I am pet sitting a couple dogs and they are being left in the fenced in big yard.
I went to check up on them and their food bowl was full of ANTS.
is there anyway i can prevent the ants from getting into their bowl.
I threw away the food and rinsed out the bowl. i dont want to keep wasting the food. is there something i can do with the bowl?
It has to stay outside bc i dont have access to the inside
thanks
2007-03-23 14:56:37 · 14 answers · asked by Linds 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
If you head out to a petstore, there is a dog bowl that has a particular rim on it, that actually helps keep ants and non flying insects out of the bowl.
DONOT use ant poison around the dog, regardless of whether the dog is blocked off from the area. Never take the chance.
2007-03-23 15:00:49 · answer #1 · answered by kristy_dehaven2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a product called:
"Miraculous Insecticide Chalk"
and it's Made in China... that's all I know!
It comes in a little box about 1" x 1" x 3" or so long, and you have to find it on your own; maybe a swap meet, or a Chinese friend, or ?
It DOES work though, 'cause that's what my Mom uses around her outdoor cat food bowl !
(It's some kind of pesticide chalk and you just "draw" a circle around anything you don't want crawling bugs to get to; ants, roaches... Amazing!)
2007-03-23 22:07:04 · answer #2 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep moving the food. You could also try putting Vaseline around the bowl, the ants don't like the feeling of it and they won't climb in. It won't hurt the dogs if they accidentally get it on them or ingest it.
2007-03-23 22:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try putting the food higher up, or getting your grass sprayed down. Or try putting the food on cement so there wont be 2 may ant..I hate ants
2007-03-23 22:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Giovanna R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to move there bowl away from the area it was at. Then find out where the ants are coming from. Put ant poison where there coming from and block the dogs from getting to it. Good Luck.
2007-03-23 21:59:53 · answer #5 · answered by Chrissy #1 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How about u feed a bit less then normal?
then the dogs will eat all and no problems with ants.
2007-03-23 22:43:30 · answer #6 · answered by KaZe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the way i keep ants out of my house and off my dogs food bowl is ( CHALK ) Yep thats all i do is draw a line around my dogs food bowl the ants dont like it and it works my Daughter didnt belive me and she had a pet Rabbit and the ants was getting to the rabbits food and in the cage till i put chalk all around the cage and the rabbit was happy no more ants try it IT WORKS and its not messy ..also i hear they don't like bay leaves. plus there are special bowls you can get too.
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2007-03-23 22:01:40 · answer #7 · answered by mlkirchgessner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely not if needs to be left out altho you can double check the area for any ant bedding or work areas
2007-03-23 21:58:56 · answer #8 · answered by Marsha 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sprinkle pepper around and under the dish it will repel the ants and wont hurt the dogs if they eat it
2007-03-23 22:00:20 · answer #9 · answered by bullwinkle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Cedar or Citronella
2007-03-23 22:00:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