Is the salt treatment safe for killing fleas with a ferret in the house? Is there anything I can bathe him in (maybe Dawn Dish soap) to kill the fleas on him right away?
I use regular shampoo and cream rinse on my ferrets and have never had a problem with fleas. Lynn is right about the ferret flea shampoo it works. But ferrets, depending on how often you bath them can get itchy dry skin which is why I always use a cream rinse. Make sure you rinse very well since most ferrets have think fur and undercoat soap can stay on and cause itchiness.
I buy Frontline Spray in a bottle from 1 800 pet meds. I buy a bottle for 24 dollars and it lasts a couple of months or more over the summer for all my animals spraying them one time per month. I don't use the spot treatments. The spray is safe for Ferrets once a month for flea control.
You can put salt under sheets on the bed and under carpets and against walls, under the ferret cage, etc. I sometimes leave it for days before I vacuum it up. It kills fleas. Vacuum all the time and put a flea collar into your bag if your vacuum uses a bag. Spray your garbage with flea spray if you empty the vacuum dust with fleas into it!
Actually, any type of soap will kill the adult fleas. I have a cat with VERY sensitive skin, and I have found that I can use regular shampoo (for people) on him. I usually use Suave and then use conditioner on him, too. You just have to make VERY sure that you get ALL the shampoo off their skin.
I had ferrets for twelve years. Two were rescues who came to me with fleas. They do make a flea shampoo just for ferrets which I highly recommend. Ferrets tend to be itchy even without fleas, so it must be awful for them with fleas. But you must be sure you are not harboring fleas elsewhere in the house or they will just get them again.
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