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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 09:22 AM
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It's tick season! We never saw any ticks for 20 some years,
but we took 2 off Guinness late last season and already took one off Pooka this season. Here's what really works well for us:


http://www.ticktwister.com/

We're still working on tick disposal. Last night I grabbed a was of tissue paper and wrapped the tick in that. I couldn't squish the tick and wasn't about to unwrap it to do so. We ended up burning the paper with tick in a frying pan on the stove.
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 09:29 AM
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1. Tick disposal
If you put it in a tissue, twist the ends around it (like a Tootsie Roll), then twist the whole thing up into a knot-like structure, and put it in the trash. No way the tick can get out of that.

Or just flush 'em.

Good luck.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 09:38 AM
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4. But the tick would hold its breath. wait for the tissue to dissolve, then crawl out of our septic
system and return to bite again. Ticks are the zombies of the insect world! They make the normal vampires like horse flies and mosquitoes look tame!
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 10:17 AM
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9. zombies of the insect world
:rofl:

You are probably right. They'd escape and return with a vengeance.
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 09:31 AM
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2. Why didn't ya just flush it down the toilet?
I would have RACED to the toilet with that thing. I'm not big on killing, but I'm tellin' ya, ticks absolutely skeeve me. Ginger's had one or two of ' em, but tick removal DEFINITELY is CMW's job, not mine. :puke: :scared:
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 09:31 AM
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3. I just pull them off with tweezers or a tissue and flush them
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 09:52 AM
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5. I am often picked for removal
Those tools scare me hehe. I do it delicately with my fingers. :)

As for disposal.. someone always has a drink bottle with a lid around.

:hi:
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 09:55 AM
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6. There's a vid on You Tube I think demonstrating how to
remove ticks by gently twiddling them until they let go. It really works, but it may take a minute or so and can be tough if the dog is antsy.
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 10:01 AM
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8. Yup, that's what I do
I figure out what way it's pointing and keep steady pressure on it until it backs out. Some dogs need a holder hehe, but usually I can calm them down enough to do myself.

My dogs, nooooo problem. They know it sucks when I say I have to "doctor" them, but they also know I'm helping. It's strays, other peoples, and fostered critters that are more of a challenge.

:D
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 09:57 AM
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7. I use Biospot on the cats
and have already pulled three off myself. The last one was the size of the head of a pin. Hate the damned things, and you're right, they've gotten worse.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 10:23 AM
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10. Here's how to twiddle a tick off:
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sammythecat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 10:41 AM
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11. Thanks for posting that.
Great tip :thumbsup:
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 11:43 AM
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12. If urban sprawl is approaching, or is increasing around you...
...deer may be partly to blame.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 01:03 PM
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13. I live on 60 acres that used to be a dairy farm. Back around 1952, the farmer
planted 45 acres of red pine for Christmas trees, but never got around to harvesting them!

We have deer, possums, foxes, raccoons, turkey, grouse, coyotes mink, ermine and the occasional fisher and beaver.


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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 02:04 PM
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15. Anything going on in your ZIP Code (or area code, even) may have changed...
...some animal migratory patterns or daily habits, bringing in more ticks. Sounds like you are fairly isolated, though. If you are seeing unusual weather, that may be a contributing factor.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 02:05 PM
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16. We are having milder and shorter winters.
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mcctatas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 01:08 PM
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14. my ex and I had a cabin in NE WI and the ticks would get pretty
bad some years, we used to pull them off and either put them on a log in the fire pit or whack them with a hammer. I am not a blood thirsty chick by any means, but something about smacking the little feckers with a hammer is cathartic :evilgrin:
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backtoblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 04:11 PM
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17. smother it with vaseline
It will come off, head and all.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-11-09 05:57 PM
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18. The Tick:


Personally I like Batmanuel:
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