We are remodeling the backyard and our sulcata enclosure. We moved some bricks around and found a large ant nest. How do we safely kill and remove the nest without endangering Ralph?
Ant nest
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I just pour boiling water over everything.
You can also use FOOD GRADE diatomaceous earth....as long as the area is dry...you can apply it and then re apply the next few days to completely deter/kill the ants....what type of ants?
Jay Bagley
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Have used the boiling water at night time on ground bees. Worked pretty good.
We pour gas down the hole and then drop a match here in GA for the ground bees! Not sure this would be safe in a tort enclosure though!
Jay Bagley
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Oh ya, done that before too. We used one of those electric fly swatters before to. Duct tape the button down and set it over top of the hole. Sounds like a bug zapper at night time.
Gotta try that, I gotta electric fly swatter too!
Jay Bagley
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Sounds good let me know your results.
We dug a bit down, poured vinegar and hot water, then buried it. No more ants in that area.
