Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets?

RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By Selena (Guest Post) (10/25/2008) Boric Acid is safe for pets in low amounts. There are even some "pet wipes" for cleaning animals that contain low amounts (2%) of boric acid. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By Dot (Guest Post) (05/30/2008) Take a look at this linke and determine for yourself. http://devinefarm.net/rp/rpboric.htm Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By Sandy (Guest Post) (12/24/2007) When using boric acid as a treatment for pests, how could it be any worse than the other alternatives? I would rather use a product with one ingredient that I can research than one with multiple ingredients that only chemists understand. Boric acid has been used for centuries with success, so why use some other man-made product. Anyway, what in our environment isn't bad for us? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By ken (Guest Post) (08/03/2007) This will kill your animals, dogs , cats etc. Dont beleive what they say, ever, Their product will kill roaches? The hardest living creature to dispose of ? Think really hard about that. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By time (Guest Post) (08/03/2007) I would be concerned using it in the powder form because dogs sniff everything. They can smell around and get it up their very sensitive noses. So far I don't see anyone answering the original question. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post by scruggle (28) | (06/08/2006) Profile | Contact I just wanted to add that I found a recipe for ROACH and SILVERFISH bait from Boric Acid: Roach Bait: 1/4 c shortening 1/8 c sugar 8 oz powdered Boric Acid 1/2 c flour, water Mix shortening and sugar until creamy. Mix boric acid and flour together. Combine the two mixtures and pour enough water to make a dough. Place balls around the house where roaches are and they will eat it and die. I also found out that it still works after it dries up into a hard ball! SILVERFISH: 1 c oatmeal, ground to flour in blender 1/2 tsp granulated sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp Boric Acid Mix well and place in shallow containers near hiding spots. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post by susanmajp (801) | (06/08/2006) Profile | Contact Thanks everyone for the posts, especially Allison for the site of the fact sheet. This mixture has been a God-send for these tiny ants that come into my house every spring. I'm now using it outside to help clear some other anthills out. I absolutely love this site--everyone is so knowledgable and helpful. Thanks again. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By Grandma Margie (Guest Post) (06/06/2006) I find it at the grocery store in the same area you will find band aids, aspirin, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol and things of that type. It's called boric acid powder and a small 4 oz jar will cost around $4.00 in this area. I use it in small quantities and it lasts a long time. The boric acid powder/sugar/water mixture is the only thing in 30 years that has stopped my ant problem by about 95%! Occasionally a few will wander in. I mix up their little treat and in a few days they are GONE! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post by camo_angels (660) | (06/06/2006) Profile | Contact Where do you buy it? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By carla bledsoe (Guest Post) (06/06/2006) i don't see why you would have to keep the animals away from it. they won't eat it unless it has been mixed with some food product to bait bugs (like sugar) MOST of the warnings on natural substances are to cover their legal matters. you've heard the saying "here's your sign"? those warnings are for the people that eat toothpaste and then sue the company for not telling them not to eat toothpaste! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By Allison (Guest Post) (06/06/2006) http://www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticides/factsheets/Boric%20Acid.pdf There's a link that will tell you a lot of information about boric acid. It's a PDF file. Basically it says its safe to use in your home and only very large ingested quantities will harm your pet. I know a lot of people mention reading the warnings on the bottle. That's fine, but you need to remember companies put those warnings on there for themselves, not for you. They don't want to get sued if something goes terribly wrong with your use of the product. They can just say, "well, we warned you." So the warnings probably make things sound worse than they really are. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By Michele (Guest Post) (06/05/2006) I have cats and kids and I use Boric Acid. BUT I use it as a 'paste' from a recipe I looked up here on the Thrifty site. I keep it in a clear bowl with the cotton balls and a tiny hole poked in the side...the recipe calls for wholes in the top of a butter bowl, I used what I had and they wouldn't crawl to the top...so hubby poked a tiny hole in the side and they, ANTS, flocked to it...I do put this in behind things sitting on the counters and on a trash bin that has a cabinet attached...that way the cats don't see it to get into it. Good luck Report Spam or Abuse RE: Is Boric Acid Safe for Pets? Post By sandy (Guest Post) (06/05/2006) i suggest googling it. but i would not use it around my dog. Report Spam or Abuse