Are fleas attracted to poo?
Wayne Stroman
2025-05-26 09:52:40
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Flea larvae don’t live in dog or cat feces.
Fleas are ectoparasites.
They live on the skin of their host, not inside the host’s body.
Cat flea larvae don’t eat dog or cat poop.
They were once thought to consume host feces and organic debris, but this has been refuted by more recent feeding trials.
Flea larvae feed almost exclusively on dried fecal blood from adult fleas, and conspecific eggs.
When pet owners find worms in their pet’s poop, they’re dealing with an internal parasite.
Common examples are roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, or whipworms.
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