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Tick removers....what do you use?
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Posted 2 years ago #
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Use 1 lighter + 1 needle and burn the f@cker off
just careful you dont burn the skin...might hurt...or a fag end but yeah...pain
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"DO NOT try to burn the tick off, apply petroleum jelly, nail polish or any other chemical. Any of these methods can cause discomfort to the tick, resulting in regurgitation, or saliva release."
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Thanks for keeping this subject ongoing. I have Lyme Disease, following a hol in the Lake District in 2004. I had no idea about ticks at the time, didn't get the tell-tale rash but did get all the classic symptoms (started with foot-drop - remember that if you ever hear of anyone with that problem!)
I wasn't diagnosed till 3 years later, have had 2 years of treatment and still haven't got rid of it. I'm one of the very lucky ones not debilitated by it, thankfully, but I do have some problems and I don't know what the long term prognosis is. I wish I'd been knowledgeable at the time and, even more importantly, because they're the people you trust with your health, I wish the so-called specialists had had a clue.
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I agree with the advice about not buring them off. My post was meant in jest - altho it is the method I have used but I haven't had any ticks since I learnt that it is not a recommended method
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I get at least one a ride, twist en out with my fingers, 85% success rate of them still crawling afterwards.
So that's 15% chance of catching something harmful....but i tell them to go to their nearest clinic and get tested.Posted 2 years ago #
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