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How to Get a Tick to Let Go
How to Get a Tick to Let Go. Though considered to be an insect, ticks are actually part of the arachnid family, like spiders. Ticks crawl from wherever they are outdoors onto an animal or human host. Ticks attach themselves to their host and suck blood as their food source. This process can last for several days. Since ticks often carry disease,...
Though considered to be an insect, ticks are actually part of the arachnid family, like spiders. Ticks crawl from wherever they are outdoors onto an animal or human host. Ticks attach themselves to their host and suck blood as their food source. This process can last for several days. Since ticks often carry disease, it's important to remove them from the host as soon as possible after they attach themselves.
Things You'll Need
Tweezers
Bowl
Liquid soap
Washcloth
Clean towel
Antiseptic cream
Grasp the tweezers in your hand and clamp the tips of the tweezers around the tick as close to the skin as possible. Pull the tick out of the skin, keeping the tweezers straight the entire time.
Drop the tick into a bowl of soapy water to kill it, then dispose of the tick by flushing it down the toilet.
Squirt some liquid soap onto a clean washcloth and cleanse the area where the tick was removed. Rinse with water and pat dry with a clean towel. Also wash your hands to ensure no secretions from the tick are left on your hands.
Dab antiseptic cream on the site where the tick was attached.
Tips & Warnings
Wear protective clothing when going through the woods or areas known to have ticks. Wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt, a head covering and sturdy boots or shoes. Tuck your pants into your socks.
Use an insect repellent with 10 to 30 percent DEET. Spray the repellent all over your clothing and apply to your skin in small amounts.
Stay on trails and walk in the middle of the trail so ticks don't have the opportunity to crawl onto you as you brush past tree or bush branches.
Avoid sitting on the ground where ticks can crawl onto you.
If you become ill, have a fever and can't attribute your illness to catching a virus from a family member or friend and continue to be ill, see a doctor to rule out any diseases passed on from ticks.
