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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005I wish I had a microphone!
When I sat down at my computer this morning Scout jumped up on to the desk in front of me and lay down. That's not unusual - she likes to be close by... what was out of the ordinary was the volume of her purrs when I scritched her head. She sounded like a motorboat! I wish I had a microphone so you could all hear it :) On another note, does anyone know how to kill off sugarants safely? My computer desk has been invaded! I've been killing the little suckers by hand whenever I see them but it's a losing battle... somebody suggested a bait station but I'm worried that Silver will sniff it out and eat the bat. Help! Also, keep those job-hunting purrs coming please. John had an interview on thursday, but we didn't hear back yet so I guess that one's a 'no'. He's got another one this afternoon... ~Karen aka Kajikit Lover of fine chocolate, fun crafts, and furry felines http://www.kajikitscorner.com *remove 'nospam' to reply purrs for both of you continuing re the job hunt -- re the ants -- I'd suggest an exterminator may be able to find out where they are nesting (hopefully it is outside) and try to get the source; there may also be environmentally friendly exterminators that don't use the chemicals you may be worried about.. If you can find the source of where they're coming from inside you might also be able to erase their scent trails to your desk -- I'm thinking wiping down your desk with some kind of odor-killer. Christine > When I sat down at my computer this morning Scout jumped up on to the > desk in front of me and lay down. That's not unusual - she likes to be [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > http://www.kajikitscorner.com > *remove 'nospam' to reply >purrs for both of you continuing re the job hunt -- re the ants -- I'd >suggest an exterminator may be able to find out where they are nesting [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> somebody suggested a bait station but I'm worried that Silver will >> sniff it out and eat the bat. Help! On one occasion at my mother's house, a line of tiny ants was coming in through a crack between the sink and the wall. I checked outside, and didn't see any ants on the outer surface of the wall, so they were apparently coming up from the basement. I didn't want to put down any sort of poison right next to where food was prepared and dishes were washed, so I put a piece of cellophane tape over the crack. The ants apparently gave up once they found their route was blocked, as they didn't reappear anywhere else in the kitchen. >> Also, keep those job-hunting purrs coming please. John had an >> interview on thursday, but we didn't hear back yet so I guess that >> one's a 'no'. He's got another one this afternoon... Good luck on the job hunt. I recently got a new job, after having had to work just part-time for a year, and having to live partially off of a home-equity loan. The new job pays better than I was making before I had to go part-time, and has medical insurance benefits, which the previous job lacked. I have just completed my second week on the new job, and am enjoying it.  SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >purrs for both of you continuing re the job hunt -- re the ants -- I'd >suggest an exterminator may be able to find out where they are nesting [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >inside you might also be able to erase their scent trails to your desk -- >I'm thinking wiping down your desk with some kind of odor-killer. Wiping down the desk with a cat didn't help... Scout and Silver were both lying on the desk in front of me this morning purring their heads off. They kept wanting to lick it and rubbing themselves on the wood. I'm thinking that they enjoy the smell of formic acid! lol Anyway, the ants are still there... ~Karen aka Kajikit Lover of fine chocolate, fun crafts, and furry felines http://www.kajikitscorner.com *remove 'nospam' to reply -- I'm thinking wiping down your >> desk with some kind of odor-killer. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I'm thinking that they enjoy the smell of formic acid! lol Anyway, the > ants are still there... Putting talcum powder down where you think they are coming in will do for them. Somehow it kills them when they try to cross it. HTH Tweed > -- I'm thinking wiping down your >>> desk with some kind of odor-killer. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > HTH > Tweed LOL! And I can just see little kitty talcum powder paw-prints all over the place. Jill >> -- I'm thinking wiping down your >>>> desk with some kind of odor-killer. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jill You can't have it all ;-) Tweed > Putting talcum powder down where you think they are coming in will do for > them. Somehow it kills them when they try to cross it. Another method is putting cinnamon in their path. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > When I sat down at my computer this morning Scout jumped up on to the > desk in front of me and lay down. That's not unusual - she likes to be [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Answer: Last year for the first time in a very long life, I had an > invasion of those sugar ants. A neighbor told me about ant traps. I bought some and they worked. I blocked them, of course, so the cat could not get to them. So far, so god. MLB > ~Karen aka Kajikit > Lover of fine chocolate, fun crafts, and furry felines > http://www.kajikitscorner.com > *remove 'nospam' to reply Karen AKA Kajikit <kanospamjikit@gmail.com> had some very interesting things to say about I wish I had a microphone!: >Also, keep those job-hunting purrs coming please. John had an >interview on thursday, but we didn't hear back yet so I guess that >one's a 'no'. He's got another one this afternoon... I'd give it at least until Thursday before giving up [I've landed jobs where it took them a week to decide among candidates]. Hope this one goes well, especially since he's giving up a Saturday afternoon for it. Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > When I sat down at my computer this morning Scout jumped up on to the > desk in front of me and lay down. That's not unusual - she likes to be [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > interview on thursday, but we didn't hear back yet so I guess that > one's a 'no'. He's got another one this afternoon... Don't get discouraged about not hearing about the job this soon. Lots of companies wait until they're through with the interview process, make a hiring decision, and get the applicant's acceptance before they'll tell any of the prospects anything. Doesn't make the waiting any easier, but it's common. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe PS. Neither of us have any useful ideas about the ants. >When I sat down at my computer this morning Scout jumped up on to the >desk in front of me and lay down. That's not unusual - she likes to be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >somebody suggested a bait station but I'm worried that Silver will >sniff it out and eat the bat. Help! I once killed some sugar ants accidentally. I didn't have sugar in the sugar bowl; but they thought it was. they ate the Sweet n Low and died of starvation or cancer, who knows which! -- CATherine > >When I sat down at my computer this morning Scout jumped up on to the > >desk in front of me and lay down. That's not unusual - she likes to be [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > sugar bowl; but they thought it was. they ate the Sweet n Low and died > of starvation or cancer, who knows which! ROTFLMAOWTIME!!!! DH came all the way downstairs to see what I thought was so funny!!! Hugs, CatNipped > -- > CATherine > I once killed some sugar ants accidentally. I didn't have sugar in the > sugar bowl; but they thought it was. they ate the Sweet n Low and died > of starvation or cancer, who knows which! > > -- > CATherine That deserved a BW, Catherine. My father worked for Squibb Pharmaceuticals for years (now Bristol Myers Squibb). We grew up on iced tea sweetened with a product called Sweeta. Originally Sweeta was whatever the sweetner that was supposedly found to cause cancer. I can so relate. We have sugar ants as well and I generally use the ant traps covered with a heavy item (sometimes a candle stick) to keep the cats away. I usually bate it some with a little honey to make sure the ant are atracted to it. Julie > When I sat down at my computer this morning Scout jumped up on to the > desk in front of me and lay down. That's not unusual - she likes to be > close by... what was out of the ordinary was the volume of her purrs > when I scritched her head. She sounded like a motorboat! I wish I had > a microphone so you could all hear it :) I got myself a microphone just so I could record Nikki's purring. ;o) Lori kindly posted the file on her website at http://www.possibleplaces.com/Nikki_Purr/ in case you haven't heard it. It's available in the Catslaves files too. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki I've had great results with Liquid Ant Bait. It's at www.gardensalive.com I put down small trays (bottle caps) and the ants belly up and drink their hearts out. And they don't come back. SignatureChristopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com On another note, does anyone know how to kill off sugarants safely? My computer desk has been invaded! I've been killing the little suckers by hand whenever I see them but it's a losing battle... somebody suggested a bait station but I'm worried that Silver will sniff it out and eat the bat. Help! > When I sat down at my computer this morning Scout jumped up on > to the desk in front of me and lay down. That's not unusual - > she likes to be close by... what was out of the ordinary was the > volume of her purrs when I scritched her head. She sounded like > a motorboat! I wish I had a microphone so you could all hear it > :) <G> Rhett has a loud loud purr too. I think he makes up for Bonnie who doesn't purr at all. > On another note, does anyone know how to kill off sugarants > safely? My computer desk has been invaded! I've been killing the > little suckers by hand whenever I see them but it's a losing > battle... somebody suggested a bait station but I'm worried that > Silver will sniff it out and eat the bat. Help! I've had ant problems off and on since I bought this house and the only way I could keep them at bay was to treat the outside. Find and treat ant hills that are close to the house. Treating indoors has done nothing. This year I fear a bad infestation. Rhett bats food around the kitchen floor and as much as I try to clean out his "toys" from under the oven, I know there is a lot more out of my reach. It's going to be bad!! > Also, keep those job-hunting purrs coming please. John had an > interview on thursday, but we didn't hear back yet so I guess > that one's a 'no'. He's got another one this afternoon... Oh no! Well, more job purrs coming John's way. And to all RPCA'rs needing job purrs right now. SignatureCheryl |
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