White Vinegar and Eucalyptus Oil are both useful in killing fleas. You can use the Vinegar mixed with water as a flea rinse for your dog if you have one. You can use the Eucalyptus oil on yourself using a cotton ball or tissue to wipe it on. Both are safe for your birds. You can also make a rinse or spray with water and the Eucalyptus Oil by using an emulsifying agent like lemon juice. Oil and water do not normally combine but by adding a small amount of lemon juice you can get the oil and water to combine. Milk is also an emulsifier but it is not that good for using in a rinse or spray.
Bird-safe flea options
Hi all,
I seem to have a couple of fleas in the house, and I'm being bitten like a never-ending buffet
With birds around, of course I'm limited in what I can do to get rid, or deter, the fleas. Are there any suggestions for safe remedies? Both for
a) insecticides, to kill the fleas - this would have to be used in the living room where the birdie lives, although it wouldn't be somewhere he'd be likely to walk or eat)
b) repellents, to deter them from biting me (even if I spray a repellent on myself when I'm out of the birdie room, I'll have that residue on me when I come back in)
I'd prefer natural/household remedies, purely because I'm not in the US and any brand name items you have I probably won't be able to get here.
I seem to have a couple of fleas in the house, and I'm being bitten like a never-ending buffet
With birds around, of course I'm limited in what I can do to get rid, or deter, the fleas. Are there any suggestions for safe remedies? Both for
a) insecticides, to kill the fleas - this would have to be used in the living room where the birdie lives, although it wouldn't be somewhere he'd be likely to walk or eat)
b) repellents, to deter them from biting me (even if I spray a repellent on myself when I'm out of the birdie room, I'll have that residue on me when I come back in)
I'd prefer natural/household remedies, purely because I'm not in the US and any brand name items you have I probably won't be able to get here.
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