where can I find recipes for homemade natural flea repellents for home and pets?

Answer 1

Eucalyptus Leaves

The answer is eucalyptus leaves. You can get them at any craft store. For some reason the fleas don't like the smell of it. I used this for many years when I lived in California. I had a dog and 2 cats and a toddler! Safe for the kids and the environment.
Paula

Sprinkle the Borax

Borax is great for fleas. It is not toxic and you can sprinkle it on your carpet. Let it sit for a few days and then vacuum it up. You can sprinkle it around the fence of your yard too. I understand that using Skin So Soft from Avon on the animals' coats will repel fleas and mosquitoes. It is also good for the kids skin but just make sure you get the original from Avon.
PW

DE Cheaper to Sprinkle

An inexpensive way to rid your yard of fleas is to sprinkle DE (diatomaceous Earth) all over the yard. You can buy a large bag for just a few dollars at any swimming pool supply store. It is used normally as part of the filtration system for swimming pools.
Steve

Cedar Chips as Repellent

Putting cedar chips along your fence line will keep the fleas from other people's yards out of your yard, as cedar repels fleas.
Tulsa

Herbal Control

I worked with a man who had bird dogs and his wife was a student in plant sciences. They found that planting tansy (an herb) around the dogs' pens kept the problem in check. Their children played in the same yard as the dogs. And they were not bitten at all. Maybe this would be a safe and effective way for the woman with the neighboring flea problem. And not be harmful to her child.
Meissa

Set A Trap

I read this in a Mother Earth News Magazine about 15 years ago and it works great. At night you put a dinner plate on the floor (preferably in the room with the worst flea problem) and put a drop of dish soap in some water on the plate. Put a lamp on the floor next to the plate. The fleas are attracted to the light and jump on the plate. Without the dish soap the water surface tension is enough that they can jump off but with the soap the sink and drown. If this is done for several nights eventually all the fleas will be gone unless more are brought in.

Answer 2

Garlic and onion is toxic to pets, it causes anaemia. Tea tree oil (or melaleuca as it's scientific name) is also toxic, indeed are many essential oils such as lavender. Permethrin, which you should be able to get from your vet is a natural flea repellant, it is made from crysanthemums. Personally, I would use revolution, it treats fleas, heartworm preventative, ear mites, lice, etc but discuss the treatment with your vet. You have to weigh up the pros and cons, there is no guarantee that a "natural" product won't cause the skin condition to flare up and the risk of inflammation from flea bites is far greater. You can spot test a patch first, many vets will give a free first sample and you put a little on and watch for a reaction, if there is none, then you're good to go.

Answer 3

Get some frontine Plus For Dog"s or cat's it Kills
fleas, flea eggs, ticks & chewing lice For Dogs & Puppies Kitten's & cat's 8 weeks or older and up
to 22 lbs

Answer 4

This might sound crazy, but I actually read somewhere (while reading about traditional uses and meanings of gemstones) that putting a chunk of amethyst into a pet's water will help with fleas. Does it work??? I have no idea....

Answer 5

Not quite homemade, but you can get something called neem oil. It is a natural pesticide and you can get it in the form of an oil (dilute and spray on pet bedding etc), or as a pet shampoo.

If you are in the UK then look here:
http://www.theneemteam.uk


otherwise have a look on the Internet.

Answer 6

Add some garlic to their food. I know it sounds weird, but garlic is a flea repellent. We make our cats food, using human food ingredients and we add a little garlic powder to it. Our cats use to have a major flea problem, but not now.

Answer 7

i had no idea--i had always heard that adding brewer's yeast to their food worked (we used it on our horses for years and it worked for biting bugs)

here's one recipe i found. easier to look under holistic flea treatment. I listed a few websites for you but the one linke for shirley's had an actual recipe
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Simmer two cups of fresh peppermint leaves in a quart of boiling water for 30-40 minutes. Mix this with a gallon of warm water. Let the mixture cool. Sponge this onto your pet every couple of weeks. Let air dry. Keep the mixture out of your pet's eyes.
http://www.practical-pet-care.com

http://www.petsmart.com/pet_library/home_remedies/fleas.shtml

http://www.holistichealthtools.com/fleas.html

Answer 8

Lavender and lemon juice...soak a pets scarf in it and let it dry....wrap on pets neck for a great neckerchief and natural repellent ....

Answer 9

try this, if you can get hold of taggetes also called french marigolds comonly, the flowers are highly aromatic and can be used blended with water and the sieved out . aply to the back of the animals neck. It is not to be ingested!

Answer 10

In a recipe book is the best place to start