Black ants in pen

jeannie · Jun 6, 2014

Howdy all!
I did the search, but only red ants popped up.

Anyhoo, I have little black ants going into the rabbit pen. I sprinkled my chicken buggy dust around the outside, but was wondering if you have any other non-toxic ways to keep them out.
Also ~~ are the little black ants harmful? So far not too many, but they are liking the food and water station

Miss M · Jun 7, 2014

If your little black ants are like my little black ants, they're not anything more than an annoyance.

Schipperkesue · Jun 7, 2014

Get a couple guinea fowl to eat the ants!

TheAnimaLover · Jun 17, 2014

:bunnyhop: I have an ant problem and it seems like you should use cornstarch first it's not poisonous to pets and kills the colony because it isn't digestible to the ant and will eventually kill the ant

MaggieJ · Jun 17, 2014

I've heard that a 50/50 mixture of baking soda and icing sugar will kill them too. I tried it once, laying a jar of the mixture on its side next to the ant hill. There was a huge reduction in the number of ants, but I can't say for sure that it was the soda/sugar mix that did it.

TAG · Jul 6, 2014

Sprinkle Diatomacious Earth under and around the pen.

jeannie · Jul 6, 2014

Since I have a few ant hills, I will try all the ideas and see which one works the fastest and best. Thanks!!

3mina · Jul 6, 2014

Gotta love being able to use the scientific method on your pests :lol:

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