I might be an 'n' of one, but I spent 2 weeks being treat for Ehrlichiosis and was chided by my doctor for squeezing the tick. I suppose that depends on where you live -- North Carolina is rough!
I like the "tick slider" Wayne mentioned, but a plastic spoon with a slot in it works great, too. I've definitely gone back to DEET after that! cheers, jason Jason Jackson Candidate for PhD Duke University Durham, NC Nancy E. Karraker wrote: > My dog and I served as "tick flags" for a fellow graduate student of mine who > was studying Lyme's disease in northern California. After we had walked > through > clearcuts all day checking pitfall traps, I would clear us both of ticks and > save them for my colleague, and this often required pulling out embedded > ticks. > The wildlife diseases instructor said the best way was to grasp the tick's > body > firmly with index finger and thumb (getting as much of the body as you can > between them) and pull gently but firmly straight out. This worked on large > "dog" ticks and also small "deer" ticks. Twisting the tick, as is sometimes > recommended, can break off the mouth parts. In removing dozens of ticks over > that time, I never broke off the mouth parts or caused injury to myself or my > dog. Good luck. > > Nancy > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Eric Enrique Flores De Gracia" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 1:36 PM >> Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Advice on how to take out ticks >> >> >> Dear all >> >> A friend of mine is intended to extract some ticks attached to a snakeć„€ >> skin. >> Somebody have an idea on how to collect them safetly without harming the >> snake neither the ticks? (he wants to preserve the ticks for later >> analysis). >> >> Any suggestion welcome, thanks, >> >> -- >> Eric Flores De G. >> >> """""""NO EXCUSES...EXECUTE""""" >> >> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2681 - Release Date: 02/11/10 >> 07:35:00 >> >>
