The cats didn’t seem to bothered by it — in fact Turbo sat a few feet away watching his food dish, seemingly fascinated. I, however, was angry about all the wasted cat food. Really it was only a cup or so but I didn’t feel like messing with the ants and ended up just dumping the whole thing in a garbage sack and tying it up tight.

Determined not to have this happen again, we sprayed out in the garage and around the door as best we could, and I got creative with the pet food dishes. I didn’t want to have to spray or sprinkle anything around the dishes, and the easiest solution I came up with was resting their food dish inside another dish filled partly with water (similar to this). The ants couldn’t get through the water, and though we never had another line coming in through the door again, it did manage to catch and keep away a few wanderers.

There are now similar contraptions on the market, like this all-in-one dish from Amazon, or this, but I prefer keeping things simple!

Have you ever had an ant problem with your pet food? How did you handle it?

[image: amazon]

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Keep Ants Out of Your Pets’ Food

In addition to the fly problem, we are letting out all of the cool air that our energy efficient home works so hard to retain. I finally refused to turn on the air conditioner, just to cool all of the high desert. We are now sweating it out in an 82 degree house, all because my kids refuse to remember to shut the door. Yes, I suppose I could make them do the “open and close the door twenty times” activity, but then I would be doing that all day long. That activity works fine for a family with one or two kids, but seven? Not gonna happen. I seriously need to come up with a way for my kids to get the message that the door needs to stay closed at all times. Marye, I could really use your help, here!

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SHUT… THE… DOOR!