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Rabbits and Ants

organicway
15 years ago

Good afternoon all.

I had a buck and doe. The doe was bread to early (not intentional) and died. but for some reason we had a problem with ants coming into the cage and when the doe gave birth the young(still born) were covered with ants. Since then, I have a new doe and she is old enough for breeding.

I will be breeding her shortly and knowing the ant issue before, I would like to head this off at the pass. Sorry for the cliche.

Any who, any thoughts on keeping the ants away from the cage? The cage is 4'x8' with three separate sections for the buck, doe and young. The cage is set on 4 CMU (cinder) blocks for ground clearance and cleaning. The cage is outdoors.

I've tried laying house ant barrier around the cmu but they still walked right up the blocks to the rabbits. The ants are typically not a problem accept when the young were born.

I'd appreciate any good suggestions.

Thanks.-WD

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