Can someone tell me about their experience with cleaning and disinfecting this bowl? Don't want to bring it inside if ants are still in it. Update: I ordered it and even with the food living next to a huge ant colony, the ants have been completely thwarted and I've maybe washed out a single ant in my last 1.5 months of use. Pretty amazed. And now I can live in harmony with said ants without committing ant-genocide. Win-win all around. The only weird thing I found once was that a slug managed to find it's way up and under the lip of the exterior rim where I couldn't see it and I managed to grab it with my bare fingers - yuck. It couldn't get at the food, but it was a very unwelcome close encounter. But no ants! Amazed. Can someone tell me about their experience with cleaning and disinfecting this bowl? Don't want to bring it inside if ants are still in it. Update: I ordered it and even with the... » Read More Can someone tell me about their experience with cleaning and disinfecting this bowl? Don't want to bring it inside if ants are still in it. Update: I ordered it and even with the food living next to a huge ant colony, the ants have been completely thwarted and I've maybe washed out a single ant in my last 1.5 months of use. Pretty amazed. And now I can live in harmony with said ants without committing ant-genocide. Win-win all around. The only weird thing I found once was that a slug managed to find it's way up and under the lip of the exterior rim where I couldn't see it and I managed to grab it with my bare fingers - yuck. It couldn't get at the food, but it was a very unwelcome close encounter. But no ants! Amazed. « Show Less
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We have found these pet bowls to be absolutely ant free. We put our cats regular ceramic feeding bowls inside. There is ample room for most feeding bowls. Even though we have a real problem with ants finding their way into most household containers, these bowls have them stymied. Not only do they keep ants out of the food, but also away from the bowls. I have been very pleased with this product
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Rinse with soap and water. The ants can't get in the bowl. It's made so they can't climb up it. The bowls have been great.
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I bring my bowls inside to clean them regularly and have never found an ant inside any of them. If you don't want to bring them inside, you can always take a bucket of hot, soapy water outside and clean them there.
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If there are ants in it maybe hose it off before washing it? Or just wash it outside?I've had a great experience with them until recently - recently found a river of ants in my kitchen and ants in the food dish. I think my petsitter washed the bowls, and I suspect there was still water between the bowl layers, without enough soap to break surface tension - so the ants could literally walk on water. I'm willing to give it another try, just ensuring there's NO water between the bowl layers, as they've worked great up until now.
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Honestly, we've never even had ants attempt to climb inside. It seem to deter ants from even trying...
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Can't understand how you have ants in the bowl. I have had ZERO ants in these bowls since I've had them several months in fire ant country. I simply wash with soapy water and they are as good as new. ZERO ants...ever....
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Didn't do anPything other than apply as directed. Great stuff. We had a moderate infestation but not now. Put it out in all the spots where we had seen roachs. Within a day or so they were dying. Within a week all the big ones had died. Then for the next week or so we say numerous little ones that had hatched. Then they started dying off. Now a couple months later it is rare to see a roach. However I do intend to re-apply in all the places I had before. I will say this, in my 73 years this is absolutely the best roach killing product I have ever used. Use it as directed and it should work for you. It did for me. David Didn't do anPything other than apply as directed. Great stuff. We had a moderate infestation but not now. Put it out in all the spots where we had seen roachs. Within a day or so they were dying. Within a week all the big ones had died. Then for the next week or so we say numerous little ones that had hatched. Then they started dying off. Now a couple months later it is rare to see a roach. However I do intend to re-apply in all the places I had before. I will say this, in my 73 years this is absolutely the best roach killing product I have ever used. Use it as directed and it should work... » Read More Didn't do anPything other than apply as directed. Great stuff. We had a moderate infestation but not now. Put it out in all the spots where we had seen roachs. Within a day or so they were dying. Within a week all the big ones had died. Then for the next week or so we say numerous little ones that had hatched. Then they started dying off. Now a couple months later it is rare to see a roach. However I do intend to re-apply in all the places I had before. I will say this, in my 73 years this is absolutely the best roach killing product I have ever used. Use it as directed and it should work for you. It did for me. David « Show Less
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You might not see any dead roaches but the question is are there any live ones in my case every time I open the silverware drawer there was a roach after using this product I did not see another roach for weeks in my kitchen. The key is the roaches bring the bait to the nest and kill the nest so it is possible they are gone but you don't see any dead ones. Just keep it up for at least a week it'll work
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Randy,I sometimes have the same ant problem but this bread box has never been infested. I have found it to be a great bread. bagel, muffin keeper.
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We were told ants like to search for their food. In other words, if you put it directly in their path, they will avoid it. We put ours on the opposite corner of the house that our infestation was. It seemed to work. I guess we will have to wait for spring to see for sure.
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do not clean to often, I clean the bowl after each use, otherwise the rest I only wipe down every couple of uses. Its not like an oven which you need to keep spotless but more like a bar b que pit where the sidewalls and floor only need to be scraped or wiped occasionally .
