this has been bugging us.....?

Question

we had fleas back in september/october.

we havent seen any for weeks and weeks now, but were scared to run heating on incase it bring em back out

do u think it would?

SURELY they would have hatched by now on their own as its been weeks and when we first had them on dog they were multiplying WITHOUT heating as we didnt have it on but they still muliplied?

are we being ridiculously over cautious by not putting heating on??????

please reply

thanks everyone.... last night we put the heating on (its sounds so silly) it was heaven!! and we didnt see any thus far. (touch wood!) yipee!!

early on we did treat the dog with frontline and sprayed the carpets with spray for weeks.

only time will tell i suspose.

Answer 1

Unless it is freezing they will reproduce.

Answer 2

Not using the heating won't make any difference! If there are still eggs around they'll hatch as soon as it's warm enough. They are difficult to get rid of and can lie dormant till conditions are right. I usually give the house a good spraying just prior to putting on the heating and again about a week or two later. I treat the animals with Frontline (I don't use Advantix it can be fatal to cats) at the same time. I'd freeze every winter if I worried about it! At least at this time of year the animals don't bring the fleas home when they go out! I've had my heating on over three weeks and so far no fleas!

Answer 3

You can't go the winter without turning on your heat, unless you and your family agree to bundle up in winter clothes indoors until the late spring when it starts to heat up again. If you do get fleas hatching then you need to bomb your home.

You can take precautions in your yard by sprinkling flea powder in your yard and areas that your dog inhabits.

If you notice your dog has fleas, you can give him a bath and use DAWN dish detergeant it's safe for pets and kills the fleas instantly.

Here's some facts about the flea's life cycle.

The average life span of an adult flea is probably about 6 weeks - but fleas can live as long as a year under certain conditions. A female flea can lay 20 to 28 eggs a day. She may lay several hundred eggs over her life span. These eggs fall off the pet and develop where they land. They are small and can even develop in the cracks in wood floors or other small crevices. A larvae hatches from the flea egg. It takes as few as 9 days to as long as 200 days to go through its growth stages. At this time is forms a pupae and waits for the right time to hatch. Fleas prefer temperatures of 65 to 80 degrees and humidity of 75 to 85 per cent. This range determines the period of time that fleas are a problem in your particular area. For some areas of the country, this is all year. In others, the flea season is relatively short. It is estimated that for every adult flea found on the pet, there are about 10 developing fleas in the pet's environment.

Answer 4

Well I noticed down my way,the fleas seem to stay year around,no matter how cold,so either way there more than likely goin to hatch.lol.But what Id recommend is a house spray.That you can spray on ur dogs bedding,get him some advantage or frontline flea medication(Im dealing with the same problem) and I can even tell u the best that worked for me,house spray wise.Its called Ectokyl IGR,It prevents flea eggs from hatching,fleas from biting,and they eventually die.And it protects that area for 2-3months.It doesnt have any bad smell.Its a safe product.check it out.Itll help.TURN ON THE HEAT.lol.Alrighty well hope everything worx.bye

Answer 5

Put the heating on for goodness sakes, if you're cold you need warmth and we can deal with the fleas afterwards.

In some ways, by putting the heating on you will at least know if you do still have fleas hanging around, or eggs that hatch, but if it was me I would have treated and sprayed the carpet first to make sure those little suckers were all dead.

Good Luck :o)

Answer 6

I can't believe the amount of people on here who are afraid to put their heating on!!

Get on with it. Fleas can lay dormant for as long as they need to until conditions are right. You may as well put the heating on and see what happens - if you see fleas, you know you need to spray the house! If you've been treating your animals monthly with a PROPER flea treatment i.e Frontline, Advantage, Revolution or Advocate and haven't seen any fleas lately, the likelihood is there are none. Get on an put the heating on, there's no point freezing over it!

Chalice

Answer 7

put the heater on and then go buy advantage or something. My dog was had fleas not too long ago and about a month to a month and a half after using flea medcine the fleas were gone. We also bathed her 2-3 times a week and combed her everday outside. Eventually the ones not on the dog will leave too because they won't have anything to fed off of any more. Its a really sucky situation...Good Luck!

Answer 8

The flea eggs lay dormant. Most of the time it's vibrations that get them to hatch. Nothing will kill the eggs. I've got 4 dogs and 4 cats, no fleas for over 11 yr.s I use Frontline Plus ONLY, I've try other products and they failed. For the dogs it's active on flea protection for up to 3 months and a month for the cats. I've found it's active on my cats for 6 weeks. It's water proof and safe for regular shampoos. You are not being ridiculous, fleas are very hard to get rid of. And can really make our pets and us very uncomfortable.

Answer 9

Flea eggs can lie dormant for years until the conditions are just right, and then they will begin to hatch, What you need is a really good household flea treatment from a vet, and you will have to make sure you get into all the nooks and crannies, under furniture, under the cushions on your chairs and sofa, possibly even your bed under the mattress. Hope you can get this problem sorted, it can be a real pain. Good Luck.

Answer 10

Fleas lie dormant.
Apparently they attack estate agents when they show clients around empty houses.
Turn on your heating & treat as you find.
Flea collars etc etc
Get a good hoover to do all the little fiddly bits [ skirting boards, under beds etc etc]
They love carpet so we went with wooden flooring.
Best of luck, you will beat the buggers in the end.

Answer 11

I would definitely use the heat.I have found that getting a product like advantex is the first step then furniture sprays then wash any bedding she lays on..There are even flea bombs sold in pet stores or hardware stores. I have found after I used advantex I don't have the problem .I hope this helps