Does this seal out ants? I did away with my salt shaker because ants would always crawl in and die. :o)
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Ants can crawl through very, very small crevices and there is no way this box would keep an ant out if it wanted in. You would have to have some kind of seal on these to ensure ants didn't get in. Having said that - I've never known an ant to go after salt. That's a new one. My experience has been that salt is pretty safe when it comes to pests and this is tight enough to keep anything bigger than an ant out anyway.
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I haven't had it for long and don't have ants in my home so have not have any problems. However it doesn't have a seal on it but fits snug.
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I've never found one in my salt box, nor ever an issue with ants in my salt shakers. We only have ants in Spring, right about now and we're able to get rid of them easily.
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Yes it does. I lived in an apartment where ants would crawl all over anything edible, but I never found one in this salt box.
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I don't really know if ants can get in , as I don't have ants, but I really like it and it seems to stay closed nicely.
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I've honestly never had problems with ants getting into my salt shakers. They usually head straight for the cat's dish. But to answer your question, this box closes pretty tightly. The top "swings" around on a pivot, and there appears to be either a magnet or something that sort of "catches" when you swing it back. It's not airtight, I don't think, but it keeps the salt in good shape.
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Very unlikely that ants could get in the bamboo box. It seals very well. I don't have ants in the kitchen, so I won't say a definite yes, but I am pretty sure the box will keep ants out. BTW, I have 2 of these, one for fancy black salt, and one for everyday grey salt. I also got a ceramic salt mill for a much coarser pink Himalayan salt to grind over served food. I love them all!
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I've not had "ant season" yet, but might I suggest some diatomaceous earth mixed in and maybe sprinkled around. It will kill the ants and they tend to avoid anything that kills them. But...I'm not going to continue to use this because of the dust. IT's a cloud each time I scoop. I'm trying to find a combo of corn and other litter to see if I can find the right mix on my own.
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I have never had any problems with ants getting into this. It seals well enough to keep the odor in - so I have to believe it definitely can keep ants out. Hope this is helpful.
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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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Yes it does have more moisture. It will come out of a regular shaker but I find putting it in a container with a pop off lid works better as it does get clogged sometimes. It may not clog enough to annoy you but I always had to pound it off of something to break the salt up to use it.
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I didn't try it w/fire ants-put a dab of this gel in the apartment once( 2/3 of one tube), all pesky roaches were gone in one week!! Our apt manager then bought the rest of our supply because nothing they used seemed to really work. On fire ants the stuff from Walmart w/a fire ant pic on it-the instructions say wet the granules after putting in and around the mound but I seem to get better luck not wetting it.....does Amazon sell fire ant killer?
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I had ants marching from behind a kitchen cabinet. They were heading in two different directions. I located where they were coming out from behind the cabinet. I ran a bead of Terro so they could not come out without walking thru it. The ants walked thru it, and about 2 hours later they were all over the wall. The next day they were all gone. Have not seen another one in over 43 months.
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No. It is just the plastic bait station. However, you really don't need much in it, just enough to cover the bottom. Helpful hint: I mixed my InTice granules sometimes with a few teaspoons of sugar or sometimes with finely crushed peanuts, to change up, as I've been told ants love sugar and protein. It drew them to it quickly and in about a week, my ant issue was non existant. The lids snap on tight but check the stations every couple of weeks especially after heavy rain to ensure the granules did not get wet and cake up from being knocked over or dug up by bigger things! If so, dump it and replace with fresh material. The bottle lasted me a few months and I have 12 stations. Good luck! No. It is just the plastic bait station. However, you really don't need much in it, just enough to cover the bottom. Helpful hint: I mixed my InTice granules sometimes with a few teaspoons of sugar or sometimes with finely crushed peanuts, to change up, as I've been told ants love sugar and protein. It drew them to it quickly and in about a week, my ant issue was non existant. The lids snap on tight but check the stations every couple of weeks especially after heavy rain to ensure the granules did not get wet and cake up from being knocked over or dug up by bigger things! If so, dump it and... » Read More No. It is just the plastic bait station. However, you really don't need much in it, just enough to cover the bottom. Helpful hint: I mixed my InTice granules sometimes with a few teaspoons of sugar or sometimes with finely crushed peanuts, to change up, as I've been told ants love sugar and protein. It drew them to it quickly and in about a week, my ant issue was non existant. The lids snap on tight but check the stations every couple of weeks especially after heavy rain to ensure the granules did not get wet and cake up from being knocked over or dug up by bigger things! If so, dump it and replace with fresh material. The bottle lasted me a few months and I have 12 stations. Good luck! « Show Less
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I use the same salt that I use in my home Morton's System Saver, it seems to be the cleanest. On a different note the softener is an excellent unit. Merry Christmas!
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I use mine in a regular shaker and add a little rice to it help with the moisture and helps it to shake out easier. I doesn't shake out quite as easily as regular table salt, but the rice in it helps a LOT.
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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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I live in Florida, but in real warm humid weather, the AC is always on. I use the fine ground Celtic Sea Salt in my salt shaker, but I need to "bang" it on my hand to get it moving! I don't fill it completely full since it is not a sealed shaker. The nutrients would probably be more effective if it were sealed. I don't have a problem with the top getting clogged up.
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The original version of this product killed them. The label says it does but the recent EPA guidelines forces Terro to create a less toxic blend of chemicals. This means it doesn't kill Ants anymore, they just find another route out of their colony. If you have a fire ant colony, this will keep them from coming out the entrance you spread it on, but they'll most likely just move the entrance a few feet or a few meters. To eradicate, you may need a homemade solution that is less environmentally friendly. I've sprinkled this dust directly on carpenter ants and fire ants outside the colony. Both didn't like it, but they ultimately survived and so did the colony I tried to block entrance to. This is more for taking care of the areas where they force a huge mountain of dirt onto your lawn, than for dealing with the reason it got put there.
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None of our ants have died yet (since xmas) but is my understanding that the dead ants will be moved to the top by other ants, then I will have to remove them, I am not sure if that is the case yet but will let you know...
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Empty out the salt and wash it out thouroughly, during the hot months the salt will get moist and not grind thru, best to just use a regular saltshaker with dried rice mixed in with the salt to absorb moisture and yu never have that problem
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damiboo, I'd have to say there is no way for ants to get in, so long as you don't let any get in while the lid is off. Mine seems to be airtight when lid is screwed on, so ant proof also. If you are storing the vault where no pets or kids will be roaming, you could spray a bug killing product around, but not touching the vault to make a anti-insect perimeter (picture a castle with a moat around it).
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No - I used about 2" of the tube output to kill what seemed like 1k ants. I have 99% of the tubes still left. But for the small cost of the four pack, it's still an insane deal..even if I never use any more ;-)