[pct-l] ticks

[Fred Walters]

I've used http://www.otom.com/how-to-remove-a-tick (called tick hooks in
UK) to remove ticks from both myself and my dogs and they are excellent.
 Never leave heads in and they remove the tick without squeezing.
 Apparently squeezing a tick when removing it is particularly bad as it
causes the tick to empty its stomach contents into you and thus increases
the disease risk.  Using the hooks avoids this.

Fred

On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 1:37 PM, JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:

> Anyone ever try the "tick key" to remove ticks?
>
> On May 7, 2013 10:44 PM, "Ron Ronron" <oldlemonparty at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I picked two ticks off my legs after sitting down for a min around mile
> 93
> > a few days ago. Lyme carrying ticks are virtually if not entierly non
> > existant on the PCT. There are other fun tick borne diseases though.
> > Anything other than just pulling an embeded tick out may very well cause
> > said tick to vomit into you and thus greatly increase the chance of
> > transmitting a tick borne disease.
>
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