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Don't yank.  Just get a good hold on him, either with tweezers or your 
hand(don't squeeze too hard tho) and pull gently, keeping a steady 
pressure on for about 30 seconds or so, then stop, wait 10 seconds, and 
do it again.  I've never had one hold on past 4 cycles of this, and they 
eventually let go and come off, head and all.  I then wash my hands and 
pour alcohol or peroxide on the bite.  They made a little plastic spoon 
with a slit to hold and remove ticks with, but if the tick is still 
small and not yet engorged, they are harder to remove with the spoon, 
but whether you use the spoon, tweezers or your fingers straight out, 
the pressure pull on for 30 off for 10 works pretty good.

Bev, also livin' in tick country.

roxann wrote:
> This is all I've ever done for ticks on myself and the animals. No
> infections from tick removals so far. never had one in a delicate or
> hard to reach spot, but if i did i guess i'd have to come up with
> some other way. there are SO many ticks this year already!
>
> Roxann, NW AR http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com 
> http://arseedswap.blogspot.com
>
>
> > -------Original Message------- From: Gloria Morris
> > <gloriamorris59 AT gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Aaaargh - Tick
> > Removal Sent: 09 May '08 01:11
> >
> > I usually just use fingernails and grab the little sucker and yank.
> > :)
> >
> > Gloria
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