These pesky pests can also live.
Fleas no pets no carpet.
What i don t understand is how can i have a flea problem when i do not own any pets.
How to kill fleas in the carpet using baking soda and salt.
My ankles and legs have a total of 20 bites.
If you re afraid you have fleas in your home don t panic.
My advise is if fleas are taking over and you have no pets then insecticide is the way to go.
I am pretty sure there are no dead animals hiding anywhere.
Identifying fleas without pets proves a bit more difficult since there is no pet scratching heavily which is often the first sign of a flea infestation.
The physical description of fleas can help you in their identification.
Do another spray and leave for 2 weeks without vacuuming.
Hi alice i live in a one bedroom apartment and i have never had any pets.
And its never had fleas before.
Can you get fleas in a house with no pets and no carpet.
The baking soda and salt method is the easiest and safest way of eliminating fleas in the carpet.
I have seen fleas in the bedroom and in the lounge but not in my bathroom.
Fleas are approximately 2 5 mm in length they do not have wings but they can jump really high.
No the bed is mine i have had it for a while.
Both of these common kitchen ingredients are not only safe for pets and babies.
I do not own cats dogs or any other pets.
And they can get into your home without as they can enter through windows and floor cracks.
I am itching like crazy.
Do not vacuum for 2 weeks after the first spray.
The carpets where there when i moved in but i only have carpet in the bathroom and bedroom.
This is a great tip for staying on top of fleas while also preventing them from your pets.
They are also easily available at a low cost.
It may seem counterintuitive that a creature that is meant to thrive on hairy or furry creatures and carpet can live on your hardwood floor but they can.
Fleas reproduce quickly especially if you have pets in the house.
Rub it in with a moist cloth.
I saw 3 fleas in my apartment.
You can also leave a light based trap tea light shallow dish soap and water out at night to lure them from their hiding places.
Moreover using this natural method can help you get rid of.
Almost 85 of fleas actually develop deep in the carpet pile although only the adult fleas are parasitic and feed on the host.
Carpet fleas are extremely common when you have a pet.
Also what can i do to get rid of them.
First and foremost presuming that there are no obvious signs check if you have fleas in your carpet by brushing the carpets and then walking around in it with white socks.
But even if you don t have pets your yard can potentially play host to fleas and you may end up with a bunch of mysterious bites.
If there are fleas in the carpet the baking soda will dehydrate them.
