On getting ticks

[A. BETTIK]

My wife got a tick this morning near the baby factory. It was simple to remove with finger nail polish remover and a cotton swab.

As I was in the kitchen corraling the critter in a cup for any future referenece, the wife, still flustered somewhat, asks with that female intuition, "Do they come in pairs?" I had a good laugh...

 

[SunBurntOrange]

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[Dude]

Baby factory, nail polish remover, future reference? So puzzling to me.

Got some ticks about a month ago and still have some itchy red marks. Hope I don't have the Lyme disease.

 

[CaptainEd]

when i was 10 or 11 at summer camp my swim trunks fell off the line overnight. i threw those things on without checking and, being a kid at summer camp, didn't change out of them for the rest of the day. ticks on the sack. don't recall if it was 2 or 3 but there were a few. freaked me the f out and required some delicate work with a needle to make sure i was good to go. still gives me chills thinking about it.

 

[WorsterMan]

Tip from an old camper... if you are out in the bush and don't have access to nail polish, you can light a match, blow it out and then touch the tick until it let's go.

 

[vtaenz]

I prefer to keep it lit. It's a game I play with the tick, "who wants it more?"

 

[Kerbouchard]

I'm a fairly old guy and I've just pulled ticks off me my entire life. I've always read about how you are supposed to do it, but I only done it the caveman way and I've never had a problem. But ignore me. don't want to lead anyone down the wrong trail.

 

[AuburnTexas]

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[flaco]

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[Dude]

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[flaco]

I think he mainly meant to not squeeze the body but grab it as close to the skin as possible.

 

[RyanUTAustin]

I have used the match way before...worked fine.

 

[TXSNOS]

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