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Maybe there are different types of ants in different parts of the country, but the ants I had didn't touch this at all. I would literally watch them veer around it. The only way they would go for it is if I mashed it into something I knew they liked, like boiled egg yolk or tuna or peanut butter. Then they would eat it, but I think it was too diluted by then to do the trick. (I never was able to get rid of the problem on my own, despite being obsessed with trying everything I could for a couple of months. I finally called pest control company.)
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Of the 60 ants that we received about six weeks ago, only a couple have died. It seems that the other ants move them to a corner of ant farm to make a graveyard. They go on with their other activities. Opening the top to let O2 in makes them very active, and one time a few escaped. I may have pinched one when I closed the top, and this may have contributed to one ant's early demise. At this point, I'm not sure if an ant will die here and there or if the entire colony will expire at some end point.
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I used this product for getting rid of ants in my kitchen...and it worked incredibly well! I have no more ants and its been about 6 months now .
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I love this item. I have not had any trouble with ants but I have not had any in the house since I bought it. I keep it in a corner of my kitchen. I put small bags of dog food in the large container and biscuits in the small top one. They seem to seal well.
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i used it twice and sent it back immediately...in my opinion it was horrible and it did not deliver as promised...food was absolutely terrible! I believe it said everything is dishwasher safe, i don't remember now...but i washed things by hand and just packed it up and shipped it back...HORRIBLE! plus it's big and bulky and an eye sore....but more importantly, food was AWFUL. good luck
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It is a bit annoying. But you should be removing the bowls and cleaning off the top of it at least once a day anyways because it is wood and you don't want it to get waterlogged. I wrote a review about this before, if you're going to put food in there make sure that it's in a container because the water will drop down from the bowls and the food will grow mold, just an f.y.i. Product is definitely aesthetically pleasing but a little maintenance is required.
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I placed mine in the dishwasher once without the temperature knob and it came out and is still working fine. I would highly recommend turning off any drying options on your dishwasher. Also, my water may not quite be at sterilizing levels. It came out clean, but I'm reading other reviews now to see how many other people have successfully dishwashed it.
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Not to disinfection by boiling. You can put the bowl turning in hot water, don't let chuck touched the hot water.As for the water, I do not know the exact temperature.What I used is relatively hot.
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Hello- I bought two of them. One of the gaskets fell off of one of them, but I have never had any ants get into either of mine. They are in an area in the garage where they could have ants if the lid did not work properly. It's a great dog food container!
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It's not recommended for inside use without taking proper precautions. I've found if you take care of the ant problem outside you shouldn't have ants inside. If you do, you could spray with a product safe to use indoors. I wouldn't think you would need to spray after a rain unless it rained immediately after spraying. If you have a return of ants after some time has passed since spraying you may have to spray again. You didn't indicate what kind of ants you have. That can influence the method of control you use. The use of a bait that the ants carry back to the nest is quite helpful also. Hope this helps. It's not recommended for inside use without taking proper precautions. I've found if you take care of the ant problem outside you shouldn't have ants inside. If you do, you could spray with a product safe to use indoors. I wouldn't think you would need to spray after a rain unless it rained immediately after spraying. If you have a return of ants after some time has passed since spraying you may have to spray again. You didn't indicate what kind of ants you have. That can influence the method of control you use. The use of a bait that the ants carry back to the nest is quite helpful also.... » Read More It's not recommended for inside use without taking proper precautions. I've found if you take care of the ant problem outside you shouldn't have ants inside. If you do, you could spray with a product safe to use indoors. I wouldn't think you would need to spray after a rain unless it rained immediately after spraying. If you have a return of ants after some time has passed since spraying you may have to spray again. You didn't indicate what kind of ants you have. That can influence the method of control you use. The use of a bait that the ants carry back to the nest is quite helpful also. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Cockroaches are hard to kill. They hide in walls or the inner workings of old appliances. They eat anything (including each other). If you have an active infestation, it will take time to clear them out. To get rid of the bugs, you need to apply the powder (a light dusting is good) to areas the bugs are likely to cross over. The kitchen is likely to be a hot spot because they tend to nest in areas where they have found food in the past. Don't breath the dust when you apply it, but don't worry about putting it around food prep areas. It is safe to eat. If you dust your floors, leave it on the floor for at least a few hours. If you vacuum it up, reapply it in about a week. The dust won't harm the eggs. They can hatch a new generation later, which is why it is important to reapply. When you find a dead bug, flush it down the toilet. If it is carrying fertile eggs, they can still hatch after the adult dies. When you go a couple of weeks without seeing the little buggers, you can dust around the perimeter of the floors and counters from time to time. That should discourage them from moving back in. Persistence is the key here. Good luck! Hope to hear that this works for you. One side note. If you are going to vacuum this up after applying it to your floor, try to dust lightly. A little goes a long way and I have heard from others that too much in an area is not good for your vacuum.