Within the last week a major flea problem has popped up in our house. The culprit seems to be my cat, though we're not sure how because, with the exception of two or three escapades, he is an indoor cat. When I adopted him, he didn't have fleas.

My mom runs a daycare service so she has to get rid of the fleas in the house. She's already seen one crawling on my youngest brother and I have found several on my bed and crawling on me within the last couple of days. My boyfriend, who now lives in a spare room here, is covered in flea and spider bites and can't stop scratching.

I'm not worried about Cuddles getting fleas, since he doesn't have fur. Will it be a problem if some of them manage to get into his tank? Will they hurt him?

What I am really worried about is the flea bombs that my mom is going to use to clear out the house. Obviously, Cuddles won't be in the house when we bomb it. None of the non-aquatic pets will be, and neither will we. All of my pets are going to be moved to my friend's house that day. I was hoping that I could put Cuddles in a smaller container for the day to move him, because moving the tank with him in it is much more difficult. My worry is that the bombs will leave a residue on his tank that could hurt him later on. I will probably move the tank outside for the day if I move him into a smaller container for transportation, just to be safe. But, out of curiosity, does anyone have anything to say about this? Should I be worried about this harming Cuddles? Even if his tank is outside during the bombing, could he get sick from it later on? We know the fish will be fine, and so will the cats and the dog, if they aren't in the house. We've just never had a snake - or hermit crabs and snails - when we've had to do this in the past.

Thanks for any input. The scheduled date for the bombing is late Sunday morning so I have plenty of time to convince my mom to change her plans/find an alternative way to rid the house of the fleas, or take extra precautions for Cuddles.