Ticks- how do you remove a dang Tick?

[hermosabeach]

3 for 2

We've been using the O'Tom Tick Twisters that our Veterinarian recommended. Super easy to use and quickly removes ticks. Whatever method you use, you want to avoid squeezing a tick which can cause it to regurgitate the bastidges bodily fluids into the bite area, dramatically increasing the chance of transmission of Lyme Disease.

https://www.otom.com/en/

Nice. 3 sets of 3 sizes for $20

Might need to add to range bag and hunting gear.

[Featureless]

Grab them with your fingers and twist counterclockwise. They'll let go rather than have their head twisted off.

[mrboma]

The Tick Key



Been using these for years with good results.
Same idea as the credit card method just a little more robust.

Regards,
Mike

[mofugly13]

We've been using the O'Tom Tick Twisters that our Veterinarian recommended. Super easy to use and quickly removes ticks. Whatever method you use, you want to avoid squeezing a tick which can cause it to regurgitate the bastidges bodily fluids into the bite area, dramatically increasing the chance of transmission of Lyme Disease.

https://www.otom.com/en/

I've used this many times and it works exactly like the video on their site shows.

I've also got a tick key like shown above but haven't used it.

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[Breadfan]

How to remove a tick
Use clean, fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible.
Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don’t twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth-parts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouth-parts with tweezers. If you cannot remove the mouth easily with tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal.
After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water.
Never crush a tick with your fingers. Dispose of a live tick by
Putting it in alcohol,
Placing it in a sealed bag/container,
Wrapping it tightly in tape, or
Flushing it down the toilet.


Follow-up
If you develop a rash or fever within several weeks of removing a tick, see your doctor:
Tell the doctor about your recent tick bite,
When the bite occurred, and
Where you most likely acquired the tick.
Testing of ticks

[J.R.W.]

Never pull a tick with tweezers when you sqeeze them you are hypodermicly injecting its juice in to you .use a tick removal tool , rotate in circles till it slides free .never pull or squeeze .ihave removed over 100 ticks off my hounds & never left a head behind with the use of the tick twister tool .comes in a set of 3 sizes & is worth the $5 ticks are not something to mess around with in California

[HKAllTheThings]

Now you know why the Army treats their ACUs with permethrin.

[wpage]

Best to remove ticks as soon as found. With available recourses. If you get a bullseye rash or unusual skin reaction. See a doctor.

[jtv3062]

The idea of never being able to eat red meats again caused by Lyme Disease is terrifying. STEAK! NOT THE STEAK!

I believe it's not a lifetime curse. There's a better understanding of the dieses now.

[Gundiver]

The idea of never being able to eat red meats again caused by Lyme Disease is terrifying. STEAK! NOT THE STEAK!

I would power through it.

[lewdogg21]

If you burn or squish them you run the risk of them "throwing up into the wound" or however you describe that. A handful of years ago I got done deer hunting and while getting the top gate pulled my shirt out (was tucked in). M'fin tick was latched out below my belly button and I wouldn't have noticed had I not pulled my shirt out. I pulled him out easily as he wasn't dug in but the vaseline or something so they can't breath is what I would do.

As a kid I pulled probably hundreds of ticks off my dogs when we lived out in the country. I did many of those wrong but then again I was in like 2nd/3rd grade.

[200Apples]

We've been using the O'Tom Tick Twisters that our Veterinarian recommended. Super easy to use and quickly removes ticks.

https://www.otom.com/en/

Thanks! Just ordered one each of the three options shown on their website. $16.35 USD and cheap insurance for sure.

This tool and it's variations are the best thing since sliced bread.

[SilveradoColt21]

Good lord, I am not much of a woodsy type of a guy and have rarely ventured out into these types of areas being from the Bay Area but watching that video made my anxiety rise lol

[Rickrock1]

Whelp those rUskies now have a bunch a credit cards that they can cut up.

[MissiontoMars]

Daughter had one on her back after a swim in Missouri. I just carefully pulled it off with sharp tweezers at the base of the head. Then cleaned the site with soap/hot water and dressed with neosporin and a tough fabric bandaid.