125 Рік тому +5

      Don't get on that, honeypot ants are one of the coolest species ever you should get a colony of them.

    • @smiley_716
      @smiley_716 Рік тому +9

      @LegoWorf yes, honeypot ants are cool...but those blue velvet like ants were so pretty and majestic...

    • @rabeeasaleem7557
      @rabeeasaleem7557 Рік тому +3

      didnt ants canada talk to the tree in that episode or something?

  • @jasonmorrison5455
    @jasonmorrison5455 9 місяців тому +27

    Had you seen my pet baby mouse wait its that my mouse

    • @Cheesaloaf
      @Cheesaloaf 4 місяці тому +2

      💀💀😭😭

    • @GingrBoy
      @GingrBoy 3 місяці тому +1

      😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

    • @Ferninsial
      @Ferninsial 3 місяці тому +1

      💀💀💀💀💀💀😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @CuteLittle_Froggy
      @CuteLittle_Froggy 2 місяці тому

      Ngl i feel bad for the mouse but its life 😔

  • @TheWaldleufer
    @TheWaldleufer Рік тому +7

    5:33 nest Lay-out before
    16:10 and after day 1
    19:46 after the ants finished

  • @JadeCox-xg7ii
    @JadeCox-xg7ii 3 місяці тому +6

    The mouse starts getting eaten at 8:02

  • @noobifyedplayer9445
    @noobifyedplayer9445 Рік тому +5

    Guys i found a mouse help me L I F T to take it to the Q U E E N

  • @averyblosser8095
    @averyblosser8095 Рік тому +8

    Imagine you’re born and your job is to be the refrigerator.

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +4

      Not a bad gig, if you think about it. No need to work, just grt fed until you're huge and regurgitate as needed.

  • @Lunar-xo3yp
    @Lunar-xo3yp Рік тому +22

    Day 1 of me watching you: Eww so many ants!
    Me now: IM IN LOVE WITH THEM
    Edit: so proud of the ants! They have all grown up!! ❤❤

  • @MrLemon-y8k
    @MrLemon-y8k 3 місяці тому +1

    Can we take a moment of silence for the dead mouse who didn't get to enjoy life

  • @zsolobalogh5846
    @zsolobalogh5846 Рік тому +4

    This is absolutly terrifying and sad but who said all animals are good but still my man(or she) was a baby yo

    • @smoqueed44
      @smoqueed44 6 місяців тому

      It's dead... 😅

  • @thedarkoto
    @thedarkoto Рік тому +9

    I don't know how is writing the scenario, but you are the TOP youtube creator if this is one man show... I will not believe, but the amount joi that you give is unimaginable. Thank you for your work! PS: If it's a team work... realy, realy good job to everyone...

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +5

      Thank you so much! Just me 🥰. It's hard work, but so fulfilling! Ant love forever!

  • @kprojectskurt
    @kprojectskurt 11 місяців тому +5

    It's kind of cute seeing how excited the ants get after finding their huge new meal

  • @lordwoody8352
    @lordwoody8352 4 місяці тому +5

    8:18 I can imagine the ants
    Ant 1: “HELL YEAH WE EATING GOOD TONIGHT BOYS”
    Ant 2: “LESSS GOOOO”

  • @RonaldoThegreatest_footballer
    @RonaldoThegreatest_footballer Рік тому +7

    I feel bad for the mouse

  • @tamarrajames3590
    @tamarrajames3590 Рік тому +30

    This was fascinating, and really informative regarding the jobs of various ants in the colony. I hope whatever new home you design for them will still maintain a trail to the food source, as watching them is very interesting. Maybe a two level setup that keeps the alley while expanding their lower level to give them room.
    Would love an update on the termites.🖤🇨🇦

  • @zoemartinez-2180
    @zoemartinez-2180 Рік тому +6

    WHY IT'S TOO CUTE😭😭

  • @SunnyDale-bo6bj
    @SunnyDale-bo6bj 5 місяців тому +3

    8:22 What the teacher's expect us to do, during a fire drill

  • @erickidder4200
    @erickidder4200 Рік тому +28

    Well, we need a kingdom befitting the name. Some kind of underwater land fusion would be rad, like the lost city of Atlantis. Pillars, caves, mist, fog, and the opportunity to introduce a sea serpent perhaps?

  • @AntsNGravy
    @AntsNGravy 11 місяців тому +11

    For a long time I've been afraid of all insects (even butterflies) until I found your channel. Something about these tiny yet mighty girlies is so charming, especially when they look at the camera and tilt their antennae like a confused puppy. To this day, ants (and fleas) are the only insects I'm not afraid of. Their strategic *ant*ics are just so adorable and entertaining to watch!

  • @poisen06
    @poisen06 Рік тому +14

    hi antscanada! i love your videos. you sound like an excited pokemon professor and the enthusiasm is honestly catching. it genuinely warms my heart lol.
    i am curious to see what other ways they could be learned about in ways like this; noninvasive and nonharmful of course. they're an incredible species.

  • @abrahamespejel5884
    @abrahamespejel5884 4 місяці тому +2

    Meanwhile, there are ants geting free rides while the others carry the meat.

