Like most of the other reviewers have mentioned, almost all of the ants arrive dead, and it took 6 weeks to get them. There were only 2 survivors out of the first batch. After several attempts, I finally was able to speak with someone at Uncle Milton. He told me he would ship a new batch. The second group came within 2 weeks, but it also only contained 2 live ants. I put the new 2 with the original 2, based on the advice of the customer service rep I spoke with, and the next day was back to just 2 live ants. One of the groups either killed the other group, or the 2 new ones didn't make it through the night. Now, one week late, another one has died so I have only one live ant. I have called them again and will receive yet another shipment -- but it will be several months. I guess I will give it one more shot -- but I'm not holding my breath. This was given to my son as a gift, but based on our experience I would NEVER buy one of these for anyone. It's just cruel.