How to get rid of fleas in your house. The best thing that I found was sprinkling salt in the carpet. You don't see the salt like you do powders. This was so effective, I was amazed. We have 2 dogs and 2 cats that come in and out. The fleas got in the carpet and were biting us all the time.
I started looking for natural ways to get rid of them. In my search, I found out about salt. A box of table salt, so cheap yet so effective. The salt dehydrates the eggs and larva in the carpet. After a day or so you can vacuum. Reapply as needed.
Have you ever gotten salt in a wound, or had a grain of salt gotten into your eye? Do you remember how badly it burned until you were able to rinse it out? Well think of your pets. You're talking about sprinkling salt on the carpets that they walk on. If a dog has an itch on it's face, how does it scratch it? It uses it's paws! The same paws that have been walking around on your carpets picking up tiny grains of salt! And cats wash themselves, including their faces with their paws. So please! Do not sprinkle salt on your carpets! Sure, it may kill the fleas, but your pets will pay for it!
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Tip: Sprinkle Salt On Carpets To Kill Fleas (10/26/2009)
If you have flea problems in your house, the best safe way to get rid of them is to sprinkle salt on the carpets and let sit for a few days.
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Tip: Sprinkle Salt On Carpets To Kill Fleas
Archived on 10/26/2009
If you have flea problems in your house, the best safe way to get rid of them is to sprinkle salt on the carpets and let sit for a few days. The fleas will eat the salt and die. It will also dry out the eggs. I used it last year and worked great and it's a cheap way to rid the fleas. Make sure to do this a few times and you will kill every flea in the house.
Source: A friend told me of this remedy.
By DAVD from Garden Grove, CA
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RE: Sprinkle Salt On Carpets To Kill Fleas
What a great idea as flea killers usually cost quite a bit. I have 15 cats and it is in the middle of flea season. I have treated them but the fleas get into the carpet. Thanks for the tip. (08/12/2008)
