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« on: January 31, 2011, 05:34:24 PM »
so over night 4 of my cages got swarmed by black ants.... all the geckos are fine but i was wondering if there are any "organic" or natural pesticeds for ants that wouldnt harm a gecko? as it sits I am going to have to totally clean and re-do their cages. thanks!
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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2011, 06:06:14 PM »
Over on Pangea-LOTS of threads-

Here's a few to get you started-


http://www.pangeareptile.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37756&highlight=ant


http://www.pangeareptile.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36088&highlight=ant


http://www.pangeareptile.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36803&highlight=ant


http://www.pangeareptile.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35281&highlight=ant

I hope you find what you need!!  They can decimate a colony!!
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2011, 06:10:49 PM »
awsome, thanks for the links!

looks like a good borax/ baby powder dusting is in order untill i can get some of that animal safe TERRO ant killer mentioned in one of the posts.
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 06:12:45 PM »
Good luck!  I  know you want to take care of it right away, quite a few gecko deaths due to ants  Sad
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2011, 06:23:45 PM »
yeah, i had a bit of a panic attack untill i saw that they hadnt bothered the geckos yet. (luckily they were my adult cages, not my hatchlings) so far i have all the geckos in separate (any free) containers and I am cleaning all the cage furniture piece by piece. I am just glad i noticed it when i did.
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2011, 06:37:16 PM »
Good luck with that!!
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« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2011, 07:58:39 PM »
well, its been a few days and i am still ant free. so far the baby powder seems to be working, I havent seen a single ant in 2 days now *knock on wood*

thanks again everyone for the advice and pointers, it was definetly my most stressfull moment of 2011... so far haha
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