ACK! My ferret has killer fleas.?

Question

I have tried flea shampoo and spray, I spray him almost every day....and still I can't get rid of the fleas, any good methods out there to help him?

Answer 1

SAL T SALT SALT!

I was dead broke and staying with a "friend" whom kept putting my indoor cat outside! I was lucky my kitty stayed near the apartment, when I found him I found out he also got fleas. I was desperate to pick off every one. I took him in the shower with me and got SALT wet the poor kitty and than poured salt on him n mixed it into his fur, fleas play dead but the salt really got um. They were REAL dead and I got every last one off. Kitty was upset being wet, but flea free. It's a cheap solution that is probably better for the animal than pesicides. If they are in your home I'd make a wet mixture of salt and rub it into any carpets wash your bedding etc. to make sure they don't get to you or your pet again.

Answer 2

Three steps: 1. Stop bathing your ferret. She's losing all of her natural oils and having issues with dry skin and fur. Bath no more than once a month. It's fine if you leave it longer--most recommend once every 6 months. Note that your ferret will also get stinkier the more you bath her. She's trying desperately to overproduce the oils that the bath is taking away. 2. Go to your vet. There are tons of good meds out there to get rid of fleas on your ferrets. 3. Tend your home. The fleas lay eggs all over it. Some meds will spread from the ferret to the environment and take care of the problem all at once. Some won't. Clean your home, vacuum (and then remove the bag from the home), and wash bedding. Ask your vet what sprays might be OK to use in a ferret environment. Many are very, very bad for ferrets, so ask your vet for recommendations.

Answer 3

You'll never get rid of the fleas on your ferret if you don't get rid of the fleas in your house. You can either leave your house, set of some flea bombs and then give it a good cleaning or you can call a professional to take care of things for you. That's pretty expensive, but most services offer a guarantee and will come back to retreat for free if the first time was not successful.
Get a flea remedy from your vet to make sure you are getting something that's strong enough. Most over-the-counter remedies for KITTENS(not cats) would be safe, but I'm not sure they'd be strong enough. Also, keep a flea collar inside your vacuum cleaner bag and vacuum daily. The collar inside the bag will kill any fleas that were missed and keeps them from crawling back out of the vacuum. You may have to repeat your treatment once or twice a few weeks apart to take care of the newly hatched ones. Here's a site with info on fleas on ferrets, hope it helps:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=11&cat=1290&articleid=541
Good luck!

Answer 4

Fleas hatch in the poops, so you're going to have to keep their place extra clean.

It may be OK to use those one-drop treatments that you put on the back of a cat's neck, but I would ask an expert first.

Are you really sure it has fleas? Ferrets enjoy scratching anyway. Does it just stop what it's doing and scratch? It's typical. Mine never have fleas but do that.

I also shampooed them with Pantene ProV and they enjoyed it and scratched less.

Answer 5

Fleas, fleas and more fleas ............. Fleas have a 6 week cycle on eggs hatching. Break the cycle by liberally using 5% Sevin dust (the main ingredient in all flea powders, even for Ferrets) in all cracks or places the fleas MIGHT have been (and even on the Ferret.. but keep the dust out of the mouth and eyes). Powder liberally and work the powder close to the skin and repeat occasionally until all the fleas are gone.

Answer 6

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ACK! My ferret has killer fleas.?
I have tried flea shampoo and spray, I spray him almost every day....and still I can't get rid of the fleas, any good methods out there to help him?

Answer 7

Ferrets can be treated with Frontline Plus for cats. You can buy it from your veterinarian usually for around $10. I've used it for my 3 ferrets and it worked great. If you have a little more money you can make it cheaper in the long run by buying the frontline spray. Its a bottle that you use 1-2 trigger pulls per pound of your pet. Since ferrets are so small, the bottle lasts a long time. Usually runs around $30 for the 25ml bottle, and $50 for the 50ml bottle.

Answer 8

i have a ferret and she have lots of fleas more then you can imagni i was like OMG anyway the best thing to do is not bath him everyday cuz that make it worts get cat flea drop you know the one that you put on the cats back use that on the ferret it and before you know it all the flea would be gone

Answer 9

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=11&cat=1290&articleid=541
That website is ALL about ferrets' fleas and how to get rid of 'em. Good Luck!

Answer 10

Fleas are a major pest. There are various species of fleas - cat fleas, dog fleas, rat fleas and rabbit fleas.
You can get rid of them by the safest and cheapest methods like boric acid.