I have raccoons that visit occasionally, and they like to chew on ant traps (seems they appreciate sweets too). is there enough poison to harm them?
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It is not poison in the traps. It's borax, which happens to be poisonous to ants. Borax can be used to wash clothes and dishes in your house. I sprinkle powdered borax around my house to keep insects away. You can google and see if borax is poisonous to raccoons.
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I would say probably yes because it says to keep away from your pets. But yuou may want to send a email to Terro directly and ask them to be sure. But as for using it on Ants it works amazingly. I have never seen anything that works so fast on the ants. We have used the indoor and out door ones. This one is for indoor ants.
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I don't think it will eat that. It'll close but it'll open back up again in a few minutes. If you feed it anything it's gotta be something that will struggle a little bit; that encourages the trap to stay closed. You can let it fend for itself, or get small ants or similar bugs and feed those to it.
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yes, that's exactly what i use these for and they work great. i've used this for a few years and have had no problem with the trap deteriorating or losing effectiveness. i actually use rat poison (contrac blox) to bait the trap which attracts the rats but not the ants. i also bait some mouse traps because this is too large for a mouse to trigger and i have periodic mouse and rat incursions. (i live in a rural area with neighbors that have horses and therefore lots of food for rodents.)it's easy to bait with no risk of injury (except for the rat) and it's easy to dispose of the rat without touching the rat (or any part of the trap in contact with the rat). yes, that's exactly what i use these for and they work great. i've used this for a few years and have had no problem with the trap deteriorating or losing effectiveness. i actually use rat poison (contrac blox) to bait the trap which attracts the rats but not the ants. i also bait some mouse traps because this is too large for a mouse to trigger and i have periodic mouse and rat incursions. (i live in a rural area with neighbors that have horses and therefore lots of food for rodents.)it's easy to bait with no risk of injury (except for the rat) and it's easy to... » Read More yes, that's exactly what i use these for and they work great. i've used this for a few years and have had no problem with the trap deteriorating or losing effectiveness. i actually use rat poison (contrac blox) to bait the trap which attracts the rats but not the ants. i also bait some mouse traps because this is too large for a mouse to trigger and i have periodic mouse and rat incursions. (i live in a rural area with neighbors that have horses and therefore lots of food for rodents.)it's easy to bait with no risk of injury (except for the rat) and it's easy to dispose of the rat without touching the rat (or any part of the trap in contact with the rat). « Show Less
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Certainly, it should not be left where children may be enticed to manipulate or taste the product. We have the product in the kitchen as well. That said, I believe the product to be generally safe. It emits no discernible odors and appears as a clear liquid or gel-like substance enclosed in plastic and whose end you snip off with scissors and allow the ants to be attracted to it. I think the idea is that the ants go to the product, ingest it or get contaminated by it, then return to the main nest to infect and presumably kill the other ants that you don't see. I believe it works fairly well otherwise. Certainly, it should not be left where children may be enticed to manipulate or taste the product. We have the product in the kitchen as well. That said, I believe the product to be generally safe. It emits no discernible odors and appears as a clear liquid or gel-like substance enclosed in plastic and whose end you snip off with scissors and allow the ants to be attracted to it. I think the idea is that the ants go to the product, ingest it or get contaminated by it, then return to the main nest to infect and presumably kill the other ants that you don't see. I believe it works fairly well... » Read More Certainly, it should not be left where children may be enticed to manipulate or taste the product. We have the product in the kitchen as well. That said, I believe the product to be generally safe. It emits no discernible odors and appears as a clear liquid or gel-like substance enclosed in plastic and whose end you snip off with scissors and allow the ants to be attracted to it. I think the idea is that the ants go to the product, ingest it or get contaminated by it, then return to the main nest to infect and presumably kill the other ants that you don't see. I believe it works fairly well otherwise. « Show Less
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Have not counted the blocks but there are a lot of them. This ingredients in this poison causes internal bleeding to any animal that eats it, so will kill anything that eats is. Rats and mice like the flavor not sure if lizards will find the taste inviting.
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It is a hazard to pets and non target wildlife and oftimes illegal to disburse poison bait in other than an approved bait station. This item is a wire cage and requires squirrels to enter to eat or steal whatever you bait it with, then they can't get out due to the design and you drown them in the tub or shoot them with a pellet gun. So the answer is no. Also, poison bait is taken to the burrow and stored so as the colony eats it they die off over a period of time. It doesn't act at the moment it is eaten but kills over days or weeks as it gets into their system.
