Diatomaceous Earth (D.E.)

[emily_in_nc]

I hate tile, too. It's miserable to stand on for any period of time, freezing cold in winter, and heaven forbid you should drop anything on it. Plastic will shatter if you drop it on tile.

We won't have to worry about the freezing part...we'll be in Belize.

It is hard underfoot, I agree. I plan to wear Crocs or cushy sandals when I have to stand awhile, like in the kitchen. Plus use a small rug wit a pad underneath at the sink and stove.

Cork just isn't an option in Belize...being a third-world country, options are limited. But the tile is lovely and feels great underfoot in a hot climate. Nice on a doggie's belly too.

[tulip]

My parents have cork floors in their kitchen. They had a golden retriever until recently (he was 13 when he died, and they had had him since he was 3). Ten years of golden retriever claws on the floor in front of the dog-biscuit cabinet really left a mess. The cork is all scratched up there. The rest of the floor is holding up fine, though. It's just where the 60-lb dog did his dance every day that shows the wear.

Personally, I'm sticking with the wood floors that came with my house. I'll have to refinish it eventually, but it's been here for over 70 years and it'll probably be here another 70. I have the original wood floors in the kitchen, too.

Back to DE, I have heard it used against slugs in the garden. As for parasites, they are with us all the time. Every once in a while, I read something about some colon cleanser that cleans everything out and cures all ailments. It sounds really gross, and I figure that eating lots of carrots and apples and psyllium husks will be beneficial without the grossness of those ads. Why do I read those things??

[Miranda]

Crimony... wished I would have read this thread before I got in the freezer for ice cream... coulda saved me a few calories... EWWE... lol.

[KnottedYet]

Those are calories your worms NEED to stay fat and healthy!

[OakLeaf]

Those are calories your worms NEED to stay fat and healthy!

LMAO ... I think I'll have another snack.

[KnottedYet]

My worms are snacking on one scoop of blackberry sorbet and one scoop of raspberry sorbet with dark chocolate on top.

Sorbet: http://www.ciaobellagelato.com/#/products
Chocolate: http://www.theochocolate.com/

[Miranda]

Lmao... well, I wish those worms would eat a little more because I'd like to them to be a little more fat, and me a little less by time to climb hills into the spring wind... tonight all they got was an Eddy's lime juice popsicle for a late nite treat.