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How to Get Rid of Sand Fleas....
Asked by E.G. from San Antonio
on August 8, 2009
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I've been seeing these tiny black sand fleas in the house. Has anyone dealt with them before? We just moved into this new house about a month ago and there's still a...
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- If you have carpet, I'd vacuum the heck out of it and empty the canister or bag in the trash can outside and put a lid on it. My question is- Why would you have to hav...
- hmmm... Enda, Do you have dogs? If so, maybe you could begin to use the Comfortis product... it is a pill for dogs that sterilizes the fleas! T.
- Hate to say this, but I've heard of a pet-less family that moved into new construction that was riddled with fleas. After several extermination treatments, the proble...
OMG!!! Sand
Asked by M.M. from Tucson
on July 3, 2011
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So i let my girls play in the sand box today and they made a HUGE mess! I had swept the floors earlier today too. UHG....
My 7 yr old decided to pretend they were at ...
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- Hose them down outside. We do that with my 2.5 year old boys.
- I dust my kids with baby powder before coming inside, which removes the sand. Then I bring them in and wash in the sink or tub, depending. I'd rather clean up baby p...
- i saw this in the one step ahead catalog. i have not tried it but one step ahead has great stuff. you're supposed to rub this on their arms/legs/etc to remove sand b...
Help with Fleas!!!
Asked by E.G. from Orlando
on June 17, 2009
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I have been battling fleas in my home for the last 2 months and I cant get rid of them. I have tried everything from the expensive capstar pills, to advantage, dog bat...
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- Buy a few flea bombs (kind of like foggers) put one in each room of the house. Should stay out of the house the whole day especially if you have children. make sure ...
- In addition to treating the inside of the house, you'll need to treat the outside of the house and keep the dogs on a flea medication like advantage. I used to rent ...
- I feel your pain! I moved in with my sister, (she moved out shortly after) but she had 5 cats! All with fleas. I was certain that the carpet was infested so I laid out...
How to Get Rid of Fleas
Asked by J.H. from Houston
on July 17, 2009
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hello moms i was wondering what works best to get the fleas off my dogs?i guess it's that season for fleas because my dogs are getting them on them really bad.
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- The best thing is to get the flea medicine from the vet, vacuum and empty outside. You can get a night light and put a bowl of soapy water under it and that has actual...
- The best thing we have used for our dogs is the Sentinel pill from the vet. It is expensive, but it has heart worm, other worms and fleas and ticks, so you get alot fo...
- One of the things that I have found that works the best for dogs and cats is giving them a daily dose of Brewer's Yeast. You can buy it at Walmart or most natural food...
What Kind of Sand to Get for Sandbox?
Asked by K.T. from Minneapolis
on April 15, 2010
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I just picked up a free turtle sandbox a couple of days ago, and I know I've heard about some sands being unsafe, so I'm wondering what is the best kind of sand to get...
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- Lowe's and Home Depot both sell the safe sand playground sand. I used to look for it in the gardening and playset areas, but it's ALLLLLLL the way over in the building...
- My daughter loves her sandbox (she's 2.5). She like it last summer as well. I have a crab one (I think similar in size/shape to the turtle one) and think I bought like...
- I have always gone to Toys R Us and bought their sand. I think it was a little more expensive, but well worth the price! It is nice and fine, not pebbly and more cle...
Natural Cure for Fleas
Asked by S.S. from Portland
on December 28, 2008
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Does anyone know where I can get Boric Acid? I know that this is a natural cure for fleas and have been unable to find any. This used to be in the grocery stores. I...
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- I bought Borax recently at Winco. Also, we've had very good success with baby powder--sprinkle it on the carpet, in your socks and shoes, on the pets, etc. I think t...
- WELL.....I have read all the responses to this and not once did I see "Garlic" mentioned. I lived by the Pacific Ocean for 38 yrs and sand fleas were a constant threat...
- I also buy Borax in the laundry section. I sprinkle it on the carpet, let it sit for just a bit, then vacuum it up. Eucalyptus is also a natural flea repellant. I h...
FleAs In the House but No Animals...
Asked by M.B. from Los Angeles
on February 7, 2011
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This is the strangest thing..... I have fleAs in my house but I have no animals. Any idea how this is? I have done the fleA powder on the carpet and vacuumed EVERYTHIN...
Flea Troubles
Asked by S.S. from Amarillo
on March 24, 2009
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hello moms! i just noticed that my cat has fleas and now i need to treat him and my house. does anyone have any suggestions about products to use. i most nervous ab...
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- Go to Home Depot, get the Home Defense spray.I have used this for over 10 yrs. It really works like it says it does. First you saturate you house, all around the insid...
- I use a product that I got from PetCo called Carpet & Upholstery Powder. It works well in the house. It lasts up to 1 year but our fleas are so bad in the backyard due...
- I can tell you something NOT to use. I've been trying to go green lately so I wanted to replace all of my household cleaners with more natural ones. When looking up c...
Biting Bugs in Sandbox...
Asked by K.C. from Detroit
on September 13, 2010
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Hi,
My son played in our sandbox for the first time in quite a while over the weekend. Later that evening he had what appeared to be more than a dozen bug bites fro...
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- Dear K.: Just put drops of essential oils of Lemongrass, Citronella, Peppermint, T-tree and Eucalyptus citriodora. Changing the sand will just give them a new ho...
- Yes and not necessarily is it bugs in genersl ants can bite and they love sand. But to get rid of them must replace.
- Ick! Sand fleas? Did the sand get wet? There might be mosquitoes in it. Replace with dry sand and keep the sandbox covered when he's not using it.
Mysterious Bug Bites
Asked by D.W. from Los Angeles
on December 16, 2011
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For the last few weeks my 1.5 year old daughter and I (who bed share) have been waking up with bug bites. They are individual bites on our legs or back. They are prett...
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- Could be fleas and they are almost impossible to see. Put on a pair of long white socks and shuffle across the carpet, fleas will jump onto the socks and you will see...
- Yes! Same situations, but usually it happens in the warmer months (when we're at the beach) and I attributed it to sand fleas. Haven't had them in the past couples m...
- are you outside at dusk? there is some tiny in our grass that I have never seen, but, it gets me every night if I don't use bug spray.
