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I recently became the hostess of a host of ants. Now, the exterminator is coming next week. But I have a problem.
A few weeks ago, I decided that rather than being upset about having ants in my room, they would become my pets. Like watching rats in the tracks from a subway platform, I sit on the edge of my bed watching them crawl about. They are my personal ant farm.
How do you make something your pet? By naming them.
So I have called my ants names. I call them names, after my aunts. The babies are Ant Devora, the medium sized are Ant Pesya and the big ones are Great Ant Jennifer. I have not asked my ants (nor aunts) for their opinion on the matter.
What should I do? The exterminator is coming next week and I will sorely miss my industrious aunty ants.
Replace them with a non-pesty pet. Maybe a lizard or something, in case the ants come back.
A tarantula!
That would eat them up. Then you can call it Tarantula Devorah or something.
Cancel the exterminator, save the pets and don’t let your aunts know about the ants carrying their names.
None are named after the above gentleman?
Why don’t you name them Shira?
“I recently became the hostess of a host of ants. Now, the exterminator is coming next week. But I have a problem.”
Yes you have a problem. You are wrong for calling the exterminator. You are the hostess of the host, so the ants are not your guests. You need to work this out with the host.
I also watch rats in the subway. I never thought that was normal, but maybe it is
Are you halachically allowed to exterminate them?
Is it Purim again?
Get a cats. and small animals that eat bugs.
Yes, get a cat to eat the ants. And a dog to take care of the cat. And a stick…
I don’t know if you want to go down that road. It can get dangerous.
Well you can always call off the exterminator or just get a real ant farm. Why the heck do you watch the rats and why the heck would you want ants in your room? Uch eew gross yuck.
I had an ant problem a few weeks ago. I put down powder around where I thought they were coming from and they have not been seen since. Better than an exterminator
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