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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Martin Oosthuysen" data-source="post: 37033" data-attributes="member: 1070">HelloAnt are not only attracted to actual bait,but also to the scent etc. They will send out SCOUTS in search of food,then signal others to help. What you also could have missed,bolus isn't easy detectable since it sometimes resembles substrate so indeed could have caused the ant frenzy.As for ant traps,I would suggest studying more in this to see if it gives of toxins since it won't be in the T's enclosure but outside. I don't have a problem like that,if I do I just clean out the whole enclosure keeping the T safely in another container. As for DKS,some say it is just a myth. When a T does funny not before seen things,we tend to think the worst first. I do not attack this,since you just care for your animals well being. The weird leg movement, could just be a normal yet not a lot seen behaviour. As for moving around more after rehousing, he or she is just checking out the enclosure.</blockquote>