Hi Gang, In my new house I discovered a big pile of ants today right where my outdoor enclosure is suppose to go! They look just like regular house kind of ants. Not real big or real small. I was clearing some left over shingles and they were all over. How can I get rid of them without contaminating the ground? I was going to enclose this area for the ferrets playground because it already has a wooden base where the previous owners had a playground. It has no grass, just bark. Any ideas would be grateful. I am below the snow line and it freezes here maybe 10 times a winter. Now for the Fundraiser and new furchild product. As some of you know I am the fundraising chair for our club, West Coast Ferrets. We rescue and transport ferrets to safety out of state by DFG permit A lady in our club, Nancy, has designed an awesome new potty box! Oh yeah, you say. But really, it requires no litter and REALLY cuts down on the mess. They are patent pending. Here is a link to her website <http://www.ferretoasis.com/> . Nancy has been witnessing the struggle that I have been having raising funds and has agreed to help us AND other ferret entities, including SOS. She is going to donate a portion of her proceeds to help us, SOS and the ferret legalization effort. I know what the percentages are. Lets' just say they are beyond generous. So, if you need a great product and want to help at the same time go check out her website and do both at once. She sells on E-bay also. I hope all your fur kids are doing great. Mine are pretty tired of me gone to the new house all day long and half the night. It has been quite a project. I have the new floors all in now and we have hot water. Ceilings are complete & 75% of the interior painting is finished. Just one more plumbing problem to troubleshoot. New HVAC is next. I have to stop working on the house for 3 weeks because of traveling but hopefully we will be in the new digs by Thanksgiving! Give me those Ant get rid of tips! Thanks, Mary Jo [Posted in FML 5758]