I use the tick twister it works great...by twisting the tick they let go...much better than pulling them off
http://www.amazon.com/Tick-Twister/dp/B00076NT64/ref=sr_1_3?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1309748920&sr=1-3 Patty On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 10:34 PM, PTF <ptf2...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > ** > Thanks for that information. We used to use the heat of a cigarette to get > them to back out. Don't smoke any more so I don't know what I would use. > If you can't smother them and can't use heat, what is the best way to get > rid of a tick? Does anyone know? > Thanks. > PT > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Guyot Léna <drumr...@stny.rr.com> > *To:* silver-list@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Sunday, July 03, 2011 6:19 PM > *Subject:* Re: CS>eczema > > RE: removing a tick: Wish this were so, but ANY liquid that suffocates the > tick can cause it to regurgitate into the bite: highly undesirable if the > stomach contents have Lyme pathogens, (unless you really want to increase > your chances of infection). That also goes for applying a blown-out match > or really anything that might created a startled reaction. > > Be well, > Léna > On Jul 3, 2011, at 2:56 PM, PTF wrote: > > This came from another list... > PT > > > "Exzema can be controlled with castor oil which is by itself is sometimes > too irritating to the skin so it is recommended to be blended with another > good vegetable oil such as olive, sunflower in a 20/80 blend and put on the > scalp or skin and allowed to soak well. As far as ticks are concerned a tip > from the internet is to use a cotton ball and vegetable oil (castor oil) and > completely cover the ticks > body heavily with the oil. This stops the tick from being able to breathe > and they will back out of the skin grab them with the cotton ball and > dispose then clean the site with alcohol." > > >
