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Colonies of Atta cephalotes currently for sale


Small Atta cephalotes colonies

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Colonies are up to 1 year old (from nuptial flight)


Each colony will contain the following:


A fertile queen.

A fungus garden up to the size of a golf ball.

Up to 100 worker ants.

Visible brood.

A copy of the official entry certificate showing legal import.

A copy of the vets certificate on entry, showing ethical import.

A care sheet detailing how to care for this colony.


Colonies will be quarantined for up to 1 month prior to despatch.






We recommend you collect your colony where possible. If we can we will arrange to meet you nearer where you live.


All colonies are guaranteed live ants, queen and fungus on delivery. All losses must be notified within 24hours of arrival and returned to us.

Small colonies of Atta cephalotes are recommended for customers who want to start with a young colony but realise that Atta nests get very big, very quickly. They are generally unsuitable for the small, hobbyists setup because of the size they can grow  to. We recommend that housing which will accommodate the mature colony be provided at the outset for Atta.

www.leafcuttingants.com can supply all purpose manufactured housing for your Atta cephalotes colony. Please contact us for a quote.


Medium Atta cephalotes colonies for sale

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Cost of Small Atta cephalotes


£145.00

Postage (special delivery)


£12.50

Total Cost of Colony plus delivery


£157.50

Colonies are up to 18 months old (from nuptial flight.


Each colony will contain the following:


A fertile queen.

A fungus garden up to the size of a tennis ball.

Up to 500 worker ants.

Visible brood.

A copy of the official entry certificate showing legal import.

A copy of the vets certificate on entry, showing ethical import.

A care sheet detailing how to care for this colony.


Colonies will be quarantined for up to 1 month prior to despatch.







We recommend you collect your colony where possible. If we can we will arrange to meet you nearer where you live.


All colonies are guaranteed live ants, queen and fungus on delivery. All losses must be notified within 24 hours of arrival and returned to us.


Cost of Medium Atta cephalotes colony


£210.00

Cost of postage (special delivery)


£14.50

Total Cost of Colony plus delivery


£224.50

Medium colonies of Atta cephalotes are recommended for customers who want to start with a colony that will have enough ants for a small scale display right from day 1 but are looking for a commercial exhibit after around 6 months. Atta nests get very big, very quickly. They are generally unsuitable for the small, hobbyists setup because of the size they can grow  to. We recommend that housing which will accommodate the mature colony be provided at the outset for Atta. Medium colonies will generally not yet have an established soldier caste but these will emerge within the first few months. Medium colonies will have up to 500 workers although these are not counted individually. Depending on the sizes we collect this means that medium colonies will have workers from around 150 ants up to 500 or so and sometimes more. We cannot specify prior to supply exactly how many workers will be present. Colonies of this size are already feeding well and we believe that, given the correct conditions medium colonies are past the danger stage where they may die quickly if conditions are not ideal.

As with all colonies we sell that are larger than the small size, if we have provided housing for them and installed this, we offer a guarantee which means that if your colony dies within the first 6 months following installation we will replace this free of charge. In order to qualify for this offer you need to join the Leaf Cutting Ants forum on this site and post updates with pictures of your colony’s progress at least twice per week during the guarantee period so we (seller and members of the forum) can offer advice and monitor the progress of your colony. If you do not fulfil these conditions we cannot offer a replacement colony should your colony die.


www.leafcuttingants.com can supply all purpose manufactured housing for your Atta cephalotes colony. Please contact us for a quote.



Large Atta cephalotes colonies for sale


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Colonies are up to 24 months old (from nuptial flight.


Each colony will contain the following:


A fertile queen.

A fungus garden up to the size of a dessert bowl.

Over 500 workers.

A great deal of visible brood.

A copy of the official entry certificate showing legal import.

A copy of the vets certificate on entry, showing ethical import.

A care sheet detailing how to care for this colony.


Colonies will be quarantined for up to 1 month prior to despatch.








