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Heat pack 40 hours – Reliable warmth for safe winter transport

Transporting ants, reptiles, amphibians, aquarium fish, tropical plants, or cuttings at low temperatures carries significant risks. The **Heat pack 40 hours** (also known as AquaPack) offers a reliable solution to keep the temperature in the transport box at a safe level throughout the entire journey. Besides live animals, this warmer is also ideal for protecting temperature-sensitive electronics, biological samples, or even keeping camera batteries warm during cold expeditions.

100% Natural warming & Easy activation

The operation of the Heat pack is based on a natural process: oxidation of iron powder. As soon as you remove the outer packaging, the contents react with the oxygen in the air, and the sachet gradually begins to warm up within a few minutes. The pad reaches an average temperature of approximately 50°C (maximum 65°C) and provides constant warmth for up to **40 consecutive hours**.

How to use?

1. Only remove the Heat pack from its plastic outer packaging just before shipping.
2. Shake the pad briefly to optimally initiate the reaction process. After a few minutes, you will feel the warmth developing.
3. Place the Heat pack in the transport box or insulated styrofoam box.
4. Important: Ensure that the marked side of the warmer has sufficient oxygen. Never tape this side with airtight tape or plastic bags.

Please note: These Heat packs are intended for your own use if you are shipping or taking animals, plants, or items yourself. If you order live animals from us and it freezes during the day, we will, of course, arrange the properly conditioned shipping ourselves to guarantee live arrival.

Key advantages at a glance:

• Long-lasting operation: Emits constant heat for up to 40 consecutive hours.
• Immediately ready for use: Activates automatically upon contact with oxygen.
• 100% Safe & Natural: Works based on iron powder, activated carbon, and water.
• Multifunctional: Indispensable for animal and plant transport, storage, and outdoor use.

Product specifications:

• Duration of action: Approx. 40 hours
• Dimensions: 13 cm x 9.5 cm
• Temperature: Average 50°C (maximum peak 65°C)
• Ingredients: Iron powder, water, activated carbon, vermiculite, salt
• Content: 1 piece (individually wrapped)

Prevent cold damage during the transport of your animals or plants. Add the Heat pack 40 hours to your order now!

Heat pack 72 hours – Maximum warmth for long-term winter transport

When transporting ants, reptiles, amphibians, aquarium fish, tropical plants, or cuttings over longer distances, frost poses significant risks. The **Heat pack 72 hours** (also known as AquaPack XL) offers the most powerful solution to maintain a safe temperature in the transport box for up to 3 full days. In addition to livestock, this extra-long warmer is also ideal for protecting sensitive electronics, biological samples, or for photographers who want to keep their batteries warm during expeditions.

100% Natural warming & Easy activation

The Heat pack's operation is based on a natural process: oxidation of iron powder. As soon as you remove the outer packaging, the contents react with the oxygen in the air, and the sachet gradually begins to warm up within minutes. The pad reaches an average temperature of approximately 46°C (maximum 52°C) and provides constant and safe heat emission for up to **72 consecutive hours**.

How to use?

1. Only remove the Heat pack from its plastic outer packaging just before shipping.
2. Shake the pad briefly to optimize the reaction process. After a few minutes, you will feel the warmth developing.
3. Place the Heat pack in the transport box, Styrofoam box, or bag.
4. Important: Ensure that the marked side of the warmer can get enough oxygen. Never seal this side with airtight tape or plastic bags.

Please note: These Heat packs are intended for your own use if you are shipping or transporting animals, plants, or products yourself. If you order live animals from us and it is freezing during the day, we will, of course, arrange the appropriate conditioned shipping ourselves to guarantee live arrival.

Key benefits at a glance:

• Extremely long-lasting effect: Provides constant warmth for up to 72 hours (3 days).
• Immediately ready for use: Activates automatically upon contact with oxygen.
• 100% Safe & Natural: Works with iron powder, activated carbon, and water.
• XL Size & Capacity: Extra large surface (16 x 11 cm) for maximum heat emission.

Product specifications:

• Operating time: Approx. 72 hours
• Dimensions: 16 cm x 11 cm
• Temperature: Average 46°C (maximum peak 52°C)
• Ingredients: Iron powder, water, activated carbon, vermiculite, salt
• Contents: 1 piece (individually packaged)

Don't give cold a chance during long-term transport. Order the Heat pack 72 hours immediately and ship your animals or plants with peace of mind!

Plastic Breeding Pot with Ventilation Lid – The ideal basis for insect breeding

Successful insect breeding starts with a well-ventilated and secure enclosure. This **transparent plastic breeding pot** is specially designed for breeding non-flying fruit flies, but thanks to the fine ventilation grid in the lid, it is also perfect for keeping or raising other small insects.