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Terro says product is for "Attracting and killing all common household ants including Argentine ants, ghost ants, cornfield ants, pavement ants, acrobat ants, white footed ants, little black ants, odorous house ants and other sweet eating ants." Terro is a sweet bait; grease eating ants are attracted to protein. They might go for Terro; however if protein sources are still to be found in your house they will probably ignore the bait. I haven't had a problem with grease eating ants, but I understand that from folks who have that the Combat formula is better for attracting grease eating ants. You can also make your own baits for grease eaters by mixing boric acid (a white powder you can find in drugs stores or hardware stores) with peanut butter. Just make sure that the bait is out of reach of kids and animals (I have used boric acid/watermelon bait successfully with sweet-eating ants. However, it can only be used indoors, as sun dries it up and rain washes it away.) Good Luck!
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I don't know why not. I used the bait trap but it did not work. The squirrels seemed to enjoy the taste. It did not work.
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Although the price was right for this stuff, it hasn't been touched by the rats or mice, so I think they can smell the poison and don't go for it. You might want to try something else. But then I don't have muskrats, just RATS.
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YES. I live on a ranch and we have many varieties of ants. Big and small,, black and red, biting and stinging ones. I powder every nest I find at the entrance and any crawling ones around it. It works within minutes and is non toxic to birds and pets. Just be sure not to get the powder wet.
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It should attack them yo the poison... They are rodants and I'm sure like the same things to munch on... If your having any luck catching them in traps I'm sure this will do the trick! It worked well for us and we used it for field mice
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I don't know for sure. I only bought it for mice. I'm sure if they ingested enough it might work. But I'm not sure if they would eat it.
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As long as the ants eat food like sweets or bread crumbs or anything that has Suger in it . Yes it should kill them and the queen. I'm working in Vietnam now. My house is infested with ants every three months . It just seems the time cycle here. I put out Terro and watch them picnic on it a few days. After that they're gone for three more months until the rains push them back inside. This isn't a dirty house thing. It's the tropics and ants march like you see on tv by the millions . I tried combat ant killer . But the ants ignored it, the Terro they go crazy for it. I'm right now awaiting ten ounces of terro in my order from the states. Rainy season is about to come. I bought the ounce bottles seemed cheaper than the 6 pack. Just put a couple drops on the floor near the ants or on card board or an old saucer or what ever you have. I put it directly on the floor . I pour a line not a round drop. The line allows them to feed like tiny cattle . Don't kill them let them eat and return to the queen . It takes a coupele of days . Good luck .
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It works fantastically on the majority of common household ants. However, depending on geographical locale, there are some specialty variety ants which require very specific remedies. I mix two different baits. One uses peanut butter the other jelly or jam. About 1teaspoon boric acid to two tablespoons of either mixture. Mouse ants are drawn to either protein based (pb) or sugar based (jelly/jam) foods. Mouthing both out covers your bases. Explorer ants find the goodies and carry them back to the nest where other ants and larvae are red and poisoned by them. Other ants follow the explorers' trails and repeat the process. Before long, no more ants. You may have to pay with the proportions. Too much boric acid and the explorers die before they reach the nest or do not touch it to begin with. Too little acid and all we do is give our house visitors a really good free treat. Of course the baits must be kept out of reach of children and pets. Good hunting!
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I had absolute success with these. It took about a week for me to be absolutely sure, but after I placed three of them in the spaces outside my house where I found the ants entering, they completely gave up on my house and directed all of their interest in the baits. A few of the ants weren't impressed, but they didn't want to enter my house either, they had jumped ship days before I placed the poisons and were trying to start a new way of life. The rest of them crumbled. After all of the ants are gone, be sure to pick up and throw away the bait containers. I wouldn't want squirrels or dogs to eat them.
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Yes. Carpenter ants feed on sugar sources so this should be perfect for them. Just put it wherever you've been seeing them gather and watch the feeding frenzy begin!
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Good idea. It is safe to do that. Just try to place it in the path of some ants so they can find it and lay a scent trail back to the colony so the others can ingest and spread it as well.