Lymph tick removal
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Roedeer 1962
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Go to the hospital you don’t want Lyme Disease
HonestJohn
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Removed 36 attached of the bastards from the last highland trip! PharMarcy gave some fucibet to treat it externally.
They were too small to remove with a tick removal tool so used a sharp knife.they don’t have the risk of spreading Lymes until they start feeding on you
Hospital, only if signs of Lymes!
Ps, this happens to me circa 3-4 times a year for many years. Once frost hits, we are good
They were too small to remove with a tick removal tool so used a sharp knife.they don’t have the risk of spreading Lymes until they start feeding on you
Hospital, only if signs of Lymes!
Ps, this happens to me circa 3-4 times a year for many years. Once frost hits, we are good
I wouldn't head to hospital for that
If you really can't grab it with needle tweezers then Scrape with a sharp edge.
Laminated paper or knife blade etc. anything thin
Spent a week on the lakes this year and I'd never have been out of the hospital if I went for every one
Nymphs are less likely to have Lyme since they have fed less times right?
(I heard it somewhere but sounds like just convincing yourself it'll be ok)
If you really can't grab it with needle tweezers then Scrape with a sharp edge.
Laminated paper or knife blade etc. anything thin
Spent a week on the lakes this year and I'd never have been out of the hospital if I went for every one
Nymphs are less likely to have Lyme since they have fed less times right?
(I heard it somewhere but sounds like just convincing yourself it'll be ok)
Question:
Assuming no itching symptoms to alert one to possible tick strike, how would you ever know one or more of the wee barstewards were not nicely embedded in your back?
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Assuming no itching symptoms to alert one to possible tick strike, how would you ever know one or more of the wee barstewards were not nicely embedded in your back?
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shbangsteve
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Try removing a small one embedded in your scrotum !
No way I was going to A & E with that.
No way I was going to A & E with that.
No digging needed.
Almost like you are shaving it off
gr cz527
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Had one there and one on my n*b last year. Mrs said it doubled the size of my tackle
gr cz527
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i always give myself the once over and get the good lady to check the bits i cannot see. I always feel a discomfort when they attach.
They do tend to latch on so even when your dutiful Wife's excavations have exposed the critter, it's still advisable (post #7) to get a pair of really good tweezers around it for final extraction.
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HonestJohn
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Dont t waste hospital time with this, knife the Fokker off or stub it with a fag end. Highland stalkers remove hundreds in a year. Man up 
The O'Tom Tick Twisters now come with a third smaller hook, which makes getting some of the smaller ones off a lot easier:
That pic showed one big enough to lift off with the small O'Tom.
gr cz527
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Unfortunately she could not get it.
Both pictures look like larvae - 6 legs, so no risk of Lyme as the bacteria does not go through the egg stage.
Removal - thumbnail as good as anything, getting it off within 24/48hr should be enough to minimise the risk of Lyme, leaving a bit of mouthpart there isn't an issue - no more than a bit of thistle/thorn
Removal - thumbnail as good as anything, getting it off within 24/48hr should be enough to minimise the risk of Lyme, leaving a bit of mouthpart there isn't an issue - no more than a bit of thistle/thorn
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