Ant problems

[tracysimpson]

Ok so for whatever reason i have ants in my house they are getting on our chameleon cages not sure what i can do to get rid for them any help would be greatly appriecatied thank you

 

[Olimpia]

Here are a couple tricks:

- Cornstarch/grits. They love to eat it but cannot digest it, so they die.
- Borax. Natural, they also love to eat it, but they die.
- Cinnamon. They hate it, for some reason, so making little cinnamon barriers around entry points works.
- You can spray orange oil, but it is oily.
- Wash with vinegar and water (50-50 solution), this wipes away the pheromone trails they leave for each other to follow, so they'll lose track of where they were going. Won't eliminate them but keeps them from getting the whole colony to go to and from your cages.

Of course, you can buy pre-made ant traps but I wanted to provide a few pet-safe options too that you can sprinkle around the cage.

 

[tracysimpson]

Here are a couple tricks:

- Cornstarch/grits. They love to eat it but cannot digest it, so they die.
- Borax. Natural, they also love to eat it, but they die.
- Cinnamon. They hate it, for some reason, so making little cinnamon barriers around entry points works.
- You can spray orange oil, but it is oily.
- Wash with vinegar and water (50-50 solution), this wipes away the pheromone trails they leave for each other to follow, so they'll loose track of where they were going. Won't eliminate them but keeps them from getting the whole colony to go to and from your cages.

Of course, you can buy pre-made ant traps but I wanted to provide a few pet-safe options too that you can sprinkle around the cage.

Thank you so much i had no idea what to use

 

[tracysimpson]

Here are a couple tricks:

- Cornstarch/grits. They love to eat it but cannot digest it, so they die.
- Borax. Natural, they also love to eat it, but they die.
- Cinnamon. They hate it, for some reason, so making little cinnamon barriers around entry points works.
- You can spray orange oil, but it is oily.
- Wash with vinegar and water (50-50 solution), this wipes away the pheromone trails they leave for each other to follow, so they'll lose track of where they were going. Won't eliminate them but keeps them from getting the whole colony to go to and from your cages.

Of course, you can buy pre-made ant traps but I wanted to provide a few pet-safe options too that you can sprinkle around the cage.

is it safe to put corn starch in the bottom of thir cage there all in there

 

[Olimpia]

I think you could. I would line the outside of the cage though, so it's easier for the ants to carry it away without having to go through screen, depending on how ground the starch/grits are. But the chameleons are not going to ingest any harmful amount if they shoot at a bug and get some, so it's ok if you want to line the inside of the cage with a little.

 

[ibdragons]

when they are housed outside I put each leg of the table or rack of which the cage is on in one gallon size bucket with water. indoors might not look pretty but it works.

 

[tracysimpson]

Thanks guys ill give it a try a see what happens