We recommend you collect your colony where possible. If we can we will arrange to meet you nearer where you live.


All colonies are guaranteed live ants, queen and fungus on delivery. All losses must be notified within 24 hours of arrival and returned to us.


Large colonies of Atta cephalotes are recommended for customers who are looking for an active display from day 1. Large colonies will have soldiers present and will forage along a walkway to a feeding area immediately.. These Atta nests will double in size every month or so at this size and will establish foraging trails very quickly. Colonies of this size are entirely unsuitable for hobbyists setups Housing must accommodate the mature colony from the outset. It is strongly recommended that you

Cost of Large Atta cephalotes colony


£375.00

Cost of Delivery


from £45.00

Total Cost of Large colony plus delivery


from £420.00

purchase the housing from www.leafcuttingants.com due to the numbers of ants present at the start and very quickly after setup. Escape prevention should be a priority. The number of ants present in a large colony are not individually counted. The statement of size based on numbers is an estimate. You should expect that in a large colony there are significant numbers present, often into the thousands. We cannot specify prior to supply exactly how many workers will be present. Colonies of this size are already feeding very well and we believe that, given the correct conditions large colonies are well past the danger stage where they may die quickly if conditions are not ideal.

As with all colonies we sell that are larger than the small size, if we have provided housing for them and installed this, we offer a guarantee which means that if your colony dies within the first 6 months following installation we will replace this free of charge. In order to qualify for this offer you need to join the Leaf Cutting Ants forum on this site and post updates with pictures of your colony’s progress at least twice per week during the guarantee period so we (seller and members of the forum) can offer advice and monitor the progress of your colony. If you do not fulfil these conditions we cannot offer a replacement colony should your colony die.


www.leafcuttingants.com can supply all purpose manufactured housing for your Atta cephalotes colony. Please contact us for a quote.




Xlarge Colonies of Atta cephalotes for sale


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Colonies are mature when collected


Each colony will contain the following:


A fertile queen.

Fungus collected from multiple gardens, extensive and healthy.

Innumerable ants

A great deal of visible brood.

A copy of the official entry certificate showing legal import.

A copy of the vets certificate on entry, showing ethical import.

A care sheet detailing how to care for this colony.


Colonies will be quarantined for up to 1 month prior to despatch.








We are unable to send these colonies to you. Delivery must be arranged in person to you or collection agreed.

All colonies are guaranteed live ants, queen and fungus on delivery.

Xlarge colonies are ready to display an impressive foraging line from day 1. They are collected as very large colonies in the wild and will expand in numbers very quickly, typically doubling in size every few weeks. XLarge colonies will have many soldiers present and will forage along a walkway to a feeding area immediately. Colonies of this size are entirely unsuitable for hobbyists setups Housing must accommodate the mature colony from the outset. It is strongly recommended that you

purchase the housing from www.leafcuttingants.com due to the numbers of ants present at the start and very quickly after setup. Escape prevention should be a priority. The number of ants present in an xlarge colony are not specified and the total are estimated without any guarantee of accuracy. You should expect that there are sufficient numbers present that you will not have any issue with numbers. Colonies of this size are already feeding very well and we believe that, given the correct conditions xlarge colonies will grow to fill virtually any sized nest area. As with all colonies we sell that are larger than the small size, if we have provided housing for them and installed this, we offer a guarantee which means that if your colony dies within the first 6 months following installation we will replace this free of charge. In order to qualify for this offer you need to join the Leaf Cutting Ants forum on this site and post updates with pictures of your colony’s progress at least twice per week during the guarantee period so we (seller and members of the forum) can offer advice and monitor the progress of your colony. If you do not fulfil these conditions we cannot offer a replacement colony should your colony die.


www.leafcuttingants.com can supply all purpose manufactured housing for your Atta cephalotes colony. Please contact us for a quote.


Cost of xlarge colony of Atta cephalotes


£500

Delivery


from £45.00

Total Cost of Xlarge colony plus delivery


from £545.00

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