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Started By Metalstep , Mar 1 2021 7:42 PM

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#1 Offline Metalstep - Posted March 1 2021 - 7:42 PM

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I am brand new to the hobby and am attempting to purchase a nest and outworld to get going. I have tried to buy from a Canadian company and an Australian one with no success. I have tried via debit card and Google pay. Both sites are declining my card. Any US places aside from tar heels to purchase from?

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#2 Offline BugFinder - Posted March 1 2021 - 7:44 PM

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Hello! welcome to the forum and to the hobby! you'll find a lot of really cool people here to share information and resources with. I highly recommend Drews nests when they are available. Tarheel is the only other US based producer that I know of.

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#3 Offline antsandmore - Posted March 1 2021 - 8:37 PM

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hi! welcome, and you'll learn a lot here.

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Ants I am keeping:

none for now, planning on being more active this year

#4 Offline SleepyAsianAnter - Posted March 1 2021 - 8:47 PM

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What kind of nest are you looking for? There are several other sellers in the US, and there are those who can custom make nests as well.

#5 Offline tdlnx - Posted March 2 2021 - 8:28 AM

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Have you taken a look at any of the formicariums available on Etsy? Make sure to do your research first, but I’ve seen several that are really nice.

I wouldn’t recommend buying ants from Etsy though. There are quite a few folks on there that are shipping ants across state lines when they shouldn’t be and you don’t want to get into trouble. (I can speak from experience, I recently was made aware of an illegal purchase I made and canceled right away)

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#6 Offline ConcordAntman - Posted March 2 2021 - 9:54 AM

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Greetings & felicitations, welcome to our merry band of mischief makers :hi:

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#7 Offline gs5248 - Posted March 2 2021 - 12:35 PM

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I am brand new to the hobby and am attempting to purchase a nest and outworld to get going. I have tried to buy from a Canadian company and an Australian one with no success. I have tried via debit card and Google pay. Both sites are declining my card. Any US places aside from tar heels to purchase from?

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Utah ant shop is a great shop.

Edited by gs5248, March 2 2021 - 12:36 PM.