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any remedies for Fleas in sand of North Florida,my Shepard type dog was and now again infested with fleas . i tried dips,drops and collars and they are relentless in the morning i am attacked to my knees outside,problem is they are in my fish farm of 50 tanks of Koi and goldfish.......any remedies would be greatly appreciated.Chris

I don't really know if there is a solution to this problem. Dips and drops would work if the problem was inside, but until the outside problem is eliminated the fleas will always be there. The other problem here is even if you did control them in your yard... you still have the neighbor yards to contend with. Good Luck and let us know if you find something that works.
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Bob

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

Thanx....... funny you metioned the neighbors,they have 5 scraglers loose that occassionally come in my yard for scavenging

I don't know if this will help, cuz it sounds like this is a pretty hard problem to deal with but here are a couple things...

Tea Tree oil - we once had what looked like fleas (though we were too afraid to think of it) around the house and getting bites around our ankles and all...so we reached for the tea tree oil and started putting a ring of oil around our ankles and putting it around other places too (if it is pure oil and not the thinned stuff mix a few drops into a cup of water, put it in a sprayer and spray on yourself, your dog, carpets, bedding, where ever you want) that seems to work they have never been back...I guess they decided there was better food else where. A drop goes a long way so don't choke if you have to pay close to $30 for a small bottle. You might also want to try eating and feeding your dog more garlic fleas don't like the taste.

Well I truly hope this isn't completely useless but like I say I don't know.

before moving to N.Fl. i lived in Miami,and ticks were a problem with Sinbad a 9 y/o dog of subject,and i did a garlic regiment and had good results ,but not with the sand fleas i am encountering now.Thanx Chris