/Dooks all. I have the worst ant problem and I am at my wits end. I have used peppermint oil(the aromic kind not baking peppermint). It has helped somewhat but the ants seem to still find a way in and around my ferrets food dishes. They are also plaguing my entire house even though I keep my place clean and most of the food in airtight containers; and again, they keep on coming. I really need help. I have read other posts and cannot afford an exterminator since it would cost between $300-400. I have been searching the archives here and the FHL to find the mixture that is boric acid and sugar so I can spread it outside around the perimeter of the house. I hope someone can help me with this mixture or some other way to rid my place of ants once and for all. It's bad enough I have to live with the ants but when they invade my ferrets and pet rats food & cages, it irritates me to no end...so please help me if you can. Thanks in advance Sincerely, Linda and my 4 fuzzbutts/ -- */*********************************************************************** /**/Dooks/**/ from me & my ferrets--Tacoma , Kodo, Dakota & Cheyenne....my weasel loves Ferret grandma to Loki and Vivi....missing Jamocha, Fria and Duke at Rainbow Bridge /**/"Ferrets leave tiny little paw prints on our hearts"/** **/Ratties/**/--Jacy, Topher, Dundee, Austin , Geo, Tobe and Bo...missing Ash at Rainbow Bridge /************************************************************************ /Visit my daughter & her fiance's ferret web site at <http://www.hideyhole.org/>/ [Posted in FML issue 5325]