How do you get ants out of a indoor habitat

[Tidgy's Dad]

Even new tortoises of the same species should be quarantined for 6 months to a year before being introduced to your original one.

 

[awesomecs]

um I was just goin to keep them separate in there enclosures like I thought red foots were social so I would keep them in a big indoor habitat in my big basement and were going to keep them outside during summer and my Russian lives by herself I would never get her a "friend" since I know my baby can get hurt I love her so much I don't want to put her at any risk so if they are in different rooms can she still get that bug? and if they are in separate outdoor enclosure can she still get the bug of and is there and bug that can coexists with her that eats ants...... please respond I'm so worried about the future

 

[awesomecs]

here's a pick of her habitat she lives alone in grace and peace

 

[awesomecs]

lol her pooper scooper fell in and she was playing with it...... any toy ideas that can be made at home for curious Russians?

 

[Yvonne G]

btw what are other spises of social tortoise that can take the cold besides redfoots please respond

Redfoots can't take the cold. I think you meant to say Russians.

 

[awesomecs]

yeah that's what I meant oh and btw what can I do to make a toy for my Russian or what plants can I stay potted and put in her enclose and can I put concrete slap in her enclose I just want the best for my baby oh and give me tips please she's already use to me after a year {probably since I saved her life from a hawk.....} and after I moved her to my huge enclose she was so layback she dint even care when I picked her up PLEASE GIVE ME TIPS thansk

 

[awesomecs]

Redfoots can't take the cold. I think you meant to say Russians.

I did mean Russians sorry I had red foot on my mind

 

[Tom]

I see some issues with your enclosure.
1. You need a better substrate.
2. You need to suspend those lamps from overhead. Its just a question of time before one falls and starts a fire.
3. What is in those hoods?

Try reading these:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/russian-tortoise-care-sheet.80698/
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/

 

[awesomecs]

oh um it was the substrate I looked under the water bowl today....


THERE WAS A HOLE COLONY OF ANTS UNDER THERE


there was larvae ants ants eating substrate I am only going to use dirt for now on thank you if I dint discover sooner my baby would have died oh and about the lamps there held down but thanks for being worried I appreciate it oh and thanks for telling me about the ants her indoor enclose just changed to outdoor enclose and her outdoors enclose is her indoor encloser