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[evanmancini2011]

I want to try to make a floun with talc powder. Should I use rubbing alcohol or something else to mix with the talc powder? I was also wondering what talc powder should I get to use for floun?

And how much talc powder and whatever liquid should I mix together to get the right consistency so ant fall off?

 

Thank You!

Edited by evanmancini2011, September 6 2024 - 4:34 AM.

[rptraut]

Hello evanmancini2011;

 

I don't use either one of these materials as a barrier, but I'll tell you what I do know.   First of all, Fluon is a liquid, similar to the Teflon that keeps food from sticking to frying pans.    I understand that a thin layer, applied to a surface that will be dry, not humid, causes the ants to slip and fall. 

 

Talcum powder is mixed with rubbing alcohol and is wiped on a surface as a barrier.   After the alcohol evaporates, ants slip on the remaining powder.    Perhaps other ant keepers who use this method can elaborate on the proportions and products they use, or you can use the search function to find other posts or threads with that type of information. 

RPT 

[cooIboyJ]

I want to try to make a floun with talc powder. Should I use rubbing alcohol or something else to mix with the talc powder? I was also wondering what talc powder should I get to use for floun?

And how much talc powder and whatever liquid should I mix together to get the right consistency so ant fall off?

 

Thank You!

You can buy any talcum powder you want, and you need to mix it until the consistency is like toothpaste. Then you want to get a cotton ball and smear a one-inch barrier along the inner rim of your outworld. And yes you want to use rubbing alcohol to mix the talcum powder.

 

Hello evanmancini2011;

 

I don't use either one of these materials as a barrier, but I'll tell you what I do know.   First of all, Fluon is a liquid, similar to the Teflon that keeps food from sticking to frying pans.    I understand that a thin layer, applied to a surface that will be dry, not humid, causes the ants to slip and fall. 

 

Talcum powder is mixed with rubbing alcohol and is wiped on a surface as a barrier.   After the alcohol evaporates, ants slip on the remaining powder.    Perhaps other ant keepers who use this method can elaborate on the proportions and products they use, or you can use the search function to find other posts or threads with that type of information. 

RPT 

The ants do not slip on the powder left behind, what happens is the weight of the ant will pull the powder of the wall, and the ant falls with it.

[ANTdrew]

Buy 100% talc powder. This is what I use:
https://www.amazon.c...r,aps,87&sr=8-1
I don’t measure out the ratio with any exactitude. Just make a liquid paste you can paint on. The best analogy I can think of is a slurry thinner than pancake batter.