bugs in wellness dog food

[kim kistenmacher]

just to let u know if u have been having problems with bugs in wellness it is because they put tiny air holes in the bag n that is done by the manufacturer, so the food can breathe, but invites ants n other bugs. dont believe me? if u have a bag of small bites adult wellness turn bag over n look in corner , where bag is pleated in corner n u will c 2 holes. that is why bugs r in wellness food!

[Unosmom]

you might want to contact the company and let them know, I'm sure others would like to know about it.

[kim kistenmacher]

i did contact company n they said holes r supposed to be there to let food breathe ! never heard of this ! now i must take out of bag when i buy n put in container. if i dont ants come from all around cause they smell food thru air holes.

[Porphyria]

Is this a recent development? I used to feed Wellness and I never saw holes in any bags. A lot of manufacturers are vacuum-sealing their bags to improve shelf-life, so I find it hard to believe any company would think food needs to "breathe ."

[kim kistenmacher]

i dont know when they started all i know is there r holes teeeeeeeny ones but big enough for the ants to come !!!!!!!!!!! i get the small bites wellness n like i already said the company told me they r there to let the food breathe !!!!!!!! dont ask me . just wanted to warn everyone so u dont end up with a cabinet full of ants like i have had happen to me 2 times. now i take out n put in container. the top had a ziplock thing but it does no good when they put holes in the corner. if u dont believe me look in corners of bottom of bag n u will c the teeeeeeny holes for yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[monkeys23]

I noticed the holes in my cat's food bag (Wellness Core), but I always put the bag and all into the latching plastic tub I have for her food. She's a petite cat, so it takes a while to go through the 12lb bag. 4-5 months to be exact. And yes I should probably start buying 5lb bags so its fresher... I used to have two cats eating it so thats why I bought the bigger one. We've never had bugs in it. The old lady cat that permanently lives at my mom's always ripped open bags so I guess its been habit for me to lock everything up.

[wags]

I about a month ago along with champion bought a bag of wellness core for my dogs (variety) and this though was a month back, didn't see any holes at all and had no bugs in the bag I bought. Of course I put my food into bins, but I would have noticed holes in the bag. I wonder if this a just recent thing for them?

[3Musketeers]

About a year ago, when I was feeding Wellness Core, I got ants in one bag, but that's cause I placed the bag on the floor, turns out it did have two tiny holes on each side of the bottom. The next bag I bought didn't have the holes though o.O, I also bought it at a different place, so I wonder.

[kim kistenmacher]

trust me all bags have the teeeeeeny holes in bottom corner. the company agreed that they r there so the food can breathe. why the food has to breathe is anybody's guess ! i do know they r there n the company told me they put them on all bags. i would not have seen the holes but the ants let me know where the holes were. everybody says they never saw hole but they r so small u can barely notice them n that is when u know they r there! BUT it is big enough that ants smell the food n they ate at the teeeeeeeny holes the company put there and BINGO a great big meal for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!all i am saying is if u have any ants they will go in these company made breathing holes, and ruin your food so put in containers dont store in original bag!!!!!!!!

[monkeys23]

Interesting for sure huh!