{"product_id":"test-tubes-10-pack","title":"Empty Test Tubes — 10 Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e UPS\/FedEx 2-Day, $20 flat — free on orders over $120.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe founding chamber itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e Standard glass test tubes — the hobby's proven home for a founding queen. Fill a third with water, seal it back with a pva sponge or with a cotton ball, and she has a humid, dark chamber that holds her from egg to first workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChoose your size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16mm or 18mm outer diameter — matched to our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pva-sponge-10-count\"\u003ePVA sponges\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/test-tube-feeders-3d-printed-5-pack\"\u003etest tube feeders\u003c\/a\u003e in the same sizes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePack:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 tubes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e founding setups, colony moves, and spare water reservoirs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe classic setup\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill roughly one-third to one-half with water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeal the water back with a tightly packed plug — a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pva-sponge-10-count\"\u003ePVA sponge\u003c\/a\u003e wicks evenly, won't shed fibers like cotton, and rinses clean for reuse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCap the entrance loosely with cotton so she can breathe but not escape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf you heat the tube, heat the dry end only — never the water side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark, warm, undisturbed. That's the whole protocol.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom their chamber to your door.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Chamber Ants","offers":[{"title":"16mm","offer_id":55524443062577,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18mm","offer_id":55524443095345,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/0375\/0961\/files\/P1039651.jpg?v=1785549520","url":"https:\/\/rcants.com\/products\/test-tubes-10-pack","provider":"Royal Chamber Ants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}