Ants!!

SpanishD · 04-09-2008, 10:25 AM

We have relocated our leopards and I have been planting up their enclosure but the ants are driving me mad!! They keep taking all the grass seed!
Don't suppose anyone has any ideas to stop them....my leos want their grass!!

Louise xx

benbear12 · 04-09-2008, 10:34 AM

A natrual way to get rid of ants is to put down an orange peel. This is poisonous to them. The worker ants will take it back to the queen and when she eats it she will die killing the whole colony in about a week or two. A ring of black pepper will also keep them out for the most part however if the ring is broken they will find the opening. You may want to track them back to their hill and use some pesticide there so your torts wont be in any danger.

scrambled legs · 04-09-2008, 11:59 AM

orange peel?! i've never heard of that one before but seems pretty garden safe, i'll have to try that with the red ants.

benbear12 · 04-09-2008, 12:00 PM

Ya i heard about it on the news when i was younger and its worked like a charm.

ME SHELL · 04-09-2008, 12:40 PM

Someone on here a while ago suggested sprinkling limestone flour on the enclosure as ants don't seem to like it. It worked for me. The ants have gone

Skye08 · 04-09-2008, 01:49 PM

orange peel!!! good idea

SpanishD · 04-09-2008, 09:02 PM

Limestone is a fab idea and orange peel....I will give them both a try thankyou xx

04-09-2008, 10:25 AM	#1
SpanishD Member Juvenile Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 812	Ants!! We have relocated our leopards and I have been planting up their enclosure but the ants are driving me mad!! They keep taking all the grass seed! Don't suppose anyone has any ideas to stop them....my leos want their grass!! Louise xx __________________ Louise and Daisy (13) Keeper of leopard tortoises Springer spaniel......Molly Blue and Gold Macaw.....Merlin Blue fronted Amazon......Monty Love Bird....Scooby

04-09-2008, 10:34 AM	#2
benbear12 Member Incubating Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 101	A natrual way to get rid of ants is to put down an orange peel. This is poisonous to them. The worker ants will take it back to the queen and when she eats it she will die killing the whole colony in about a week or two. A ring of black pepper will also keep them out for the most part however if the ring is broken they will find the opening. You may want to track them back to their hill and use some pesticide there so your torts wont be in any danger. __________________ Wooty woot

04-09-2008, 11:59 AM	#3
scrambled legs Member Hatched Join Date: May 2007 Location: suffolk Posts: 413	orange peel?! i've never heard of that one before but seems pretty garden safe, i'll have to try that with the red ants. __________________ Neil.

04-09-2008, 12:00 PM	#4
benbear12 Member Incubating Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 101	Ya i heard about it on the news when i was younger and its worked like a charm. __________________ Wooty woot

04-09-2008, 09:02 PM	#7
SpanishD Member Juvenile Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 812	Limestone is a fab idea and orange peel....I will give them both a try thankyou xx __________________ Louise and Daisy (13) Keeper of leopard tortoises Springer spaniel......Molly Blue and Gold Macaw.....Merlin Blue fronted Amazon......Monty Love Bird....Scooby

04-09-2008, 12:40 PM	#5
ME SHELL Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 8,484	Someone on here a while ago suggested sprinkling limestone flour on the enclosure as ants don't seem to like it. It worked for me. The ants have gone

04-09-2008, 01:49 PM	#6
Skye08 Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bridgehouse, Scotland Posts: 55	orange peel!!! good idea

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