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I seem to have an ant issue, the ants crawl on my bearded dragon especially while he sleeps, but it doesn't seem to bother him. Should I worry. Also he's still not eating... each day I grow more and more worried ;(.

ANTS?! Sounds liek you need to invest in one of these guys.

But seriously, I'm nto sure how to deal with ants. I'd advise against spraying insecticide ANYWHERE near your BD or it's enclosure. I'd say, locate the source of the ants, and if it's far enough away from your BD spray some Raid or something. You don't want your BD being eating by ants while it sleeps.

What does everyone else think? I'm no exterminator.
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1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Pagona Vetticeps)
1.2.0 Gold Dust Day Geckos (Phelsuma Laticauda Laticauda)
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www.funnymanreptiles.com

That could be the reason he isn't eating. Even though it may not seem to bother him, having all those ants on him could be stressing him.

You can use pesticides in the room to help eliminate the ants. You will need to take the beardie and the cage completely out of the room to spray and wait until any residual spray is dry.

Make sure you clean out the beardies cage completely so there aren't any more ants.

If you are worried about using pesticides, Provent-a-mite (a product specifically for reptiles) will kill ants as well as mites.
Wendy
Scales@exoticlizards.com

We've had this a few times also living in Florida, we have used a product called Tarro. Its a liguid that you put on a piece of paper and on the floor near where they are coming in from. The ants carry it back to the queen and feed it to her, which kills her and then the rest of the colony dies off.
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Thanks, Ill try that.