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Question by Bunnee
Submitted on 8/9/2003
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If you have an 11 month old infant, what is the safest product to use in a condo infested with fleas. (we have wood floors, tile and carpeting). also if you use the fleabuster rx for flea treatment ..how safe is it for baby to crawl around afterwards? can baby still inhale this stuff after appropriately applying it in carpets, etc? Please Help!


Answer by carol
Submitted on 11/12/2003
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Goodness gracious ! Anything that can kill fleas or ticks are very toxic and very unsafe for babies. I sprayed some poison on my roses and the spray got on to the floor. My baby crawled about and had fits! Throwing the rose bushes away solved the problem.
If I were you, I'd get my floors steam-cleaned by professionals. If that is not possible, spray with insecticide [ send the kid to grandparents for a couple of days]. After that, give the place a good wipe with detergent.

 

Answer by Stacy
Submitted on 12/5/2003
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They also have heat traps.  It has a sticky pad on it with a heat lamp above it.  We used this to avoid the sprays.  You will still have to use something that won't be real safe for baby, so it is best to send them to grandma's for a few days.  Then once you have killed off what is in the condo now, use the heat traps to keep it from happening again.

 

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