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Dennis Carr - 24 Dec 2004 06:21 GMT

Not sure if this has been asked before, but here it is.

I have cockroaches. Living cat toys, sort of. But, I want to eradicate
them.

Now, my momma told me that borax is effective against roaches, but I can't
seem to turn up anything straight about using it with a house of two cats.
It *seems* to be generally nontoxic unless I add it to the food - which is
a bad idea thusly.

A little advice here?

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Sherry - 24 Dec 2004 16:00 GMT

>Not sure if this has been asked before, but here it is.
>
>I have cockroaches. Living cat toys, sort of. But, I want to eradicate
>them.

I've heard borax is very toxic to cats, but like yousaid, if they ingest it.
The trick would be to distribute the powder where the cats can't get to it. Not
that they'd want to eat it, but you never know what they're going to do with
something new around.

Sherry

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Iain Halder - 28 Dec 2004 09:01 GMT

If you do distribute the powder then it may be a good idea to make
sure they cannot walk on it. If they get it on their paws and try
grooming they may well accidentally ingest the stuff.

Iain.H

>>Not sure if this has been asked before, but here it is.
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MaryL - 25 Dec 2004 14:55 GMT

> Not sure if this has been asked before, but here it is.
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> A little advice here?

Borax can be deadly to cats (as well as to Roaches). Therefore, it is
important to limit its use to locations where your cat *cannot possibly*
come into contact with it. For example, you could carefully place some in
the little crevice behind some wallboards or trim. Exterminators often
spray into locations like that.

MaryL

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PawsForThought - 26 Dec 2004 01:34 GMT

>From: "MaryL" carstan101@yahoo.comTAKE-OUT-THE-LITTER

>Borax can be deadly to cats (as well as to Roaches). Therefore, it is
>important to limit its use to locations where your cat *cannot possibly*
>come into contact with it. For example, you could carefully place some in
>the little crevice behind some wallboards or trim. Exterminators often
>spray into locations like that.

Or you could try some diatomaceous earth (food grade only). It's said to be
quite good at controlling insects including roaches and isn't toxic like borax.
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Dennis Carr - 26 Dec 2004 17:37 GMT

> Or you could try some diatomaceous earth (food grade only). It's said
> to be quite good at controlling insects including roaches and isn't
> toxic like borax.

That said, where can I get the dia&c earth?

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PawsForThought - 26 Dec 2004 22:33 GMT

>From: Dennis Carr bogususer@chez-vrolet.net

>That said, where can I get the dia&c earth?

I ordered mine on line. Just make sure you get the food grade and not pool
grade.
Try this:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=diatomaceous+earth

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