Date: 18/03/2011 21:17:24
From: Yeehah
ID: 125432
Subject: Fleas

I think I have been bitten by fleas, sitting on my lounge in the loungeroom of my pet-free house.

There are possums in the (filled in, boarded up) chimney, and my lounge is near it. (Landlords have been informed, don’t know what they’re planning to do about the possums, or when). If the possums had fleas, would it be possible for them to get through, for example, gaps in the chimney cladding, and fall onto the lounge?

I thought it may have been mossies but I saw a little black thing on me earlier and just got to wondering ….

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Date: 18/03/2011 21:36:47
From: painmaster
ID: 125434
Subject: re: Fleas

fleas don’t mind humans eh…. I had a cattle tick on me on Tuesday.

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Date: 18/03/2011 21:49:54
From: trichome
ID: 125435
Subject: re: Fleas

bitten by fleas, sitting on my lounge in the loungeroom of my pet-free house.
<<<
you got chooks?
wash/vacuum everything, delouse the lounge, spread lime under the house, it is a general emergency, sorry :)

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Date: 18/03/2011 21:52:28
From: trichome
ID: 125436
Subject: re: Fleas

or is it bed bugs?

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Date: 18/03/2011 21:53:41
From: trichome
ID: 125437
Subject: re: Fleas

There are over 2,000 kinds of fleas around the world. These tiny insects are parasites that live on a host’s blood by biting the skin and sucking the blood to feed. They can jump as high as 16 inches and can start laying eggs soon after their very first meal. When fleas infest a home it can be a nightmare. They can lay up to 50 eggs at a time, covering your home in thousands upon thousands of descendants in as little as a month’s time.

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Date: 18/03/2011 22:37:11
From: bluegreen
ID: 125438
Subject: re: Fleas

Fleas in the house is no fun – been there.

I have a mouse (or two) in the house atm, but can’t find my mouse trap.

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Date: 19/03/2011 00:48:51
From: Dinetta
ID: 125439
Subject: re: Fleas

They may have come with rodents. I find flea bombs very good.

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Date: 19/03/2011 09:12:56
From: Longy
ID: 125443
Subject: re: Fleas

It’s possible the last residents had animals in there? How long you been there Yeehah?
I believe the fleas can just kick back with a cool drink and a deckchair waiting for conditions to be right? A bit of activity in the house can get ‘em going again. Is that possible?

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Date: 19/03/2011 12:43:57
From: bubba louie
ID: 125505
Subject: re: Fleas

painmaster said:


fleas don’t mind humans eh…. I had a cattle tick on me on Tuesday.

But they prefer other animals.

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Date: 19/03/2011 12:46:53
From: bubba louie
ID: 125506
Subject: re: Fleas

Longy said:


It’s possible the last residents had animals in there? How long you been there Yeehah?
I believe the fleas can just kick back with a cool drink and a deckchair waiting for conditions to be right? A bit of activity in the house can get ‘em going again. Is that possible?

Vibrations trigger hatching, which is why they suddenly appear in a previously empty house.

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