Child Safe Remedy for Fleas

RE: Child Safe Remedy for Fleas Post by scd122486 (1) | (08/03/2008) Contact I was looking on this website for flea remedies and someone mentioned Skin so Soft. Well I have a little one myself and was worried about poison around the house. But I tried Baby oil! Really. I have a medium long haired dog and its safe to say fleas were a REAL problem. We took him for shots, pills and nothing was working. After he had his hair shaved for the summer I rubbed Coco in Baby oil and they died almost instantly. It was great and is safe with Children! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Child Safe Remedy for Fleas Post By Allie (Guest Post) (08/19/2007) Forget those soapy water deals when you have a little one crawling around! I have a little one, too. So I looked at my friend Ebay, and found flea traps, also called flea lamps. There are 2 styles: those that plug in and sit directly on the outlet, and those with a cord. I prefer those with a cord, as I move it toward the center of the room at night, and put it under the couch or coffee table during the day. The run on ordinary night-light bulbs, with a sticky pad to catch fleas, etc. The pad is covered with a grid-like plastic cover, and we have had no trouble teaching Gracie not to touch. The one time she did play with it, she pulled off the cover and waved it around. The fleas can not get loose from the pad, and you can get refills dirt cheap (also Ebay). I have one in every carpeted room, and we had barely any trouble this year. We still collar and neck-drop the cats, though. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Child Safe Remedy for Fleas Post by Cyinda (652) | (07/16/2007) Profile | Contact Moth Balls aPut a new flea collar in your Vacuum cleaner bag & change it every 3 months. I, VERY MUCH doubt you'll be able to rid your home of fleas without using the toxic spray that kills BOTH the fleas & their eggs. You have to buy this stuff from the Vet. And, NO! You won't be able to let baby crawl on your floor for at least 3 months or more after you spray, But, you'll have to ask yourself: How badly do I want to get rid of fleas? Fleas will bite your little one & they will multiply like CRAZY! * You'll also need to buy "ADVANTAGE" for your dog or cat from your vet, & you'll have to put the pet outside for a day or 2 after you put the Advantage on him because the fleas will jump off & you don't want them jumping off INSIDE of your home! You'll have to put the Advantage on your pet EVERY MONTH... It will average out costing you around $10 per month.... It's either, use the advantage... OR, you can use a flea collar in conjugation with Weekly flea shampoo baths for your pet... OR, find a new home for your pet. I've should know better, but I was stupid enough to go ONE month without using Advantage on my cat & now MY home has fleas in the carpet! So let that be a lesson to you! If you rid your carpet & home of fleas, & you don't use care... Your pet will just bring them back in! ---> Sorry to say, Chemicals are the ONLY way to permanently rid your home of fleas. I'd talk to the vet AND my pediatrician about it... But, I already know, because, I've been through this multiple times, there's no good answer to this! You'll have either Fleas, OR Nasty Chemicals in your carpet! Even if you don't rent your home & you CAN throw out your carpet... (Best Idea Yet!) Fleas can still live in the furniture & draperies... *** I know someone who's house was infested with fleas & she didn't want to use any chemicals. The only way she FINALLY got rid of the little buggers was to pull out ALL of her wall to wall carpets, rugs, draperies & upholstered furniture... She then cleaned & scrubbed her floors daily for 3 weeks... She also had to wash & bleach & Dryer Dry (not line dry) their bedding twice a week for 3 weeks (until the fleas were gone & their eggs had hatched). Their home is not very comfortable, but, at least the fleas are gone & they aren't biting the kids! (They now only have furniture with no upholstery... like wooden chairs & the like...) Before you decide, read my rather long reply about HOW to spray for fleas in this post: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf001410.tip.html and here's more info: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf502073.tip.html Report Spam or Abuse RE: Child Safe Remedy for Fleas Post By cressie (Guest Post) (10/01/2006) I'm not sure about treating the house, but I used baby shampoo on my dogs, rather than "flea shampoo" - cheaper, safer and it actually worked better for me. I have also seen lots of posts regarding Dawn dish soap - and they do use that on animals in oil spills, so it must be fairly safe as well. I haven't tried that one myself, though. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Child Safe Remedy for Fleas Post By maria (Guest Post) (10/20/2005) i was told by an exterminator to put moth balls in the vaccume cleaner bag once the house has been treated. this will kill the adults and any fleas that hatch later in the bag will also die. vaccume every day 2-3 times a day and toss the bag every 3 days. add a new moth ball everytime you change the bag to keep them away. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Child Safe Remedy for Fleas Post by Elizabeth Jane (2) | (08/10/2004) Contact Several years ago my friend used the follow idea. Take a tin pie pan (from one of those pre-made pie crust) and fill it 1/2 way with water and then add dish detergent. Place this in the middle of the floor and beside it place a desk lamp and aim the light so that it reflects into the water. The fleas are attracted to the light and jump right into the sudsy water and drown! In the morning you just pour the solution and dead critters down the drain, pick up the lamp and then there is nothing for the little tike to get into. You will have to do this for several nights as the flea eggs hatch and new adult fleas are out and about. She said that it worked pretty good...but she had a small apartment. Hope that this works for you. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Child Safe Remedy for Fleas Post By Shiela (Guest Post) (08/10/2004) A couple of years ago we had a flea infestation. I tried EVERYTHING! To save you time and money, I highly recommend going to your vet and getting a flea elimination product called "KNOCKOUT". I sprayed this all over the carpet, furniture and anywhere they were. I did this at night because it is suppose to be safe once dry. I vacuumed every day at least 2-3 times. I did this for 3 days and there were no more fleas. After no flea activity for a couple weeks, I then shampooed my carpets. Then the little fellers were GONE! Fleas are no fun...and they multiply b4 your eyes! Also, b4 you go through the work of getting rid of the fleas, you need to get rid of the source. The only thing that worked for my cats was Advantage Plus. They die & don't return on the animal and it lasts for 1 month. Good Luck! Report Spam or Abuse