apples24

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try this

instructables : How to remove a tick : intro


just found one of the little buggers on ours and it came off easily

swampster

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Umm, not so sure about that, if the body comes detached from the rest of the tick then ya gonna have problems.

apples24

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no thats just the thing its a light circuler motion, i looked at the tick i saw its claws etc, they just seem to let go

swampster

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I'm not saying it doesn't or won't work.. I'm just saying that if you're going to try it be careful and make sure you get all of it out.. claws and all!

J4CKO

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Not on the dog (no self respecting parasite would touch our manky old thing) but my eldest got one in Devon, came out easily, ot most of it did, the rest fell out a few days later, the way ,my missus reacted you would have thought it was one of those things from Alien.

David Lock

Meths or flea spray.

bioforger

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Tweesers

kbsub

Coat the little blighter in nail varnish remover ... kills the parasite then falls out , head included ..

alcazar

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Heat a sharp knife blade up on a gas ring, just touch the tick and the whole lot comes straight out.

At least, that's how my mate got one off his b*lls

Alcazar

David Lock

A *** end does it - you just need a steady hand

LG John

Don't have a dog but I'm just back from camping in the Highlands so I'll almost certainly have a few on me that I'll have to dig out!!

David Lock

Worth checking.............


List of diseases caused by insects - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

P1Fanatic

I certainly wouldnt be touching a tick even before reading that list. Tbh Ive never had a problem getting them off with a tick twister thing I got from Pets at Home. You get under its head and twist rather pull. Get diff size ones for diff size ticks.

Fleas are a lot harder as they are so flat. Got one on my own leg once and couldnt get it off after dousing in vodka with cotton wool, submerging in very hot water etc. Next time will try the hot match head or similar to see if they come off.

Simon

Matteeboy

Pulled one off our dog the other day with pliers and it made me feel ill!

My parents dogs got covered in them in Scotland - most unnerving.

LG John

Lymes disease is on the rise in Scotland because of them - they have been a real problem the last 3-5 years!! Last year I picked upwards of 30 of them out of me during a two week holiday. The problem is that the winters haven't been harsh enough to kill off their population. Midgies are annoying but at least they don't bite you on the sly!

The first time you get a tick in you its quite off-putting but after about your 10th it's just par for the course!

SiPie

WTF do you do to get so many ...roll about bollock naked in the ferns ???

In all my years of camping in Scotland...nada, nought, ne rien, zulcho, **** all .....

Hmmmmm ?

LG John

My family owns a croft with a large grass field. The grass grows at least a foot high around our little caravan over the year so we cut out an area to camp, park cars, kick a ball about and for access - the rest remains as long grass. The ticks get into your tent while you sleep or if you are lying in the grass in the sun or playing football and they get on your feet when you walk to the shower block, etc then crawl up your legs. Hateful little things!!

SiPie

Yeah....

Familiar with where and how but I reckon they must target only people over 5'8 1/2" tall as having roamed such habitats during my years the wee buggers never seem to munch

Mind you... off to Skye again soon and I bet the bloodsuckers gorge themselves this time

LG John

They don't seem to bother some people as much as others I find and some don't get biten at all. Same as midgies don't bite some people. Midgie bites don't bother me that much - it's the crawling all over you in a mass swarm that does my nut in! We got totally maulled by midgies on friday night!!!