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Flea control with Borax powder

Submitted by Cece

I found that by sprinkling "Borax powder" it got rid of fleas in the carpet.

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desperate Comments By: anon Have suffered from intense flea investation in our house for the past 3 years, despite professional treatments. Am going to wash cat with baby shampoo, spray carpets, clothes cupboards with Borac acid. Any other suggestions? Can't cope any more!!   Boric Acid Warning Comments By: Virginia Just be careful that your pets can't get at the boric acid. It can be toxic. I was told it works against roaches, but warned to put it behind appliances etc., where the pets can't ingest it. For your fleas, sorry to hear the professional treatments didn't help. Don't know what to suggest, but if you have a knowledgeable person at a Do It Yourself Pest place, maybe they can help, or just keep checking with vets or online. If source is uncertain or questionable, do follow up research to make sure your family or pets' health is not jeopardized. Good luck.   borax powder help Comments By: anon i cant find boric powder or acid anywere please could somebody help me by letting me know where i can purhase it   Buying Borax Comments By: Crystal You can buy Borax at your local Wal-Mart in the laundry detergent aisle.   flea and roach control Comments By: anon I bought boric acid at Fred' Discount store at a cheap price and it worked. Sprinkle the powder all over the carpeted area and leave a few days before you vacumn.   20 Mule Team Borax laundry detergent Comments By: Julie B., Richmond, IN In the laundry section of any department store, look for a bluish-green box. It's called 20 Mule Team Borax. You sprinkle it on the carpet and leave it there for a day or two, then vacuum it up. The borax powder had very, very fine bits of ground glass in it, which is what kills the fleas. The glass is ground so fine, it doesn't bother us or our pets, but to a tiny flea, it is death.   Borax works! Comments By: HB Yes, I too tried the Borax powder idea and found it worked excellently. A great tip, thanks.   Leave Borax for only 15 minutes on carpet Comments By: Richelle I just had a flea infestation, and my vet said only to leave the Borax on the carpet for 15 to 20 minutes, then vacuum it up. Don't forget to take out the vacuum bag and throw it in the trash can, which should be removed from the main house. Otherwise, you're just reinfesting your house.   problem with fleas Comments By: L C Hello do you know if I can use borax powder in my cats please help me thanks   borax? Comments By: Jeremy Burger I understand borax also weakens the condition of flea eggs? Anybody confirm?   How borax works Comments By: Katie From what I understand, borax or boric acid kills flea eggs (and possibly fleas) by dehydrating them - it's not the glass that kills them. As for toxicity - there seems to be a debate on this - you can check toxicity on Wiki. Personally I've used it around the cat with no problems, because she's just not interested in anything she can't smell to eat! I've read reports of other people also having no problem using it around pets and children, but this depends on your what type of pet you have, your pet's habits and children's ages (and habits!). Wouldn't let a small hamster wade through it - that would probably be devastating. I think given the above you just have to approach it in a common sense manner - some people do a room at a time and keep their pets out of that room 'til it's done. Only you can decide depending on your circumstances/pets and children.   Borax and fleas. Comments By: Trevor Taylor I used a flea collar and 4 months of Advantage in one month, after vaccuuming repeatedly. Threw away the cat post. Now I am trying Borax. I sprinkled it all over the carpets and under the furniture, and worked it in with a broom, then gave my cat another bath. I am leaving it in for a couple of weeks, because I used a flea bomb areosol that said it would kill eggs and even that didn't work. I think that the Borax will. (Crossing my fingers.) I hate fleas!   It's working! Comments By: Trevor Taylor I am finally getting some much needed sleep after having put the Borax in the carpeting and it seems to be working so far. (My ankles are proof.) I also wanted to mention that instead of throwing those costly vaccuum bags out, wrap them in a plastic bag and put them into the freezer. The extreme temperature will kill any fleas that were picked up while cleaning. :)   Stockists of Borax Powder Comments By: tom fyfe Can anyone helpme to find a stockist of Borax Powder in the Central Scotland/Glasgow area TipKing Says: Try your local chemist. They should be able to help   Did Someone Mistaken Borax for Boric Acid? Comments By: Patrick Wu I wonder if laundry detergents are natural flea killers or there is something unique with Borax laundry detergent. When a chemical has pesticide function, it is required to label it that way, I imagine, and I find no such labeling on Borax powder. I wonder if this happens to be a priest threw a virgin into the volcano and the eclipse happens to be ended, but they all thought that was the cure. Would someone try other laundry powder and see if they work just as well?