Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
Old thread (5 years) but important safety topic- so I won't criticize your post. Just want to point out that essential oils are NOT all the same- there's way too many kinds to generalize as to their potential effects on reptiles & whether or not your pets are safe now. And oils don't evaporate the way other (water-based) things do either, so I think it's time for a good steam-cleaning of the carpet, that would be safer, IMO.
Not sure steam cleaning is the best idea as that will get the oil hot and potentially turn it into an aerosol as the carpet get hot, and then cools and dries. Future vacuuming will also be a problem - any oil stuck to dust particles too small for the filter to pick up will become airborne.

It might be easier to relocate the reptiles to a different part of the house.