Reddit reviews Tick Twister Tick Remover Set with Small and Large (Pack of 2 Sets)

So far this year I have removed over seven ticks form my dogs. This year above all seems to be a bad one. No that there are no more pesticides being used they will only increase in numbers. I'm not an advocate for pesticides before anyone starts tearing me a new one. Only explaining why they are getting worse every year. They have no predators here to eat them so they can live and grow freely.

The best for this is prevention and having the right tools.

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Here is the best tool for removing them. Slide it on and twist, the head and everything will come off with no hassle. I took one of my daughter and my dogs and no pain at all. Best tool for this buy far. If you stuck and have no tool. Take a credit card and cut a small Y in the card. The head will slide into the card and then you can twist. I have had mixed results as sometimes the head stayed inside.

https://www.amazon.ca/Tick-Twister-Remover-Small-Large/dp/B00X7072HY/ref=sr_1_2?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_ujX1Y6v4gIVFIzICh1tDgzxEAAYASAAEgJNbPD_BwE&hvadid=267132897033&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9060801&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11804516318596722537&hvtargid=kwd-300294708453&hydadcr=11454_10116631&keywords=tick+removal+tools&qid=1558527313&s=gateway&sr=8-2

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For prevention this is the best stuff on the market. It kill's 99 to 100% of the ticks that bite.

https://www.fruugo.ca/frontline-plus-for-small-dogs-210kg-under-22lbs-6-pack/p-17197463-37528682?language=en&ac=google&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgqX-65av4gIVx4-zCh027gXdEAQYBCABEgJp5fD_BwE

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How to identify ticks.

https://canlyme.com/lyme-basics/tick-id/

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One last thing, when you remove a tick always put it in a bag and freeze it. This way if anyone gets sick after a few days or weeks you can have it tested and see if it's positive for lime disease. I keep mine for a few months then toss them in the toilet.

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Hope this helps.

Na, we have 4 small ones and 2 farm dogs. People abandon their pets around here, and if the single no-kill shelter is full and I can't find anybody to adopt them they usually end up staying with me... Nothing but kill shelters out here. I recently tried the tick twister and it works. However the dogs usually don't hold still long enough for the tick to remain between the two teeth while I spin it, so they end up slipping off and usually squeeze the tick in the process. I switched back to the tweezers after that. Just normal ones, nothing fancy.

I've always been curious about the diseases but we don't have many deer on our property. Maybe 1 or 2 a month. Are there tests for all the diseases? The house we just bought has a lot of woods and debris. We've started cleaning up most of the debris and cutting down the tall grass. However, we are still going to lay down poison this year as its really bad.

Plenty of people have fences, especially with dogs that like to be outdoors.

The ticks are unavoidable if you go in grass more than a couple inches tall, especially when the grass is wet. The few dozen deer passing through your yard won't make much of a difference.

Definitely consider treating your dog with Bravecto, the ticks die as they latch on to the dog, thus keeping your dog from getting lyme, and from bringing live ticks in the house.

Buy some tick pullers, you will need them. Be sure to check your dog daily. Most ticks hang out behind the ears and back of the neck. It will be like a bonus head scratch for the dog every day.

I hear this is a pretty good way to safely remove ticks if you find one on you or your pet. Might be worth the $14 investment.

https://www.amazon.ca/Tick-Twister-Remover-Small-Large/dp/B00X7072HY

Almost definitely a tick! At the pet aisle of my local grocery store, they sell this tiny little green... thing to quickly and easily remove them. My cat is so patient when we use it, it takes maybe half a second, and it was pretty cheap! Here's a link to it on amazon.

it's part of my hiking and biking bag.

https://www.amazon.com/Tick-Twister-Remover-Small-Large/dp/B00X7072HY/ref=sr_1_3?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1495481415&sr=1-3&keywords=tick+remover

Not venomous lol. They all carry disease here though. They have to be in you for a looong time to transmit it though.
If you leave the head in, it will get infected. You gotta get one of these neat mofos

Might as well get some tick removers...

I do a lot of camping/with my pups.

Depending on what area you're in / if your pups are on anything for ticks, you should probably being a tick remover - something simple like this. If your dog does get a tick, KEEP THE TICK so you can get it tested for Lyme .. (this only really applies if the tick is attached to the dog for 24h+, so make sure to keep checking your dog for ticks).

For hydration, get a collapsible water bowl or a Guply - they make keeping your dog hyrdated super easy.

Depending on weather, you may want to get a sleeping bag for your dog. Ruffwear makes dog sleeping bags, but I'm cheap so I just bought a cheap kids sleeping bag which works fine for my dogs.

Lastly, I had a dog growing up who would get carsick. We just gave him gravol and he was fine (I'm not sure of the dosage, maybe someone else can help me out here).

We use the Seresto Collar good for 8 months. They bite the dog but die the next day, within 24 hrs. Basically does not repel but does kill. We got ours from our vet so they could watch to see if the dog developed an allergic reaction (which she didn't). Also buy this tick remover so much easier than pliers/tweezers

You may want to invest in a tick remover if you plan on doing any more exploring. http://smile.amazon.com/Tick-Twister-Remover-Small-Large/dp/B00X7072HY/ref=sr_1_4?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1465071436&sr=1-4&keywords=tick+remover