Murphyslaw
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I have a sulcata tortoise in a pen outside. Starting to get red ants and don't know how to kill fast without hurting turtle. Please help.
Put a coat on after the dew dry's , it will kill them during the day . It is cheap enough to give a daily dusting , but that is seldom necessary since it does such a thorough job . Everyone here who has used it seems to have had positive results . They seem to avoid it once it kills a bunch of them !If it can't get wet and morning dew stops it how can I use around tortoise pen outside
Great tip , Thanks for sharing !FOOD GRADE only. I get mine from Home depot online.
Also, I'll give you my damp climate trick: I use an old mayonaise jar or jelly jar. Poke a few holes in the lid. (Small ones.)And place ant bait/poison inside and lay the jars around the enclosure. In my case, just out of the enclosures. Ants eat. Ants die and tortoises are never in any danger. They also take the bait to their nest and it kills the mound.
FOOD GRADE only. I get mine from Home depot online.
Also, I'll give you my damp climate trick: I use an old mayonaise jar or jelly jar. Poke a few holes in the lid. (Small ones.)And place ant bait/poison inside and lay the jars around the enclosure. In my case, just out of the enclosures. Ants eat. Ants die and tortoises are never in any danger. They also take the bait to their nest and it kills the mound.
Wonderful!You can sprinkle it ON the tortoises and it won't harm them.
It looks and feels like corn starch.
It's edible and harmless unless you are tiny and have an exoskeleton.