CurioDen builds observation-ready ant habitats for classrooms, science museums, and home learners. Each kit is designed for a 40-minute class period: set up, observe, record, store. Every kit ships without live ants. You receive the habitat, the observation tools, and written guidance for sourcing a colony locally .
Retail customers can shop all kits. Schools, districts, and distributors should start with a wholesale quote.
Four product lines, one job: make ant behavior visible
- Ant farm kits — clear gel habitats with a maze profile, a magnifier, and a stay-put lid. A low-mess way to show tunnel building inside a single period.
- Ant habitats — sand-filled nest boxes with an acrylic observation window, refillable sand, and a humidity rod. Better for multi-week projects where students need to see chamber structure form.
- Classroom STEM kits — 6- and 12-station sets sized for a class of 24–30, with a printed teacher guide, observation journals, and a shelf box built for daily handling.
- Accessories and refills — gel refill packs, sand, tweezers, magnifiers, and spare lids. Repeat-purchase items for teachers who run the unit every year.
Why wholesale buyers choose CurioDen
- No live inventory to manage. Because kits ship without live ants, a teacher can keep a kit in a cabinet until the unit starts, and a gift shop does not carry live stock or temperature liability. Voucher and local-sourcing guidance ship in the box.
- Purchase-order friendly. We quote against a school or district PO, list unit prices per case pack, and answer bulk requests within one business day. See the wholesale terms and tier table.
- Built for repeat units. Refills, spare parts, and a digital teacher guide mean the same kit can run year after year, which is what makes a classroom set defensible in a budget review.
What a kit run looks like
- Plan (10 minutes, before class). Download the teacher guide, pick a three-week window, and decide whether the class will source ants locally or redeem a voucher. Check the shipping page and the live-ant shipping policy if you are outside the continental U.S.
- Set up (one period). Students assemble a station, record the starting state in the observation journal, and agree on a shared baseline: temperature, light, and what counts as a tunnel.
- Observe (10 minutes a day, three weeks). One station per 2–4 students, daily journal entries, two short written checkpoints, and a final one-page summary.
- Reset (5 minutes). Store the habitat, log the result, and reorder gel or sand for the next cohort. Refills are the only consumable.
Documents we can send to procurement
| Document | What it covers | How to request |
|---|---|---|
| Prop 65 determination | Materials review for California listed chemicals | Same email, with quote or PO number |
| Spec and case-pack sheet | Dimensions, weights, units per carton, UPCs, pallet configuration | Included with every wholesale quote |
We do not claim certifications we do not hold. If a document does not exist for a SKU yet, we say so and give a date.
What buyers ask first
- Do the kits include live ants? No. Every kit ships without live ants, and sourcing guidance is included. Read the live-ant shipping policy for state-level detail.
- Do you take purchase orders and bulk orders? Yes. Minimum order is 100 units per SKU, with tiered pricing and private-label options on the wholesale page.
- What does shipping cost and how long does it take? Rates and transit windows are on the shipping and delivery page. Returns follow a 30-day policy.
Talk to us about your order
Districts and distributors: send grade levels, unit count, and delivery window to or use the wholesale inquiry form. We reply within one business day with unit pricing, case-pack configuration, and lead time. For a single kit, a replacement part, or a documentation request, contact us here.