Guest guest Posted September 18, 2007 Report Share Posted September 18, 2007 One thing we've found works for ants is simply to get some sidewalk chalk and outline the entire perimeter. The seem not to wish to get to the other side ... chickens!!! Oh, that was awful, I know, I know ... Cup: Try a ceramic cup, demitasse size. Also, if you have a garden (indoors or out), check to see whether you have aphids -- undersides of the leaves. Ants LOVE aphids!!! Elchanan _____ rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of Caron Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:01 AM rawfood Re: [Raw Food] Speaking of ants (Caron & son) - Elchanan >At the risk of my sounding a bit silly, would you consider buying him a new cup? Also, in what does he wash his own hands (soap or the like)? ) We have lots of cups (all plastic, unfortunately, but I'd prefer food-grade plastic to glass that could damage his feet - any other suggestions for drinking vessels?), he drinks from a normal cup, not a sippy cup, which he never got the hang of, but they're smaller to accomodate his smaller hands and mouth. We don't use soaps (he's got very sensitive skin, and I'd rather not burn him all over, twice a day), except a very mild, natural one that I use to emulsify the lanolin for the nappy covers I knit, and he doesn't often wash his hands, but wipes them well on his shirt or shorts after eating ;o) If his hands are sticky, he'll wash them, but yes, it could be that food residue is on his cup - though they don't go after his empty bowls, or even full ones. We have a bath or shower in plain tap water, usually morning and night (I sometimes use bicarb to wash with), when the weather's warm. It's not like the house is full of ants, either - they did go a bit weird last summer, I had big bull ants coming into the shower, and small black ants in my keyboard and speakers for the computer. The summer before, the black ants were going up the taps on the water cooler. It seems that they're attracted by water and electromagnetic fields, but only some of them, some of the time. Unfortunately, I can't live without water, or my computer ;o) They never go after the sink full of used plates and bowls, or the fridge or cupboard full of fruit, or places on the floor where I stick as I walk over somewhere he's spilt something and not cleaned it up, or told me so I can clean it up. Caron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 - Elchanan >One thing we've found works for ants is simply to get some sidewalk chalk and outline the entire perimeter. The seem not to wish to get to the other side ... chickens!!! So I draw a line around his cup, or chalk the grass around the house or..? The house is set up on stilts, approx 6ft off the ground. >Oh, that was awful, I know, I know ... s'ok, I'll forgive you this time ;oP >Cup: Try a ceramic cup, demitasse size. Won't that smash too? I have a pretty hideous scar on my pinky where a ceramic door handle snapped and bit me... My brother made a bowl a while back (10+ years) from bamboo - a stalk of bamboo about 4in across, cut it off at the end of a segment, sanded and laquered it. Would that work, or would it poison him with any pesticides from the ground? I'm assuming it'd be better without the laquer? >Also, if you have a garden (indoors or out), check to see whether you have aphids -- undersides of the leaves. Ants LOVE aphids!!! I have grass, and fruit trees - the lychee tree is infested with green ants. Our neighbour has roses and other flowers in her garden, but has an unpleasant liking for poisons. Thanks for the suggestions and info ) Caron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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