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Old 06-17-2004, 01:46 PM  
Darrell
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I live in a tick area and have had a few in the past. The way to get them out is to first cover the tick in oil like tea tree oil. This makes it difficult for the tick to breathe so it loosens its grip a little.

Then get hold of its body with a pair of tweezers and turn it anti clockwise. Do not pull it as it will break and leave its head inside you. Just keep turning anti clockwise and it will come out. I have no idea why it's anti clockwise, but it always works.

You can catch Limes disease from ticks so after you have got the tick out you must check the area to see if a red ring appears around where the tick was. If it does you might have Limes disease so get to your doctors. They can give you something which gets rid of it. If you get a red ring and you don't see it, the ring eventually goes away and you never know you have got it until a few years later when some pretty bad stuff starts happening to your body.

I hope that helps
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