I have got ants in my terrarium!They are all over place.I don't have any food in there either.What can i do to get rid of them?I have had them in the house for only a couple days and was going to put some any poison down.Now i can't because i don't want to kill the geckos...
Major Problem:Got Ants!
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mellowvision
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Well since there leaving the terrarium and coming back would it be ok to add poison outside the tank?I just don't want any to die inside the tank from poison and then have the crickets eat them which in turn will eventually makes its way to the geckos
My mom keeps the ants at bay with dawn dish soap spread around in a thin film everywhere she's seen an ant walk. After a couple days they stop coming back... until a few months later when a new colony shows up.
mellowvision
Seafood Lover
I'd still stay away from poisions. follow one back to the entry point into your room and seal it.
depending on the ant, you can use teetree oil! this is what I use and it works like a charm, just circle your terrarium and the edges, ALL the egdes with it every day to every few days, the ants wont cross it becasue it messes with their "sensors" also any chili oil will I think work as well. if you want to see this trick really work get an ant on the counter and draw a circle around it with the oil. they just start freaking out and wont cross it. once agian I dont know what kind of ants you have, for me this works with sugar ants, if you have carpenters you may have a much bigger problem!
You can clean the area outside the tank with vinegar. That will kill the hormones that the ants use to tell the other ants to go there for food.
You can also make your own poison using gelatin and car coolant. Just make the Jello and leave it by where the ants enter the house.
You can also make your own poison using gelatin and car coolant. Just make the Jello and leave it by where the ants enter the house.