{"id":181395,"date":"2018-01-08T10:32:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T00:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petcloud.com.au\/d\/how-to-keep-ants-out-of-pet-food\/"},"modified":"2021-06-27T17:35:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T07:35:25","slug":"how-to-keep-ants-out-of-pet-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petcloud.com.au\/d\/blog\/how-to-keep-ants-out-of-pet-food\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Keep Ants Out Of Pet Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pet food is a renowned attractor of ants. However, if you own (or are caring for) a cat or dog that doesn&#8217;t want to woof down their entire meal in seconds then you have no other choice but to leave it on the floor for them where ants may make their way to it.<\/p>\n<p>Put the pet&#8217;s food bowl inside a large tray filled with water. 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