Optimal air circulation without escape risk

The lid is equipped with a fine-mesh ventilation grid that ensures a constant supply of fresh air and helps prevent mold and moisture buildup. At the same time, the mesh openings are small enough to prevent fruit flies, small spiders, or praying mantis nymphs from escaping.

Easy to set up and clean

Thanks to its generous diameter of 9 cm, you can effortlessly apply a layer of substrate and a portion of wood wool. Is your breeding finished? The pot is made of sturdy, durable plastic, making it easy to rinse and reuse for your next breeding cycle!

Tip for a complete breeding setup: Combine this separate breeding pot with our loose bag of Substrate and our Wood Wool to easily set up a new fruit fly culture! Do you want guaranteed correct proportions? Then check out our complete Fruit Fly Breeding Kit.

Key advantages at a glance:

• Includes ventilation lid: Ensures proper humidity and fresh oxygen.
• 100% Escape-proof: Fine-mesh ventilation keeps even the smallest insects inside.
• Transparent plastic: Allows optimal observation of your breeding progress or insects.
• Reusable: Easy to clean and reuse.
• Multifunctional: Suitable for fruit flies, praying mantises, jumping spiders, and more.

Suitable for breeding and keeping:

• Non-flying fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster / hydei)
• Young praying mantises (nymphs)
• Jumping spiders and small spider species
• Other small feeder insects

Product specifications:

• Height: 11.0 cm
• Diameter: 9.0 cm
• Material: Transparent plastic
• Lid type: Includes built-in ventilation grid

Easily assemble your own breeding setup. Order the separate plastic breeding pot today!

Aqua Dragons School Pack – Discover the wonder of life underwater!

Do you want to introduce children to the biology of aquatic life in a magical and accessible way? The **Aqua Dragons School Pack** is a fantastic educational nature project for primary schools, childcare organizations (out-of-school care/daycare), and childminders. With this pack, you can hatch real Aqua Dragons (also known as Sea Monkeys) in the classroom. Children will be amazed as the tiny eggs start swimming around within 24 hours of being added to the water!

Fascinating underwater life in the classroom

Aqua Dragons are unique, small aquatic creatures with three eyes and a long tail. They spin, tumble, and frolic happily in the water. With proper care, they reproduce both through eggs and live birth, allowing the colony in the classroom to continue to grow. It's a fantastic way for students to learn about reproduction, care, oxygen, and the underwater ecosystem.

Complete and low-maintenance

Caring for the Aqua Dragons only takes a few minutes per week. The transparent tank is specially designed for optimal observation of the animals from all sides. With the included dosing spoon, children can give exactly the right amount of food, and the oxygen pipette easily provides the water with fresh air. An ideal 'classroom task' for students!

Contents of the Aqua Dragons School Pack:

• 1x Aqua Dragons tank (15x3x15 cm): Special transparent aquarium for optimal viewing (available with LED or color-LED lighting at an additional cost)
• 1x Bag of Aqua Dragons eggs: Hatch within 24 hours after being added to the water
• 1x Bag of Special Food: Enough food for the entire first year
• 1x Dosing spoon/scoop: To measure exactly the right amount of food
• 1x Oxygen pipette: For easy aeration of the water
• 1x Clear A4 lesson plan: Dutch explanation and instructions for the teacher or supervisor (in addition to the English manual)
• 30x Reward stickers: Cheerful stickers to hand out in the class or group (more available on request)

Specifications & Features:

• Tank dimensions: 15 x 3 x 15 cm (L x W x H)
• Target group: Primary schools, out-of-school care, daycare, and young nature explorers
• Maintenance: Weekly light feeding and aeration with the pipette
• Variants: Optionally expandable with atmospheric LED lighting in the base of the tank

Bring underwater biology to life in your classroom. Order the Aqua Dragons School Pack today from Mierenboerderij!

Ant Farm Sand School Package – A fascinating 8-week class project!

This school package contains products for keeping ants and is specifically designed for schools, childcare centers, host parents, and child-focused institutions. Learn about ants in a fun and educational way! This package is specifically intended for children aged 8-11. The school package includes comprehensive instructions to turn it into an 8-week project!

Package Contents

The package contains the following products and components:

• Sand Ant Farm with ant colony including food
• Ant life cycle (models)
• 30 stickers for the children in the class or group (more available upon request)
• Simple leaflet for teachers or supervisors with explanations and instructions
• Booklet 'Ants are heroes!'

Ant Farm Sand Starter Set – Natural Digging Behavior

Do you want to keep ants in the most natural way? In this classic sand ant farm, the ants dig their own chambers and tunnels, exactly as they do in nature. This starter set is constructed from high-quality, transparent plexiglass and combines the nest part and the arena in one sleek setup. Customize the set completely to your wishes.

