AmberLops Rabbitry Journal

Senile_Texas_Aggie said:

Kroger was my favorite grocery store to shop in when we resided in Warner Robins, GA, and in McKinney, TX. Alas, the nearest Kroger to us now is 45 miles away!

Miss @Baymule is our resident expert on fire ants, including the correct Texas pronunciation. Maybe she can weigh in here.



I hope you swing by here on your way through!

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I would love to! We could all have a big Texas get together
@Baymule what is the correct 'Texas pronunciation' for fire ants?
The kroger i shop at is almost 75 miles away and i thought it was close!

Fire ants.....in Texan (a whole 'nother language) the pronunciation is FAHR AINTS.

As soon as you are bitten by fahr aints, run cold water over the bites. It helps take the sting out and I think (have no proof) that it washes some of the venom away. For the pain of the bites afterwards, and for almost all stings and insect bites for that matter, I use aloe vera gel with lidocaine, found in the sunburn products.

AmberLops said:

The kroger i shop at is almost 75 miles away and i thought it was close!

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75 miles to a grocery store? Where do you live? On the butt end of nowhere?

I wish we had a Kroger. We have Brookshires and their headquarters is in Tyler, so no competition. Walmart and Aldi's is the only other choice.

Baymule said:

Fire ants.....in Texan (a whole 'nother language) the pronunciation is FAHR AINTS.

As soon as you are bitten by fahr aints, run cold water over the bites. It helps take the sting out and I think (have no proof) that it washes some of the venom away. For the pain of the bites afterwards, and for almost all stings and insect bites for that matter, I use aloe vera gel with lidocaine, found in the sunburn products.



75 miles to a grocery store? Where do you live? On the butt end of nowhere?

I wish we had a Kroger. We have Brookshires and their headquarters is in Tyler, so no competition. Walmart and Aldi's is the only other choice.

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Good to know! Thank you...I've been pouring alcohol on it every chance I get...seems to help. I've never been bitten by 'fahr aints' so it's a new experience for me...just like those dang hornets

And yep, I live in the definition of 'middle of nowhere' There's a Walmart and TSC 30 miles one way...then there's a piggly wiggly 35 miles the other way...but no actual grocery store near me. But it's nice and quiet out here

Quiet is good!

The best thing I've found for Fire Ants is Martins Surrender Fire Ant Killer.

I don't know if anything will ever kill all of them but we went from having big hills everywhere to something more manageable. It stinks something awful.

GOING TO THE FAIR TODAY!!!
I'm super excited to see the rabbit show and all the other animals! Plus they have tons of exhibits for jams/jellies and crafts! Should be a blast
Weather today is 90 with a breeze, the past 2 days have been hot but pretty nice with the wind.
I'm hoping for shaved ice, snow cones or something cold to numb my darn wisdom tooth...I have 2 in but this 3rd just wants to cause problems.

The rabbits are all doing well, they're happy that it's cooling off and they're doing so much better with their new electrolyte/probiotic/vitamin water. And @GypsyG i'm blaming you for this one...my rabbits are now addicted to bananas and it's all your fault
I feed them pellets, they just look at their bowls and put their little paws up on the bars of the cage...staring at me. I give them oats and they do the same thing...they don't stop until I give them bananas!! Now they've decided pellets don't taste as good as they used to... spoiled bunnies.
Hope everyone has a great day, stay cool!

AmberLops said:

I'm hoping for shaved ice, snow cones or something cold to numb my darn wisdom tooth...I have 2 in but this 3rd just wants to cause problems.

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Are you going to have that look at? By the dentist, looking at it yourself doesn't count.
In the mean time, gargle with salt water often. If it's infected, salt water will help heal it.

It's hot, freeze the bananas!

RollingAcres said:

Are you going to have that look at? By the dentist, looking at it yourself doesn't count.
In the mean time, gargle with salt water often. If it's infected, salt water will help heal it.

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A dentist? Nah...It's fine I'm gargling every day with salt water and peroxide.
I thought I knew a thing or 2 about teeth...cleaning and pulling dog/cat teeth is part of what I do for a living

Baymule said:

It's hot, freeze the bananas!

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Didn't even think of that...i'll freeze some tonight!