Ants are in my horses stall help!!!!!!!?

Question

I have saw dust shavings and I went to turn my horse in this morning and there were ants I know I can't put ant killer in there but what should I do??????

Answer 1

Check to see if your sawdust is infested.  We had a delivery of some once and the whole thing was infested with ants.

Empty the stall of shavings.  See if you can find the culprit nest. If you find it, pour Diatamaceous Earth on the nest and around the area.

If you can't find it, pour DE all over the stall floor.

In two days spread some more DE (dont forget to do the stalls ajacent to hers and the outside wall,...checking for mounds)

Add back the shavings (small amount to start) and the horse.

Hopefully you have another stall for a few days.

If they are carpenter ants you will need to get an exterminator.

Answer 2

I agree with the poster that said to put down a layer of lime or diotomaceous earth.  It won't hurt the horse but will kill the ants.  Not by poisoning them but by drying out their exoskeletons.  (it dries em up)

Answer 3

buy an anteater

Answer 4

Ants wont kill your horse :) I would suggest taking all the bedding out of the stall, clean it out, and put new bedding in. If you feed your horse something sticky and sweet (like mollasses) maybe it got out of the feed bucket. You are definitely right though-don't put any poisons in there.

Answer 5

Ideally you need to keep the horse out of the stall, clear the entire bed and dispose of it, put down ant killer, leave it for a few days and then thoroughly wash/disinfect the stall and lay a new bed

if this isnt possible try to find the source of the nest and pour boiling water into it, which will kill the ants and any remaining will move to a new site

Answer 6

take out the saw dust.  and put down a heavy layer of lime.  Wont hurt the horse.. or the stall. but the ants hate it

Answer 7

I would definitely treat it with ant killer and leave the horse in another place for a few days.  Take out all the shavings when you treat it.

If you are bedding your horse down in pine shavings, sometimes the shavings draw ants.  Cedar shavings is  a choice you might consider if you are having trouble with ants.

Answer 8

Hi,

I would not use any sort of poison in there if your keeping your horse in a stall.  We all know that horses love poking around at everything on the ground.

I would remove the horse from the stall, remove all of the shavings.  APPLY a layer of diatomaceous earth, (DE kills ants, not instantly, but insects that have exoskeletons, it acts like little knifes, puncturing the outer protective layer, this causes them to dehydrate and die)...

My other suggestion would to do the shaving removal and DE first thing early in the morning.  LEAVE the horse out all day. See how the DE is working by early afternoon...  BEFORE putting new shavings on.  If the numbers are dropping, mix the DE into the surface of the flooring a little, so its less dusty and apply a nice NEW thick covering of shavings.  THE best bet would be to switch stalls for a few days without adding the new shavings so you can visually see if the ants are gone first>>>>

HOPE this helps!

Answer 9

Use a mix of cinnamon and sugar. The ants will pick up the sugar, along with the cinnamon, and take it back to their queen. Ants can’t digest cinnamon and once the queen dies from not being able to digest the cinnamon the colony will die without her.

Answer 10

get an exterminater and try to kill them, here is my friend,

friend-same as aanngsweetie101,or you could get salty muffin cakes thats always a cure for getting rid of antsjkjkjk

just kidding!!!

Answer 11

CORNMEAL!!!!!! yes that stuff you buy at any food store costco has it in  bulk anyway ants can't digest it and so they explode just from eating it  it works better than any pesticide ( raid ect....) I was amaized when I tried it its awsome and its just powdered corn ( they use cornmeal in some horse cookies) so it won't harm your horse I would put it by his door so he doesn't eat it all on you thinking you where nice enough to leave him a treat. but it will safetly solve your problem

Answer 12

My dad had this problem too. He put some ants from one ant hill to another hill and what they will do is defend their land when you move them and they will die.Or mix HOT water and soap and bleach(Clorox) and mix and they will balloon in their body