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Ok, I found a thread about people with ant problems and they suggested putting the food in a larger dish surrounded by water And/or also sprinkling food grade DE around the feeding area.
I planned to use DE.
I originally bought some SweetPDZ, but after reading the bag, it says it's not for consumption by humans or animals.
Therefore, I am going to head to the feed store shortly and see if they carry food grade DE.
I'm gonna go out right now and do the food/water dish trick.
Sadly, i don't think they are eating their normal food yet.
I put out the feed with only half a spoon of cracked corn. I can't tell if they made a dent in it or not. It's right where they lay down on the bank of the pond.
I then went back to the pet store and bought 12 large crickets and dumped 6 of them in the bowl. the bowl is pretty high like 3 inches, so it's hard for the crickets to get out unless they realize they just have to jump out, which they don't.
I checked a short while later and the ducks seem to have eaten them at least.
Also, they as usual ate the 10 or 12 tiny goldfish pellets i tossed in the pond.
At least they are eating something, although I don't think this is a very good diet for them.
I am just hoping they are still very nervous about their new home. This will barely be their 2nd full day in there.
Again, thank you for everyone reading my thread and replying to my questions.
Oh yeah! I also bought that pump system I mentioned a post above. I got it all ready to place out there, but i need to cut into the sight barrier or mesh. I would rather cut into the wooden boards, but i could always use zip ties on the mesh i guess. I bought a 50 or 100 pack of them earlier. Either way, I gotta figure out a way to cover or patch the hole so they can't get through, but i only need a certain amount for the hoses and power cord to go through.
I'm going to get a second opinion on that from my father in law. We still need to make a little shed/house for them and i wanted to make one for their food to be covered.
The hurricane missed us, but we are still getting a lot of rain bands still, so it's raining pretty hard all week.
I rigged up a temporary roof over a small part of the aviary, like where they like to sit on the edge of the pond and to more importantly keep their food dry.
I'm gonna go get some 2'x4' treated plywood boards and i will have more area that i can cover with them.
I planned to use DE.
I originally bought some SweetPDZ, but after reading the bag, it says it's not for consumption by humans or animals.
Therefore, I am going to head to the feed store shortly and see if they carry food grade DE.
I'm gonna go out right now and do the food/water dish trick.
Sadly, i don't think they are eating their normal food yet.
I put out the feed with only half a spoon of cracked corn. I can't tell if they made a dent in it or not. It's right where they lay down on the bank of the pond.
I then went back to the pet store and bought 12 large crickets and dumped 6 of them in the bowl. the bowl is pretty high like 3 inches, so it's hard for the crickets to get out unless they realize they just have to jump out, which they don't.
I checked a short while later and the ducks seem to have eaten them at least.
Also, they as usual ate the 10 or 12 tiny goldfish pellets i tossed in the pond.
At least they are eating something, although I don't think this is a very good diet for them.
I am just hoping they are still very nervous about their new home. This will barely be their 2nd full day in there.
Again, thank you for everyone reading my thread and replying to my questions.
Oh yeah! I also bought that pump system I mentioned a post above. I got it all ready to place out there, but i need to cut into the sight barrier or mesh. I would rather cut into the wooden boards, but i could always use zip ties on the mesh i guess. I bought a 50 or 100 pack of them earlier. Either way, I gotta figure out a way to cover or patch the hole so they can't get through, but i only need a certain amount for the hoses and power cord to go through.
I'm going to get a second opinion on that from my father in law. We still need to make a little shed/house for them and i wanted to make one for their food to be covered.
The hurricane missed us, but we are still getting a lot of rain bands still, so it's raining pretty hard all week.
I rigged up a temporary roof over a small part of the aviary, like where they like to sit on the edge of the pond and to more importantly keep their food dry.
I'm gonna go get some 2'x4' treated plywood boards and i will have more area that i can cover with them.