oh my god Fleas!?

Question

k so this morning i woke up with 8 bites on my tummy, well its worse for me living with 3 pets couse im allergic to flea bites, whats the best way to get rid of them and not to costly [any home remedies ancient secrets , how you grandmother did it?]

help?

Answer 1

I'll tell you a trick I tried, You'd be amazed at how many you have that you didn't see before. Get an aluminum pie pan put about a 1/4 inch thick layer of dish washing liquid. Set on the floor or carpet (works better), then get a small lamp, place the lamp next to pan and turn it on at night. The fleas will be attracted to light and will hop to try to reach it, and they will fall into the pan and get trapped by the liquid soap. Try it, it's cool just to watch it happening. Sometimes you can actually see them trying to jump in. Email me when you'e tried it and let me know how it works for you. In the meantime, to avoid getting bit again, try putting some citrus scented lotion all over your body before you go to bed, they don't like the smell of citrus, so they'll stay away from you, works great against mosquito bites too!

Answer 2

Cage your pets and put them in the garage. Get a bag of Seven dust. Vacuum some up into your vacuum bag and begin vacuuming your house. When the bag gets full and you have done the entire house and furniture tie it up in a bag and put it in the OUTSIDE garbage.

Dust and brush your pets one at a time outside. The fleas will jump off and you do not want more back in your house.Be sure to brush off your clothing. Be sure to wash all bed linens.

If you do not have small children you should set off bug bombs in each room to help with this job. They love heat that is why they tried to get to the lamp and bite us because we are warm.

In just a few days do these things again (not the bug bombing) The dusting brushing and vacuuming. Fleas hatch every 7 to 10 days and lay lots of eggs.

Put Brewers Yeast in the animals pet food. It helps them have very iron potent blood and somehow that deters the fleas. I think garlic works also.

Years ago my Ex Mother in Law kept banana stalks under her furniture for fleas. She never had any so I guess it worked.

If you are in a warm climate the fleas stay alive in the yard all winter, so you will need to spray your yard, since your pets apparently go outside for play or walks. If you do not get rid of them in the yard they will just keep coming back.

A few years ago I purchased the electronic pest controllers.
At the time I did not know how they worked. But we didn't have any bugs until I thought they had burned out and threw them away, back came the bugs. I bought more. Now we are back to no bugs.

In Florida bugs never die. So this has been really successful.
They exude a small power surge into the wiring in the walls and the bugs don't like it so they leave the house. They are
not cheap but worth it and last years. Mine were 3 for $20.00
I have about 6 or 8 in the outside wall outlets in my house.
(3500 sq. ft.) Good Luck. (I got them at Home Depot in the chemical department.)

Answer 3

I see the fleas also caused you to use bad grammar and spelling! ;)

Seriously, though, if you're allergic, then you should consult your parents for support, physician for allergy medicine, veterinarian to clean your pets and to get a flea collar for them (assuming your "pets" are cats and dogs!), and, of course, dispose of any flea-ridden linens and clothing (while you can clean the clothes and linens, it is best to just get rid of them). Then, use lots of ordinary baby powder on the bare bed mattress (that'll "choke" the critters to death, bwah-ha-haaaa!!!), but don't sleep on the bed for at least a full 24 hours. Also, you shouldn't be suprised to find the no-seeums all over the rest of your home (walls, floors, sofas, etc). As such, you might also need the assistance of a professional exterminator (make sure your pets are safely out of the home for at least two days after the exterminator does his/her thing).

P.S. You probably would have received lots more answers, if you wrote a less vague "main" question, and without invoking a deity, as both will turn off a lot of people. You could have simply asked, "What should I do about my flea bites?" It also would make you seem more mature.

Answer 4

There isn't a home remedy that will work. Capstar is very cheap at the vet's. You don't have to bring your animal in, just walk in and they will give it to you. It kills biting fleas. Revolution is also fairly cheap and will keep them off of your animals and kill any in thier bedding and around your home. It also kills worms and we all know that an infestation of fleas leads to worms, so you might as well nip it in the bud so you don't have any costly vet visits. I hate fleas, too, but if you take a little bit of precaution you'll save so much money in the end.

Answer 5

A few years back I lived in an apartment full of fleas, what I did was rent a rug-doctor boiled some water and added Zodiac flea killer, between the hot water and flea killer I got rid of the infestation, it took quite awhile and hard work obviously.

Answer 6

Wash EVERYTHING! You know what works really well? RAID. I know the smell is tough, but RAID works super. Spray a thin coating over the entire carpet. You don't have to get it totally wet. Just spray in even strokes across from one wall to the other covering the entire carpet - along the walls and all over the whole carpet. The fleas cannot survive the strength of RAID. It will kill them. They can't get away from it. I've done this throughout the years when this terrible problem happens. Try to locate the source of the problem. Remember to wash all blankets, sheets, clothes, EVERYTHING! But RAID will kill them good!

Answer 7

The safest and cheapest method of getting rid of fleas is to use a mixture of boric acid and salt. The powder should be sprayed on carpets, bedding and areas frequented by pets.