Flea spray and chameleons.

[Dunnigan]

OK so we just found out that the cats are infested with fleas. They are out of the house now. Now we are spraying the carpets with Flea Killer. We havent sprayed the cham room yet because we were originally going to move them to another room then spray their room, them move them back.

I was wondering we spray the carpet in the cham room (which is also our bedroom where the cats have access) would the fumes harm the chameleons? If we do spray in here while they are in here we are going to open the windows and put a fan blowing out the door into the rest of the house.

I just dont want to stress the chams out if it is not necessary.

All of their cages are about 3 feet off of the floor where we will be spraying.

Thanks.

 

[Syn]

Is a carpet shampoo available instead?

 

[Dunnigan]

Nope. Its in a spray bottle, like what windex comes in. so we can control oversprays and keep the actually spray on the carpet. They stuff just smells for 5-10 minutes while it is drying.

 

[Syn]

Well I'm no chemical expert but are the fumes bad for you? If they are they're probably bad for the cham.

Too bad there isn't shampoo. That's a lot safer. (At least the stuff I've had to use)

 

[Dunnigan]

we found out the cats had them when it was too late. It was baddddd. so this is going to be the first step in the de-fleaing of the house. SHampoo will be the next step we just wanted to start killing them asap.

 

[Chameleon Caretaker]

Sounds like your cats need to go on frontline or advantage!

 

[Dunnigan]

They are, on and off. they dont go out side so it was never a problem. The roommates dog is the source! that thing is not coming back in the house till it has had 2 flea baths...

 

[Syn]

Best of luck to you and your chams, I hope someone experienced with this can help.

 

[jannb]

I would not spray around the chams.

 

[Docility]

this is the reason we need to use advantix, or frontline

fleas can be a host for all sorts of things

 

[Dunnigan]

fleas can be a host for all sorts of things

like the black plauge...

 

[Syn]

like the black plauge...

http://www.ehow.com/about_4580124_which-diseases-do-fleas-carry.html

The most deadly flea-borne disease is the bubonic plague. Plague cases in humans are not common anymore; however, it is still exceptionally serious. Other flea-borne diseases include flea-borne typhus, bartonella henselae (cat scratch fever), several other bartonella strains including bartonella grahamii, bartonella taylorii and bartonella quintana.

 

[Dunnigan]

That sounds pleasant...not.