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Hey, I have a dwarf hamster, and there's been a lot of fleas in my house lately. I don't want to kill the little guy with medicine for dogs that ends up being too strong for him, so how do I get rid of the fleas on the hamster?

Do they make flea medicine just for hamsters?
>> Anonymous
I had the same problem with getting rid of fleas that my cats gave my mice. I wouldn't recommend using any chemicals that standardly kill fleas without first consulting your vet- he could probably give you a hamster-size dose of Ivermectin, maybe?

Anyhow, I found this "all natural" product to kill fleas at walmart that contains various different kinds of natural oils- Lemon Oil, Thyme Oil, Cedar Oil, stuff like that.

I'm pretty sure it worked and my mice didn't die. I didn't spray it directly on the mice as it also had Peppermint Oil which could sting.. and I read some reviews online that many cats had bad reactions to this product.

However, I did spray it into their bedding and fluffed it around real good. I let the particles of the spray flying aroudn to settle before putting the mice back in as well as the smell of the various oils was overwhelming, but kind of good. ;)

Anyhow, hope this helps. I think the product was Sergeant’s – Natural Flea and Tick Control.... for kittens?

Good luck!
>> Anonymous
>>Your local pet store will have special hamster flea powder that you can dust on the bedding (where the fleas live, they do not live on your hamster). If there is no specific hamster powder available, you can use kitten powder. Also, be sure to change the bedding at least once a week.

First real hit on google search
>> Anonymous
You could try walking into a pet specialty store and looking.
>> Anonymous
>>231649

Cedar is very poisonous to rodents, even breathing around it causes fluid in the lungs.
>> Anonymous
>>231649

Reviews online about bad reactions? This is the first I've heard. I Googled it, but no success.

I used Nature's Guardian on my older cat, it smelled horrible and she was just as offended as I was by it. It was that nasty cat piss basil smell with something that smelled like oregano or sandwich oil. That night she disappeared, I figured she was sulking. She had crawled under a bed and died. I didn't have a necropsy done because I just chalked it up to old age. I haven't used the spray since and glad I haven't, it's getting tossed "just in case."

>>231646


I don't experiment with new stuff for my rats, though - I use kitten flea shampoo, a lot of professionals recommend 50% diluted puppy or kitten shampoo, and dusting the bedding with flea powder made for small animals. There are supposedly small animal shampoos out there, but I've never seen them.
>> Anonymous
Did I say Cedar Oil? There's no Cedar oil in it if I recall... lol, I was just naming off some oils that I could think of.

Ooops, my apologies! I know cedar is bad bad bad bad for small animals, pine too- just wasn't thinking when I made that post!
>> Anonymous
>>231784
I'm so sorry to hear that :(! I wouldn't surprised if the product did not kill your cat... several posters complained it made their cat convulse and have seizure-like symptoms. One person said it had killed their cat.
>> Anonymous
Permethrin is a very common insecticide. It is sold under many different brand names, including some flea/tick producs. Permethrin naturally occurs in chrsanthemum flowers. It is very safe for mammals, safe indoors, and it kills a huge number of species of insects--perfect for this application. Just go to a hardware store and look for an insecticide spray that contains permethrin or any other -methrin active ingredient (and only that). Spray the affected areas. Clean animal's cage / toys and wash with bleach. Replace all bedding with fresh stuff, and wash the little guy with kitty shampoo.
>> Wolfshadow
Give the hamster a bath with some Dawn dish detergant. It has no insecticides, thus will be safe for the hamster, but the chemical makeup of the soap contains an ingrediant that is lethal to fleas, but safe for most animals. This is what they use on puppies and kittens that are too young to be dipped for fleas.

If you're looking for an advantage-type thing for the ham, I wouldn't know what to suggest. It's been years since I've had a hamster. Sorry. ._.; But I second the notion of "NO NATURES GAURDIAN". Go buy advantage. I recommend CanadaVet.com for all your pet RX needs without going to the vet and spending hundreds just to get a flea diagnosis.

I got rid of a case of fleas/tapeworms with that site. They saved my life. :3 (Or rather, my cat's!)
>> tigerfeather !CrwtTbFNxQ
I know that the petstores around actually sell permethrin-based small animal shampoos. Ask you vet about maybe giving your hamster just one little tiny drop of Frontline or something.
>> Anonymous
Quoted from the Rat and Mouse Club of America:

"Dips, foams, sprays, and shampoos with the active ingredient pyrethrins, at no higher than 0.15%, are fairly safe, and some of them are effective. Pyrethrins are a natural substance that is extracted from chrysanthemum flowers. However, just because it is a natural substance does not mean it cannot be toxic to rodents. If a product is safe for two-week-old kittens, it is probably safe for rodents, but you should check with your vet before using one."