Tiny ants in my T's enclosure!!!
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They absolutely will kill it. Ants are scum.When I checked on my T( just molted 12 days ago) I saw white spots on the glass n thought it was mold but it was actually tiny ants laying eggs! Idk where they come from or how long they have been there but I'm worried that they might hurt my T
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You need to move the enclosure, clean it to get rid of the ones in there, and then find where they are coming from. When you do find where they are coming from use Terro Liquid Ant Bait. It takes a couple days but they gorge themselves on it and share it with their sisters which in turn will all die.
Thanks but my T hid in her burrow n won't come out. She's a fossorial btw
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I would rehouse. They will kill you're T so you're options are a stressed T because you dug it up or a dead one you pick. Do as @darkness975 said, you need to find out where there coming from and stop it.
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Several species of micro ants in SE Asia, nearly all of which that I've encountered are voracious predators. Many bite like fury out of all proportion to their size.
Good luck there. A small crack in the wood of a piece of furniture can house a colony of hundreds or even thousands of the little monsters. I've never been able to find their locations. They usually don't make trails and are random foragers. A high concentration of oil of wintergreen or methyl salicylate, menthol and eucalyptol will drive them off.
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It takes time and patience. But it can be found. I have to deal with ants every year where I currently am and have mastered the art of tracking them. They come from anywhere. Electrical outlets, window frames, random holes in the wood floor in the center of the room, you name it.
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OkWhen I checked on my T( just molted 12 days ago) I saw white spots on the glass n thought it was mold but it was actually tiny ants laying eggs! Idk where they come from or how long they have been there but I'm worried that they might hurt my T
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I know nothing about ants from Vietnam but I second the Terro liquid traps.
The previous house I had use to get grease ants all the time. Plus I had red ants set up residence outside along the foundation of the house.
The Terro liquid traps kill the whole colony. Once the scouts find it's nectar in the trap all the foragers come and take it back to the colony. It's fed to the queen as well. This is how it kills all of them. I eradicated multiple colonies then I was ant free.
As far as the ants in Vietnam I really do not know if it will be effective. It would be worth at least trying.
The previous house I had use to get grease ants all the time. Plus I had red ants set up residence outside along the foundation of the house.
The Terro liquid traps kill the whole colony. Once the scouts find it's nectar in the trap all the foragers come and take it back to the colony. It's fed to the queen as well. This is how it kills all of them. I eradicated multiple colonies then I was ant free.
As far as the ants in Vietnam I really do not know if it will be effective. It would be worth at least trying.