Ok, my turtles have been inside during the winter and today i went to put them in there cage for the first time this year but there is an ant pile in the cage by their log, in the center of there cage, its their favorite hide spot, so is there any way to get rid of ants in the pen, i heard your not suposed to use any antkiller/pesticides neer the cage.
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ANTS!
ARolf
Mar 13, 2005 11:52 AM
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Rouen
Mar 13, 2005 12:08 PM
dump boiling hot water into the ant hole might take a couple pots of water before they die but that usually takes care of them, something else that you could look into is food grade DE(Diatomaceous Earth) it's not a chemicle so it shouldn't harm your turtles.
heres a site that explains what DE is:
http://waltonfeed.com/grain/faqs/ive.html
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