  • @GangsterBoy36
    @GangsterBoy36 Рік тому +9

    Poor mouse 😭🐭.

  • @MBYui
    @MBYui 4 місяці тому +5

    Guy didnt even get a chance to live

    • @Bluegill169
      @Bluegill169 3 місяці тому

      I hate mouses

    • @Bratishton
      @Bratishton 3 місяці тому

      6:14 he didn’t kill it tho

  • @riddler7276
    @riddler7276 Рік тому +14

    Amazing video I’m glad that ants Canada is still going good and well

  • @firestep9153
    @firestep9153 4 місяці тому +1

    “i just saw ants eat a baby mouse” “how did they do that? 🤔”

  • @Funny_monk10
    @Funny_monk10 4 місяці тому +5

    Is it just me or does it seem awesome to be an ant💀

  • @YoLocalSilly_three
    @YoLocalSilly_three 5 місяців тому +3

    I also had a baby mouse but passed away a week age and survived for 2 days 😢 fly high pixy.....

  • @janicedihayco9016
    @janicedihayco9016 5 місяців тому +4

    You should record the queen ant laying eggs

    • @kainoa1244
      @kainoa1244 4 місяці тому

      Bro that is disgusting

    • @niyaniya7530
      @niyaniya7530 3 місяці тому

      It's a process of life ​@@kainoa1244

  • @Anthonnnnn
    @Anthonnnnn 2 місяці тому +1

    Sleep well little mouse, your body became energy for more life

  • @Average_gravy_enjoyer
    @Average_gravy_enjoyer Рік тому +9

    Can we just talk about how wholesome this so wholesome and welcoming? Like I've never seen a single negative comment on this channel.
    AC family forever

  • @jovenjimenez7062
    @jovenjimenez7062 Рік тому +5

    ' Which called mucle puller sup major ( pulls out frame of queen ) ' that is so funny when you show us the queen being mucle puller now 😂

  • @divine_masculine69
    @divine_masculine69 Рік тому +4

    I feel bad for the mouse bruh, he’s so cute and tiny and chubby

    • @Ezprozpo
      @Ezprozpo Рік тому

      but you don’t care about the ants ?

  • @TheWinningSmile395
    @TheWinningSmile395 13 днів тому +1

    Killing a mouse just for some ants that are just worthless??

    • @EmmaOn15K
      @EmmaOn15K 13 днів тому

      When do you see him kill the mouse? Like us, they can die when they're born and even before.

  • @wizardomiruz
    @wizardomiruz Рік тому +14

    I think Majors are so import so much so that they have 3 roles of their colony 😮
    -Being a crawling tank of the colony
    -Being the specialized food/Enemy grinder/chopper of the colony
    -Being sometimes a living storage
    That's incredible dude!

    • @poisen06
      @poisen06 Рік тому

      i'd say they help with organisation too considering how they lead the charge with that gravel and even moving ants sometimes.

    • @wizardomiruz
      @wizardomiruz Рік тому

      @@poisen06 yeah, 😆 excavating some ants as well

    • @wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457
      @wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 Рік тому

      They are very bad at fight because of being slow in movements. Fast ants like black crazy, yellow crazy, white footed, etc can easily defeat one. Their main work is to cut through tough food.

    • @geometricaluranium1
      @geometricaluranium1 Місяць тому

      majors are like APCs

  • @naotomiura9406
    @naotomiura9406 Рік тому +20

    I remember this one episode i saw in your channel where theres a multiple passage and one of them is full of cockroaches... How about doing the same thing with this colony that way we can also see how they hunt and i think its awesome to watch them finding and hunting food

    • @AntsCanada
      @AntsCanada  Рік тому +11

      Ahhh a self-feeding system! I will see what I can come up with. Seeing how much this colony eats at this size makes me scared for when they're a massive colony. I will need to think of feeding meats, I think!

    • @kit8743
      @kit8743 Рік тому

      ​@@AntsCanadaAntsCanada, could you help me? I have a small weaver ant colony, what sized terarrium do I need for them?

  • @djalexander968
    @djalexander968 Рік тому +9

    it definitely feels gross being apart of the natural cycle when you habitate animals or insects, but i really love your empathy towards nature despite having that responsibility

  • @bacontalestudio9815
    @bacontalestudio9815 4 місяці тому +2

    I thought bro could only use materials for exp

  • @paulputzer6951
    @paulputzer6951 Рік тому +10

    Its great how the marauder ants are, I'm glad they are doing well.Also I think an abandoned city would be something great for the marauder ants.

  • @AnimationsWithMouse
    @AnimationsWithMouse Місяць тому +8

    MY SON NOOOO

  • @Dez_edits211
    @Dez_edits211 2 місяці тому +4

    Why did you do this to him 😢

  • @larrytalkalot8221
    @larrytalkalot8221 3 місяці тому +1

    How many ants would it take to get rid of a 145 pound baby mouse per chance?

  • @rapunzelsworldbutinadiffer1023
    @rapunzelsworldbutinadiffer1023 5 місяців тому +5

    0:22 nah the queen gave birth to rice