Fleas are the worst, if you have ever owned a pet in real life you will know the struggle of having to get rid of fleas but Animal Crossing New Horizons has a different mechanism to having fleas. You can add them to the museum and show it off to everyone in your village. You can learn how to catch fleas in this guide.
Make sure that you catch these bloodsucking fleas only in the game and not in real life, hardcore Animal Crossing fans want to catch each and every type of bug there is and this guide is for those and everyone else who wishes to catch fleas.
How To Catch Fleas In Animal Crossing New Horizons
Bug hunting is a big part of Animal Crossing New Horizons and you will have to venture out in the open world to catch most of the bugs in the game. This can, however, be time-consuming, but when it comes to fleas Animal Crossing New Horizons developers had different things in their minds.
Where to Find Fleas in ACNH?
Fleas in Animal Crossing New Horizons can be found on other villagers and this fact makes it not only repulsive when you think about it but also weird. Some villagers will spontaneously be infected with fleas in Animal Crossing New Horizons.
You will need to look closely and you will see a few pixels distorted above your furry friends, you might also get to hear a little sound effect to go with it.
If you cannot spot them on any villager, you will have to talk to each and everyone that you can find on your island, in their conversations they will mention being infested with fleas and they get itchy.
To catch fleas all you have to do is equip your net and catch the flea-ridden villager in it. That’s it and you’re done with catching fleas.
However, fleas aren’t available in Animal Crossing New Horizons all year long and finding them depends on your location and what month you are in.
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere of the world, you can find fleas in the months of April to November and for the folks living in the Southern Hemisphere, you can find them in the months from October to May.
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere then you’re in luck, but if you belong to the Southern Hemisphere you can always use the time travel trick shown in this guide.
That’s about it when it comes to catching fleas in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Check out other guides on Animal Crossing New Horizons in case you are stuck on any part of the game.