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re: How does one keep ants out of an outdoor cat food bowl?
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:04 pm to prplhze2000
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:04 pm to prplhze2000
Raid makes a ‘natural’ repellent that I use around the dog bowls- from the smell of it, it’s mostly lemon oil.
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Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:04 pm to jmcwhrter
Just feed the cat enough for a single serving. Feed it twice a day, about a half cup of food each time.
Easy Peezy.
Easy Peezy.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:06 pm to prplhze2000
Put the bowl in a larger bowl with water in it.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 5:09 pm to prplhze2000
It's tough. People saying put the food in a bowl full of water I don't think have outside cats.
Ants can and will swim
Add a little dawn to the water and swirl it around. The mix will kill the ants and for the most part keep raccoons from dirtying up the area
Ants can and will swim
Add a little dawn to the water and swirl it around. The mix will kill the ants and for the most part keep raccoons from dirtying up the area
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:14 pm to prplhze2000
I had the same issue, wife is feeding a stray here. I got some DE (diatomaceous earth) and put a line around the bowl, no ants get in the food and it doesn’t harm pets.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:17 pm to GeauxGoose
quote:
What about raising the food bowl just so it's not on the ground?
I’ve never seen ants climb off the ground before.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:24 pm to Deactived
I don't think the Dawn kills the ants. It lowers the surface tension of the water and makes it so insects can't walk across it. It's the idea behind the homemade fruitfly trap.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:39 pm to IMATIGERFAN
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I had the same issue, wife is feeding a stray here. I got some DE (diatomaceous earth) and put a line around the bowl, no ants get in the food and it doesn’t harm pets.
Supposedly works well as long as it stays dry. I'd assume it also must be in a place where it won't blow away too easily.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:45 pm to prplhze2000
you might wanna try dietomaceous earth. it’s crushed sea fossil flour. cheap and nontoxic, be sure to buy food grade. i sprinkle my yard and porch/patio and pets outdoor bowls a few times a year. you can buy it in any garden center.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 6:47 pm to prplhze2000
Search ant proof pet bowl on Amazon. The kind with the water most will probably work. Just keep water in it and pick up any food that gets knocked out.
This post was edited on 7/9/23 at 6:47 pm
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:33 pm to prplhze2000
Use coffee grounds. Ants won't go near it.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:43 pm to prplhze2000
Get those pods where the ants eat the goo and bring some back to the Queen. You’ll have more ants initially but in 2-3 days you’ll never see them again.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:44 pm to VolunGator
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Put the cat food bowl in another shallow bowl of water.
The ants can't go through the water to get to the food bowl
This. Make a moat out of another larger bowl.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 7:53 pm to prplhze2000
Lose that pussy
Posted on 7/9/23 at 9:11 pm to prplhze2000
Ant poison cat food mix
Posted on 7/9/23 at 9:13 pm to onelochevy
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Never understood the point of an outdoor cat. Basically just a wild animal that comes to your house to eat
So, a teenager.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:16 pm to prplhze2000
Two possible fixes:
Pick the bowl up after every feeding, wash it out; feed less at once and don’t leave uneaten food in it.
or
Feed the cat inside.
Pick the bowl up after every feeding, wash it out; feed less at once and don’t leave uneaten food in it.
or
Feed the cat inside.
Posted on 7/9/23 at 11:27 pm to prplhze2000
I would just spray some Bengal roach spray on the cement around the bowl.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 2:56 am to prplhze2000
Put the cat food bowl in a slightly larger bowl or shallow dish that has a small amount of water in it.
Posted on 7/10/23 at 3:05 am to prplhze2000
Spray some pesticide around your house.
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