How to get rid of ants ?

[Yk96]

Anything out there to get rid of ants im having trouble with ants and idk where they coming from, i really cant trace them.

 

[Smotzer]

Anything out there to get rid of ants im having trouble with ants and idk where they coming from, i really cant trace them.

Are the ants inside your tarantula enclosures? I know some folks in high ant areas have used water basins to prevent them from crawling up inside

 

[Glorfindel]

start with placing ant traps purchased at any hardware store along the pathway.

 

[Arachnopets]

Anything out there to get rid of ants im having trouble with ants and idk where they coming from, i really cant trace them.

Have you tried searching through this website? This topic has definitely been discussed several times over. The answers are literally right at your fingertips.

All I did was type the word "ants" in the search window (magnifying glass icon at the top right, on a desktop) and changed the drop down menu from "everywhere" to "this forum", and then clicked on the checkbox for "search titles only". Voila!

Here are some threads to help get you started:

Ant Control - Are Baits Okay?

I've got a bad ant problem in my tarantula room. There are a series of steps I'm taking to get rid of them and (hopefully) prevent them from returning or at least from getting into enclosures. I'm wondering, if I put down one of those baits where the ants take it back to the colony and it's...

arachnoboards.com

Ants

I hate ants. I have them in the bedroom where the spiders are. I've laid down terro for them to eat and spread and die. Theyre coming from the wall outlet on that side. Because my place is small I can't really move my spiders anywhere else. In the other room the AC runs a lot and the temp goes...

arachnoboards.com

Help! ANTS!!!!

I’m sorry I’m advanced, this is a long post… bare with me: So, I live in the bay area of California. When the weather changes and it gets moist out, we get a lot of ants that try to find dry territory within the sanctions of our house. I don’t blame them. But I am getting very frustrated...

arachnoboards.com

Good luck!

Are the ants inside your tarantula enclosures? I know some folks in high ant areas have used water basins to prevent them from crawling up inside

I have also heard that Vaseline works too. Of course, getting rid of the colony is the ideal solution, if possible.

start with placing ant traps purchased at any hardware store along the pathway.

Yes and no. Not all work, from my first hand experience. I have personally found Terro to be the absolute best, with 100% positive results. Finding the source of entry into the home is the key (or at least as close to, as possible). What I love about Terro is that it is a bait, not necessarily a trap. You do not want to trap the ants, as a trap can only hold so many. The bait is better, as it will have the workers bring the poisoned bait back to the Queen. Which in turn destroys the entire colony.

See the links, that I provided above, for more detailed information.

 

[Motherofspiders112707]

Ant bait cups work best, also a flip flop. One time I had ants near my spider enclosures and I put everyone on the table before going back to the shelf and wacking it like crazy. It worked fairly well, but the cups kill them faster.

 

[Yk96]

Are the ants inside your tarantula enclosures? I know some folks in high ant areas have used water basins to prevent them from crawling up inside

yea its like in my slings enclosure and he she is about to molt and the problem is i see them inside but i only see like 1 or 2 and than the rest are outside the enclosure on my table,ive even tried putting cayene pepper and black pepper idk what to do

 

[Smotzer]

yea its like in my slings enclosure and he she is about to molt and the problem is i see them inside but i only see like 1 or 2 and than the rest are outside the enclosure on my table,ive even tried putting cayene pepper and black pepper idk what to do

Hmmm this is not what I would expect to be a big issue in Atlantic City. Where did you get your substrate. I’m wondering if you brought them in through that means. But I’d just put ant traps down to prevent them from entering your room with them in in the first place

 

[Yk96]

Hmmm this is not what I would expect to be a big issue in Atlantic City. Where did you get your substrate. I’m wondering if you brought them in through that means. But I’d just put ant traps down to prevent them from entering your room with them in in the first place

I got the substrate from petco i shouldve bought a better quality one , im thinking about cleaning my slings enclosure tomorrow and get quality soil for arachnid before he she molts

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Terro liquid ant traps kills the whole colony.

 

[Yk96]

Have you tried searching through this website? This topic has definitely been discussed several times over. The answers are literally right at your fingertips.

All I did was type the word "ants" in the search window (magnifying glass icon at the top right, on a desktop) and changed the drop down menu from "everywhere" to "this forum", and then clicked on the checkbox for "search titles only". Voila!

Here are some threads to help get you started:

Ant Control - Are Baits Okay?

I've got a bad ant problem in my tarantula room. There are a series of steps I'm taking to get rid of them and (hopefully) prevent them from returning or at least from getting into enclosures. I'm wondering, if I put down one of those baits where the ants take it back to the colony and it's...

arachnoboards.com

Ants

I hate ants. I have them in the bedroom where the spiders are. I've laid down terro for them to eat and spread and die. Theyre coming from the wall outlet on that side. Because my place is small I can't really move my spiders anywhere else. In the other room the AC runs a lot and the temp goes...

arachnoboards.com

Help! ANTS!!!!

I’m sorry I’m advanced, this is a long post… bare with me: So, I live in the bay area of California. When the weather changes and it gets moist out, we get a lot of ants that try to find dry territory within the sanctions of our house. I don’t blame them. But I am getting very frustrated...

arachnoboards.com

Good luck!



I have also heard that Vaseline works too. Of course, getting rid of the colony is the ideal solution, if possible.



Yes and no. Not all work, from my first hand experience. I have personally found Terro to be the absolute best, with 100% positive results. Finding the source of entry into the home is the key (or at least as close to, as possible). What I love about Terro is that it is a bait, not necessarily a trap. You do not want to trap the ants, as a trap can only hold so many. The bait is better, as it will have the workers bring the poisoned bait back to the Queen. Which in turn destroys the entire colony.

See the links, that I provided above, for more detailed information.

Will do thank you ! I was trying to figure that out for a while.

 

[viper69]

Those home remedies you are using don’t get rid of ants , mild deterrents

They have found a food source or water, something has their interest.

 

[Yk96]

Those home remedies you are using don’t get rid of ants , mild deterrents

They have found a food source or water, something has their interest.

Only water I have in my room is my tarantulas water dishes and there is literally no other water source in my room. No food nothing

 

[viper69]

Only water I have in my room is my tarantulas water dishes and there is literally no other water source in my room. No food nothing

something has their interest

 

[Brewser]

What kind of Ants ?

 

[Smotzer]

I got the substrate from petco i shouldve bought a better quality one , im thinking about cleaning my slings enclosure tomorrow and get quality soil for arachnid before he she molts

I’m not talking about quality soils, that’s all just a marketing ploy to get folks to spend more money. I don’t use any of those. Peat/coco-fiber/100% top soil or any combo of those is perfectly fine.

 

[Kada]

Before going nutso on ant traps, look up boric acid, take the money you just saved to buy another spider and me a beer

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Before going nutso on ant traps, look up boric acid, take the money you just saved to buy another spider and me a beer

Nice, I never knew that and it's cheaper than any Terro ant traps