How an empty home fills with fleas
Where a previous pet left eggs in the carpet, those develop into pupae that can stay dormant in a durable cocoon for weeks if nothing disturbs the place - the same pattern holds near Raynes Park, where suburban semis and terraces around the station. Movement and body heat trigger the next generation to emerge, so a house left empty for weeks can start producing bites within days of someone moving back in.
Is it really fleas?
A flea bite tends to appear low down around the ankle, and unlike other insects a flea jumps instead of crawling; its droppings turn reddish when dabbed on damp paper, whether that's near Colliers Wood, where converted ex-industrial units and new-build flats alongside older terraced streets, or elsewhere in the borough. Bites higher up, in a row along an arm or shoulder, point somewhere else - see the bed bug guide instead.
Suburban semis with gardens and pets
Suburban semis with gardens and a history of pets, common across Morden and Raynes Park, are a frequent source of flea eggs hatching after a change of occupant, so it is worth asking a landlord or seller whether a cat or dog previously lived there.
If you let the property
An empty property between tenants is the easiest point to treat fleas, nothing to shift and no one there to get bitten, as anyone near Morden will recognise, where comfortable 1930s semis and postwar housing spreading out from the town centre. A previous tenant's pet, or flea dirt spotted at check-out, are both reasons to act before the next tenants move in, much as it does near Mitcham, where suburban semis and terraces around Mitcham Common and the town centre.
Clearing the carpets
Before the treatment, move furniture away from the walls, vacuum every surface thoroughly, empty the vacuum bag or canister straight outside, and put pet bedding through a hot wash - the same pattern holds near Wimbledon, where large Victorian houses and villas near the Common. There's no need to change routine afterwards, normal use and vacuuming draws the last hatching cocoons out, just as near Raynes Park, where suburban semis and terraces around the station.
Booking flea treatment in Merton
A flea job in Merton costs £180 for the first room and £60 for each additional room, and since around Raynes Park, where suburban semis and terraces around the station, telling us how many rooms are carpeted and whether pets are part of the household when you book flea treatment helps, with the full detail on the Merton flea treatment page.
