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    Torah613Torah
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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.

    #984305
    OneOfMany
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    Replace them with a non-pesty pet. Maybe a lizard or something, in case the ants come back.

    #984306
    popa_bar_abba
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    A tarantula!

    That would eat them up. Then you can call it Tarantula Devorah or something.

    #984307
    yaakov doe
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    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?

    #984308
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    Why don’t you name them Shira?

    #984309
    squeak
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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.”

    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.

    #984310
    stanleyc
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    I also watch rats in the subway. I never thought that was normal, but maybe it is

    #984311
    ED IT OR
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    Are you halachically allowed to exterminate them?

    #984312
    oomis
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    Is it Purim again?

    #984313
    👑RebYidd23
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    Get a cats. and small animals that eat bugs.

    #984314
    popa_bar_abba
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    Yes, get a cat to eat the ants. And a dog to take care of the cat. And a stick…

    #984315
    HaLeiVi
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    I don’t know if you want to go down that road. It can get dangerous.

    #984316
    WIY
    Member

    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.

    #984317
    notasheep
    Member

    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

    #984318
    Torah613Torah
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    With thanks to Hashem, I am pleased to announce that my room has been ant-free for 2 months now.

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