Salt and Lime for chain spots

In an effort to combat fleas and other pests, I am searching for proper salt and lime for chain spots.

Can I use calcium chloride salt for chain spot instead of the usual Sodium Chloride Rock salt?

Also, what type of lime would be good for the chain spot? I am having trouble locating Agriculutral lime but can find Type-S lime easily. Will this work and be safe?

Thanks!

 

If you know what the proper salt and lime is why are you asking about substitutes? Google them and answer your own questions. Doesnt California have a lot of agricultural land? If so Ag Lime shouldnt be that hard to find.

 

it's tough finding a lot of that stuff in Los Angeles...I'd love to know if their are acceptable alternatives instead of driving 1.5 hrs for a $5 bag of salt and ag-lime

 

aint lime a corrosive??if it is.....surely a dog being on it a good deal of time aint the best idea???

 

im not sure if there is different types of lime,but i know of a dog that fell into a huge container transporting lime powder down on the docks when i was a kid,when the deck hands got the dog out its hair was falling off in clumps.damn near baldy and red raw!!!

 

would it not be better to just treat them when you know is the time??are they on a chain spot already and whats the ground like?

 

Remove the dog from the chainspot and liberally lime the ground, after an hour or two wash it into the soil, let it dry for a half hour and liberally salt the ground, simple sells.

NGK

 

what does the salt do NGK??

 

It stops the molting process in fleas, meaning that they do not form an exoskeleton and die before adulthood, basically it stops the breeding process.

NGK

 

what kind of salt do u put down ngk

 

Standard rock salt used to melt ice.

NGK

 

that doesn't hurt the dogs if they injest it?

 

Too much of any kind of salt can hurt dogs if ingested, its a 6 of one half dozen of the other scenario, if the fleas are bad enough I would take that chance. Most dogs wont drink salt water so most wont eat the salt, I myself have never had a problem from useing this method.

NGK

 

Well I have never had a problem with fleas but a little knowledge goes a long ways sometimes. Thanks for filling me in.

 

No problem, the one time I had a bad flea problem this method worked well for us, if you were concerned about the type of salt you could always use houshold salt its just 25x the cost. I moved onto a farm years ago right into the worst flea infestation I have ever seen and was able to control and exterminate the problem 1st with the method mentioned above 2nd with biodegradeable flea sprays recomended to me by a dairy farmer.

NGK

 

what were the names of those sprays ngk?

 

I don't remember the name of the spray I used but I would assume that most dairy farmers could steer you in the right direction. I do remember that it was an oil based spray that turned milky when mixed with water and it smelled kinda like peanuts. I figured if they could spray it in and around Dairy plants then it must be ok for the dogs as well and had no ill side effects that I saw. I am in Canada so I don't know what the American standards are for this type of thing.

NGK

 

ive tried finding biodegradable sprays to no avail. havent checked with any dairy farmers though. thanks for the info

 

Any time, its all for the good of the breed

NGK

 

Let me add one thing to all this, Most times you need a hazmat card to purchase any industrial spray so unless you have a personal relationship with the dairy farmer you may not beable to purchase the spray. I knew the farmer personally and used to buy c grade beef (old dairy cows) which were fed out to my dogs.

NGK