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Originally Posted by sshaw I have not read the whole thread, but my dad always put a cigarette close enough to the ticks body that it would just let go. If you pull them out with tweezers there is the danger of having some of the tick left under the skin and perhaps causing an infection. |
We always light a match, blow it out, and do the same while it's hot. Actually had to do this to get one of my 5 y.o.'s back not long ago. The thing let go after about 30 seconds or so...head and all.