We have rabbits and deer crossing the garden regularly so I assume we have ticks. Although so far the dogs seem to pick them up outside rather than inside the garden. Eating plenty of garlic - or taking garlic tabs - is supposed to make you less tasty, though not to the extent you wouldn't still need to check. All dogs get the once over to see if they're 'tickety boo' every evening. We have twizzlers to remove them if we find them. I'd never walk barefoot or even bare-ankled in the long grass round here - in or out of the garden. (And not only because there are ticks - we also have adders about.) It's one of those things you just have to learn to be vigilant.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
We get them a lot ....always checking for the bullseye 🎯, but luckily so far only left an itchy bump. Know others who have had Lymes disease completely alter their lives ....so very aware. Glad yours was spotted early B3
I got my first tick a few weeks ago after a walk up the hill near us. I got both on my arms despite having them covered with a tight woven shirt containing durable insect repellent that lasts more washes than it has had so far. Never had one before despite carrying one on my clothing back from the lakes once. It crawled off my t-shirt, down my arm and onto the arm of the sofa I was on without making any attempt at sucking my blood. Indeed I had been a tick repellent in the past.
New house and two ticks. Our son got one last night. Tiny one that our smallest tick remover struggled to grip.
We have tick removers for the dog, a few sets around the house and in first aid kits in the van now. The area we're in seems to have more about. It'll be something we have to live with. After every walk we check ourselves and then the dog. Indeed every garden session too. Deer are known to visit gardens as are hogs and foxes.
My OH seems to pick them up, I never have. He came in yesterday, itchy arm and could feel the little bugger although was very tiny, just like a bit of soil of something similar on you. I got it out with the tick remover, splodge of germolene and a plaster, he’ll be fine. best not to try and get them out with tweezers, you’ll just remove the body and the fangs and head will stay in. That’s the bit that goes poisonous/septic .
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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All dogs get the once over to see if they're 'tickety boo' every evening. We have twizzlers to remove them if we find them. I'd never walk barefoot or even bare-ankled in the long grass round here - in or out of the garden. (And not only because there are ticks - we also have adders about.) It's one of those things you just have to learn to be vigilant.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
New house and two ticks. Our son got one last night. Tiny one that our smallest tick remover struggled to grip.
We have tick removers for the dog, a few sets around the house and in first aid kits in the van now. The area we're in seems to have more about. It'll be something we have to live with. After every walk we check ourselves and then the dog. Indeed every garden session too. Deer are known to visit gardens as are hogs and foxes.
He came in yesterday, itchy arm and could feel the little bugger although was very tiny, just like a bit of soil of something similar on you.
I got it out with the tick remover, splodge of germolene and a plaster, he’ll be fine.
best not to try and get them out with tweezers, you’ll just remove the body and the fangs and head will stay in. That’s the bit that goes poisonous/septic .