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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:28 AM Original message |
Help! Have ants, and cats...need pet-friendly ant removal tips! |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
1. Fantastic |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Huh! |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 08:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
20. I'm going to try this. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. Aardvarks. |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. Must be the time of year |
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My Good Babushka (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. Well |
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democracyindanger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
5. Train the kids and pets to eat the ants. |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:56 AM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Unfortunately, our cats are totally uninterested. |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
6. Boric acid |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. No, no! |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. True |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Yeah. Sigh. |
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Brewman_Jax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 08:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Give it a try |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
9. I asked a vet about this |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
15. Hmm. Our cats like to play with the ants!! |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. My cats just stare at them |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. One of our cats jumped off our third floor deck a couple of years ago |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Our cats are exactly the same. |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 08:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. I have cats, and always have ants every spring when it warms up. |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Thank you, that's helpful. |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
19. Use ant traps. Those tiny little cans with tiny holes in them. Cats can't get into that. But I |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
21. Where do you live? I live in Oswego County, New York and for years the |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. I'm in Ontario County |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
24. Peppermint plants...ants hate the smell and cats can eat the herb without harm |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Oh, I love this! |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
25. Spray a mix of white vinegar, garlic oil, peppermint oil and citronella oil on the ants. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
26. These placed inside cabinets do the trick |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
27. Dr. Bronner's Peppermint Soap |
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Phillycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Thank you, this is great. |
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IndianaJones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-16-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
29. cucumbers. nt. |
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