When you buy a new house there are certain things you might not discover until later. For example, the house might look perfect but you find out your neighbor certainly isn't. Or, you move in only to discover that the previous owner hid from you the fact that there is a plumbing problem. There's only so much you can tell from a house by looking at it. Other things you just realize later. One such thing is a flea problem. Merely walking through an empty house doesn't mean that you'll notice a flea problem immediately.
Yes, you can forget about the former owner or real estate person telling you about the fleas; it's their little secret. It's disheartening when you find out that your new house has a flea problem but don't run to the nearest store to purchase many cans of flea bombs. That's expensive and will leave every surface of your home covered in dangerous chemicals. Even flea sprays - though you can at least decide what surfaces will get the chemicals - are still dangerous. Instead, use a replacement treatment that you probably already have on hand: salt!
Salt not only repels fleas but it also kills them. It has an effect something like what salt has on slugs. Ordinary table salt works great to get rid of the fleas but you'll need quite a bit of it. Sprinkle the salt on the floor as you would carpet deodorizer. Apply it heavily, making sure to get all the corners, and ensuring that you apply it around the perimeter. If you have more than one carpet do all of them at the same time.
After the salt has been applied it's just a matter of waiting until it can do its work. Leave the salt in place for about an hour then you can vacuum the carpets - and the dead fleas. It's a good idea to do the salt treatment again, a few days later, just to ensure that none of them escaped the salt as it was applied the first time.
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