Contents of the sand starter set:

• Sand Ant Farm (Nest part 15x15x1.4 cm)
• Integrated Town Square Arena (15x10x9 cm) with ventilated lid
• Full-color, multilingual instruction booklet with clear step-by-step instructions and complete explanations to successfully start your hobby
• Special Sand Clay Filling (300 grams) – the ideal mix for sturdy, collapse-proof tunnels
• Ant Docking Station (for optimal positioning and protection of the test tube)
• Moisture sprayer for precise humidification of the sand
• Connection hose & test tube connector
• Feeding set (sufficient for the first few months to a year)

Authentic craftsmanship from the Netherlands

We make this Ant Farm sand set entirely by hand in-house in the Netherlands! Because we manually produce and assemble each product, you may see small, light imperfections (such as tiny smudges or edges) up close or under bright lighting. We, of course, do everything we can to deliver each nest as neat and precise as possible.

Both the nest part and the arena are equipped with 10 mm connection openings on both sides. This allows you to effortlessly connect additional modules or a larger outworld to the set in the future. You can eventually build an enormous ant city!

When starting, please note that a colony needs to get used to the new environment. They will first develop further from their protected test tube before they start digging. Raising a colony therefore always requires some patience at the beginning but rewards you with a beautiful, natural spectacle.

Specifications & Technical data:

Nest Specifications:

• Material: High-quality, transparent plexiglass
• Nest part size: 15 x 15 cm (Internal depth: 1.4 cm for perfect viewing)
• Number of chambers: 1 large main chamber, the ants arrange the chambers themselves by digging
• Connections: 2 × 10 mm (on both sides)
• Capacity: Suitable for a colony of up to ±500 ants
• Humidification: Manually via the moisture sprayer (keep the sand partially lightly moist)

Arena Features:

• Arena size: 15 x 10 x 9 cm
• Accessibility: Directly connected to the nest part via connection hoses
• Connections: 2 × 10 mm
• Ventilation: Equipped with escape-proof openings in the lid
• Accessibility: Can be fully opened via the lid for easy feeding and cleaning

Aqua Dragons Sea Friends – The perfect affordable breeding kit!

Are you looking for an accessible and complete way to breed your own aquatic pets? The Aqua Dragons Sea Friends is the ideal starter kit! Aqua Dragons (also known as Sea Monkeys or by their scientific name Artemia Salina) are fascinating crustaceans that have been swimming on Earth since prehistoric times. With this package, you bring a unique piece of natural history into your home.

The wonder of Diapause

What makes Aqua Dragons so incredibly special is their survival mechanism called diapause. The eggs can completely dry out without the embryos dying. As soon as you add the eggs to the water with the included water conditioner, they 'awaken' and cheerful creatures emerge within a short time. The creatures can grow up to 1 cm long and lay new eggs in the aquarium themselves, so the colony continues to renew itself!

Safe, simple, and incredibly educational

Setting up and maintaining your Sea Friends aquarium is child's play. Both the creatures and the conditioned water are 100% safe and harmless. Thanks to the compact and slender shape of the aquarium (16 x 3.5 x 18 cm) with a cheerful print, you can closely follow the growth and tricks of your new underwater friends.

Contents of the Sea Friends set:

• Aqua Dragons Aquarium: Beautifully designed and sturdy transparent tank with print (approx. 16 x 3.5 x 18 cm).
• Eggs & Water Conditioner: Instantly makes tap water optimally suitable for the eggs.
• Food for over 1 year: Specially formulated food that will last you for more than a whole year.
• Dosing Spoon: To easily measure the exact amount of food.
• Free App Access: Includes access to the English 'Aqua Dragons Investigator' app.
• Manual: Clear Dutch instructions for guaranteed breeding.

Key advantages at a glance:

• Complete Starter Kit: Everything in one box for a very sharp price.
• Includes Water Conditioner: No complicated preparations needed.
• Includes Food for 1+ Year: No hidden costs or extra purchases for food.
• 100% Safe & Educational: Educational for children about biology and care.
• Sustainable Colony: Reproduces itself via eggs and live birth.

Product specifications:

• Product: Aqua Dragons Sea Friends breeding kit
• Aquarium dimensions: Approx. 16 cm wide x 3.5 cm deep x 18 cm high
• Type of creatures: Brine shrimp (Artemia Salina)
• Maximum size: Approx. 1 cm
• Application: Educational toy, aquarium hobby, unique and affordable gift

Dive into prehistory and breed your own underwater friends. Order the Aqua Dragons Sea Friends today!