Hank Rogers wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > Hank Rogers wrote:
> >> I put frontline flea and tick killer on the cat.
> >
> > That stuff never worked on the ferrets the one time we
> > got a flea invasion.
> >
>
> What did work for the critters?

Well, the Frontline (for cats and ferrets) didn't do anything.
And I tried the flea sprays (on carpet), flea powders on
carpet...sprinkle on then gently spread it with a broom. Then
vacuum it up. Tried the borax powder the same way.

What did work well (temporarily) was to give them a
shampoo every 2 weeks. Flea shampoo not necessary, I used
regular shampoo.

Fill a gallon pitcher with soapy warm water. Rub some
straight shampoo around their necks then immerse them
in the water right up to the neck. All the fleas below
the neckline drowned then I had to use tweezers to look
for and pick them off their heads.

At the very end of shampoo, dunk them underwater in a
5-gallon bucket to rinse.

They loved the warm baths and didn't mind. But then
they would collect more from the carpet.

Little bit at a time, it worked but it took a long time.

The entire flea problem was me. My ferrets never went outside.
Fleas outside would jump on me (they're attracted to body heat).
They never bit me but once inside they would jump off and
into the carpet then would jump on ferrets as they ran by.