How Do You Clear a Household Flea Infestation in Great Shelford?

In a bigger house, the difficulty with fleas is not the treatment but the planning. A family home in Great Shelford with two cats, a dog, three bedrooms and a stairs carpet has many places for eggs to land. The aim is to find every one of those places before the treatment, so that nothing is left to restart the cycle.

Map the Animals' Movements for a Week

The most useful thing you can do before a visit is write down where each pet sleeps, sits and walks. Fleas go where the animal goes, and eggs fall off as it moves. Typical Great Shelford family houses often include:

• A lounge sofa that doubles as the dog's favourite spot
• A child's bedroom where the cat sleeps on the bed
• The stairs and landing the animals cross all day
• A utility room or conservatory with the pet beds
• A study or spare room where a cat likes to hide

Treating one of these rooms and not another is the commonest reason a flea job has to be repeated.

Prepare Before We Arrive

1. Treat each pet with the product your vet recommends.
2. Hot wash bedding, cushion covers, throws and soft toys.
3. Vacuum everything, including sofa edges, stair treads and under beds.
4. Empty the vacuum outside in a sealed bag.
5. Clear the floors of toys and clutter.

The Treatment and the Price

Our flea control in Great Shelford costs £220 for the first room and £60 for each extra, fixed and agreed before we start, with no call-out fee. A four-room treatment, for example, is £400. The cost guide lays out how that adds up. The first room carries the survey and set-up, which is why the extra rooms are cheaper.

The Two Weeks After

• Use the rooms as normal once the drying time has passed
• Do not vacuum, wash or steam clean the carpets for at least two weeks
• Keep treating the pets
• Expect to see a few fleas at first

Footfall is what brings dormant fleas out onto the treated surface, so resist the urge to keep children and pets out of the room.

If You Are Not Sure of the Extent

Where a house is large and the bites are scattered, a pest inspection and survey at £120 identifies the pest and how far it has spread. All of our treatments are guaranteed: if fleas return within 14 days, we re-treat free.

Finally, think about how the house is used on weekdays. A Great Shelford household with commuters out early and children at school may be empty for hours, which is fine, but a house shut up for a fortnight over summer is the classic setting for pupae to build up. To discuss a plan for your own house, call 01223 902388 or send a WhatsApp message.