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Borax vs. Salt for Fleas

September 22, 2005

Sand Flea on sandWe are infested with fleas, I guess lots of other people are having this problem this year. It's very frustrating and driving us nuts. We've got more flea bites than the cat! I guess they're called "sand fleas" or something like that. They come in from the grass outdoors on our clothes and such.

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Anyway... I've seen posts about 20 Mule Team Borax and also about salt. We've tried the diatomaceous earth - it works a little bit, but the fleas are still here.

We have a very old house with pine wood floors as well as area rugs. Do you recommend borax or salt and how should we use it?

Thanks so much in advance for a prompt reply from anyone who knows.

SQCO

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June 6, 20122 found this helpful
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I had a house that had a terrible flea infestation, I used the table salt method and it worked! The thing to do is completely saturate the base boards and around the heat vents with table salt and completely saturate the floors also. Leave it on the floors for 24-48 hours and vacuum good afterwards. I haven't had any fleas since.

 
May 1, 20131 found this helpful
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Please be careful using salt and other such things with your pets. I tried the salt method in the past, as it was told to me by a friend. One of my cats got salt into her eye (probably from wiping her face with her paw), and it caused her to have a terrible eye ulcer. With several trips to the vet, meds and time, her eye healed, and I was so thankful.

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Also remember, that if it is left on the carpet where your pets walk, it is getting on their paws and could dry their paws out, and they also lick their paws. I wish I knew of a perfect solution. I've been using the flea treatment from the vets. I hate using it, but I don't want them to be overrun with fleas either. I'll keep reading up to see what's out there.

 
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October 5, 2010

We are infested with fleas, I guess lots of other people are having this problem this year. It's very frustrating and driving us nuts. We've got more flea bites than the cat!

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I guess they're called "sand fleas" or something like that. They come in from the grass outdoors on our clothes and such.

 
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