I used to live in the desert where ants of various kinds tried to invade & share my house from time to time. I found a "pet, children & kitchen-safe spray" that
was the best thing I've ever used. Non-aerosol, btw. That was some years ago & sadly it disappeared from the market...the innocuous ingredients included rosemary
and wintergreen oils that smelled wonderful to me but not only did the ants die, they NEVER returned...they were thoroughly offended. I used it on my floors where
they entered. I am dead-set against most pesticides (literally a last resort) and at the time I had a house full of snakes, way more than you do now, & dogs too, but
pesticides sure aren't healthy for us either. I would also suggest trying diatomaceous earth, or boric acid powder (sold for roach & ant control...it's one of the safer
products: https://draxe.com/boric-acid/ )
Please avoid aerosols for your sake as well as your snakes. I know how determined & dangerous ants can be* but do avoid going "nuclear".
*The ants (in that desert house) once killed a native gecko I was keeping (it only took a few & they were really after his mealworms) and they also ate holes
in a new blouse I had hanging up in a doorway to try on...they marched up the door-frame & down the hanger!- apparently the fabric sizing was tasty?
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