These work well even on tiny ticks. I got some when I was having trouble removing ticks around my cats’ eyelids. I didn’t want anything sharp or metal near their eyes.
The notch is the useful part; it lets you lift the tick off your body without squeezing it. Skillful use of good tweezers does the same. (The ones on a Swiss army knife dont really work for this)
Had a friend tell me about using dental floss to wrap around as close to the skin as possible, tighten, and pull the tick off. Haven’t tried it, but seems like it might work
They make spoons specifically for removing ticks.
These work well even on tiny ticks. I got some when I was having trouble removing ticks around my cats’ eyelids. I didn’t want anything sharp or metal near their eyes.
Not trying to be funny, but would a plastic spoon also suffice? I’ve never had a tick before.
According to this video, the important part is a V-shaped notch with bevelled edges, cut into some thin piece of plastic.
So if you had a plastic spoon and an exacto knife to modify the spoon, only then would you be all set.
The notch is the useful part; it lets you lift the tick off your body without squeezing it. Skillful use of good tweezers does the same. (The ones on a Swiss army knife dont really work for this)
So what you’re saying is my dad held a smoldering match against my leg while I screamed for fun?
Or he didn’t know how to do it without that. The match-as-best-approach was conventional wisdom for a lot of people for a long time
I bet with practice you could cut a notch in a spoon with a knife that would do the same thing
Had a friend tell me about using dental floss to wrap around as close to the skin as possible, tighten, and pull the tick off. Haven’t tried it, but seems like it might work