mbc1963 Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Last few days, Buddy's been acting weird. Like, suddenly jumping up from where he's lying and running toward me, with his tail between his legs. Looking kind of insulted. I thought, "Oh, no. He must have some kind of neurological syndrome that's making him feel twitchy or something." Only, after looking down a couple times after he darted away, I could see the tiniest little ants crawling around where he'd been lying. Apparently, they're crawling on him and just annoying the heck out of him. I've gotta get some ant bait traps or something. I've lived here 6 years and never had this problem before, but it's been a remarkably wet summer here, so who knows? Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.DaisyDuke Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 So, are they actually living on him? Or just in your house and crawling on him from time to time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Poor Buddy. Ants in his pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc1963 Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 I think they're just living in the house, but crawling on the floors and annoying Buddy. Maybe biting him? I don't think so, though... I think he's just annoyed. Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordernannie Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Could he get them when outside? Depending on where you live they could be "fire ants" which can give a terrible bite that lingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Best ant traps ever: Terro. Safe around pets too. No need to take my word for it either, as you can read plenty of positively glowing reviews on Amazon. I will forever worship the person who told me about Terro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewie'sMom Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Poor Buddy. Ants in his pants. Alaska said: Best ant traps ever: Terro. Safe around pets too. No need to take my word for it either, as you can read plenty of positively glowing reviews on Amazon. I will forever worship the person who told me about Terro. Seriously!? I assumed all insect poisen was toxic to dogs. That great news. I have really sandy soil and ants abound in my yard. I know they ride in on Mick from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyleew Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Terro ant baits are great! They are actually liquid borax. They are the only bait that worked on my ant problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc1963 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 OK! I put some jelly down this morning to be sure these are sweet-eating ants, and indeed they are. So I bought some Terro, and the baits are set. I hate to create doom in the universe of this ant colony, but I can't have Buddy ending up with PTSD because things are crawling on him. The Terro box does say to keep the baits out of the reach of children and pets - but has no "poison control" information. When I Google the poison (borax), it does indeed say that it's toxic to humans - but I'm wondering if you'd have to eat a lot of it? Another website says it's "not accutely toxic." I'll just hide the baits under some inverted bowls, raised slightly. Buddy will not tip things over; it's great feature to have in a dog. Couting the days till I'm ant-free again. Thanks for the tip, Alaska! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 We use the Terro baits here--they work great. Every year we have an ant problem, get the baits and set them out, and voila! ants gone.... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc1963 Posted August 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 My name is Menopausal Spinster. You annoyed my dog. Prepare to die. (Just in case anyone needed visual evidence that this Terro stuff does what it says. Ants are creepy in a miniscule-robotic-communal kind of way.) Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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