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I saw this video on using a moistened Q-Tip to rotate a tick around it's mouthparts to disengage the holding barbs. Timely, as I found a big tick on my shin last night. Tried the removal method shown in this video, and darn if it didn't work just like advertised. 3 times around and the tick was hangin' on to the Q-Tip and loose from me. A 1 second heat treating to the tick via a bic lighter, and job complete. The other 10 seconds or so of flame was just to make certain the tick learned it's lesson. http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/other/intact-tick-removal-with-cotton-swab/vi-BBnYcxU
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I've read you should keep the Tick just in case you get sick so it can be tested for Lyme disease .
Good info. -thanks !
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m_stevenson:
Thanks for posting this video. I learned something new.
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Now, THAT is great to know.
Thank you.
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Now, THAT is great to know.
Thank you.
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Last two times found an embedded tick I failed to fully remove it. Ended up on an antibiotic course just to be safe once as the area around the head gets infected it kind of looks like a bullseye rash. Did save it the second time in packing tape folded over and came back negative for Lyme. I usually carry a tick key in the field which is a concave "V" that you drag across your skin and pinch the head to fully pull it out. Failed once though so I'm sure I can try out this method sometime this summer. Thanks for posting.
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Thanks for posting. I'm gonna try that next time one of those S.O.B.'s attaches itself to me.
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Interesting...the video shows moving the Q-tip counter clockwise and I wonder if you get the same results moving clockwise.
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What's on the Q-tip? powdr
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Thanks for sharing, I hope I don't need to use it but It's good to know!
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I've read you should keep the Tick just in case you get sick so it can be tested for Lyme disease .
Good info. -thanks ! If I kept all the ticks that I pull off myself in a summer. I'd have a hundred lol
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A 1 second heat treating to the tick via a bic lighter, and job complete.
The other 10 seconds or so of flame was just to make certain the tick learned it's lesson. I like the way you think....I do the same thing.... 
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Good thing to present to a bunch of Scouts heading off to Summer Camp in a few weeks...so simple and making perfect sense, wonder why this doesn't get around more.
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What's on the Q-tip? powdr Plain tap water.
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A 1 second heat treating to the tick via a bic lighter, and job complete.
The other 10 seconds or so of flame was just to make certain the tick learned it's lesson. I like the way you think....I do the same thing.... I am a thorough teacher on lessons.
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Interesting...the video shows moving the Q-tip counter clockwise and I wonder if you get the same results moving clockwise. Only if you live in the Southern Hemisphere I believe. 
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Interesting...the video shows moving the Q-tip counter clockwise and I wonder if you get the same results moving clockwise. Only if you live in the Southern Hemisphere I believe. That means if you live along the equator, you're screwed.
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