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    Default Fleas in new apartment, need suggestions

    So I just moved into my new apartment for school, and it turns out we have fleas here somehow.... So my issue (aside from the fleas) is the fact that I have my Green Tree Frog and three Gray Tree Froglets already moved into the apartment. I'm hoping someone might have a suggestion to deal with the fleas that is also frog friendly (preferably), because otherwise I need to move my little guys and their enclosures for a couple of days, and move them back. Now, I'd like to avoid this if possible on account of the fact that they've been moved around so often during the past 2 weeks that it's probably stressing them out a bit, and I'm paranoid like that. If there are no other solutions aside from moving em and Flea Bombing, then that's that, but I'd like to ask about alternatives just in case. And if this is in the wrong section, I apologize, I wasn't sure where to post this. Thanks in advance for the help.

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    Default Re: Fleas in new apartment, need suggestions

    Think whatever will kill the fleas can affect the frogs. Even if it's something dry on carpets, floor, drapes; people walking around, etc. could send some of the dust into the air. Think moving frogs out and ventilating place well after treatment is the less risky scenario. Here is a nice page with ideas for you to think about: Home Remedies for Fleas in House . Good luck !
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    Default Re: Fleas in new apartment, need suggestions

    I've heard that pretty much any chemical, even if it's not in the room the frogs are in, could be bad for it. As a matter of fact I'm worried about the residual smell it could have on my personal stuff too if I were to use a flea bomb. I was thinking about maybe trying vacuuming and the trick where you place a small dish of water under a nightlight for fleas to jump into, in hopes that maybe i could get rid of them for now at least. Would that be a potential alternative, or would I mostly be fooling myself until I realize I'm going to have to move my frogs again -_-. On the plus side, at that point they'd have calmed down from being moved again so soon. And thanks for the link and feedback, it's appreciated. Never had fleas before, let alone with a small amount of fragile little pets that can't get them.

    I'll have to see who I could leave my frogs with then... I saw the thorough vacuuming bit earlier along with leaving a nightlight on with a small dish of water to drown some of em. I was considering that, but I'm not sure if they've spread to my room >_<. Unfortunately, there is carpet like all over the apartment, so yeah that stinks in a lot of ways for the vacuuming solution, but I might try that for a little before going straight to a bug bomb. Thanks a lot for the advisement against any sort of chemical or anything of the sort, I didn't think there was a s

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