Are you a Tarantula hobbyist? If so, we invite you to join our community! Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your pets and enclosures and chat with other Tarantula enthusiasts. Sign up today!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jess S" data-source="post: 163942" data-attributes="member: 29302">Ants are definitely capable of killing a molting t or even a healthy one, if their numbers are great enough.There is a thread on here somewhere with lots of tips on how to get rid of ants.You need to eliminate all the ants in the enclosures first, then find out where they are emerging from and plug up that entry point or points.Some people place the T's enclosure on 'stilts' over a shallow dish containing water or vegetable oil. The ants drown in that and never get to climb into the enclosure.</blockquote>