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Old 04-15-2017, 08:38 PM   #11
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Default Re: HELP !! Ants found in Peanuts Cage

Did you do a complete clean or a partial clean? What else do you have in the area of the cage? Any food they could have access to?
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Old 04-15-2017, 09:12 PM   #12
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Default Re: HELP !! Ants found in Peanuts Cage

I did a 85% clean
Only food they had access to
I still found some after the tank clean
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Old 04-15-2017, 10:43 PM   #13
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Huri, if I were you I would do a complete clean. You don’t need to use lots of chemicals, but you want to rinse the entire tank to drown any lingering ants out and replace all substrate and bedding with fresh. Moving the tank to a different location would bd good because ants keep returning to a place they have found food before. Also, does the tank have a lid? If not, you should make one to keep them out.
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Old 04-17-2017, 12:19 AM   #14
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Default Re: HELP !! Ants found in Peanuts Cage

As Aprilpearl as said I would do a complete clean and flush out the tank. Any food that you have in bags make sure they are covered or food clips kept on then to keep ants out. Have you found out yet their food source or reason for coming in the first place?
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Old 04-17-2017, 12:43 AM   #15
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You need to establish where the ants are gaining access to your house and stop them coming in. They will have a nest somewhere outside and now they have located a source of food they will keep following the trail in to take food back to the nest. That is what worker ants do. Watch them for a bit and see where they are coming and going and follow that trail. It may be through a tiny hole or window or a crack in the wall. Once you find it block the access and if possible use some sort of ant powder or gel to destroy the nest. Killing the ones that come in now wont help as there will be many ants that just take over. They use chemical messages to find their way along their trail. You must find that source and you don't want them in your house anyway as they will be in your food too. You may want to call is pest control to deal with them if they are in your own food.
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