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tavernier

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10. Bad year for those tiny ghost ants. They love her wet food.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 12:38 PM

Jul 3

I can’t even keep it on the floor anymore because within seconds 1 million of them are just engulfed in the whole cat dish. I have to keep it up on her kitty play stand so she at least has a chance to eat some before they find it. Truly Nolan comes here year around but in July these particular ants just show up for about three weeks and nothing will get rid of them. But then again I live in the tropics so I guess that’s a trade-off between that and ice and snow. Strangely, they have no interest in her dry food, nor people food. But then again, I don’t keep anything out for longer than it takes to eat it.

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This is what happens when you forget to put the cat food container away. [View all] Ocelot II Jul 3 OP

I would expect nothing less Walleye Jul 3 #1

Dave and Chet are no longer your fourteen pound darlings. Make that eighteen. Polly Hennessey Jul 3 #2

whew. I hope they are really good scavengers to find all those in the nooks, crannies & corners hlthe2b Jul 3 #3

Also don't forget to put the unopened bag away Freddie Jul 3 #4

Been there, done that. Biophilic Jul 3 #5

We have special treats for our cats that are a constant form of hide and seek and open mjvpi Jul 3 #15

I dropped a bowl of dry cat food on the kitchen floor years ago. My two dogs fought the broom for cleanup duty. sinkingfeeling Jul 3 #6

. irisblue Jul 3 #7

"Here, take my advice, I'm not using it" lolol JMCKUSICK Jul 3 #8

I once came home from work to a similar scene Warpy Jul 3 #9

"(Yes, cats snore)" 3catwoman3 Jul 3 #18

I once had a cat, the late lamented Milo, who snored so loudly Ocelot II Saturday #21

Bad year for those tiny ghost ants. They love her wet food. tavernier Jul 3 #10

Bosco, my tabby cat, and Daphne, my standard poodle, work in tandem. Bumbles Jul 3 #11

It tastes better when you've "caught" it. TeaLeaves Jul 3 #12

Booonaza!!!!!! paleotn Jul 3 #13

Well if you didn't starve these poor hungry skin 'n' bone cats, they wouldn't need to steal their own food. Everyone can NBachers Jul 3 #14

Dave and Chet, as in The NBC Evening "Mews"? Clever names! yonder Jul 3 #16

Ssscccooorrreeee!!!! mwmisses4289 Jul 3 #17

I'm laughing at your "hoovering up" terminology. 3catwoman3 Jul 3 #19

If I hadn't swept most of it up I can't imagine how much they might have eaten Ocelot II Jul 3 #20