Ticks - How to get rid of?

[OwlHoot]

Do you have hedgehogs in your garden? They're infested with ticks.

If you have a lawn, a good trick is to pull a light woollen blanket across it, and any ticks on the lawn will grab onto it, from where you can pull them off afterwards. Keep doing that daily a few times and you'll catch most of them.

[BlasterBates]

[Gonzo]

Whenever one of the cats ended up with one, mother used to light a cigar and hold the burning end against the blood-filled part. They used to let go then.

Have you tried that?

[MarillionFan]

Whenever one of the cats ended up with one, mother used to light a cigar and hold the burning end against the blood-filled part. They used to let go then.

Have you tried that?

On a child???

[Gonzo]

On a child???

Oh dear.

Has the backlash against passive smoking got that bad since I left?

[Lockhouse]

We use this on our cats. I couldn't see anywhere it said "Not suitable for children".

[SimonMac]

I've got to share my whiskey and the Haribo with the little
darlings!!!

Bleeding me dry!!!

Sharing your Haribo?

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[NotAllThere]

I've found this sort of thing quite effective in the past:

No. Nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

[Sysman]

Neat alcohol applied to the affected area works.

Turps also works.

[TestMangler]

Do you have hedgehogs in your garden? They're infested with ticks.

If you have a lawn, a good trick is to pull a light woollen blanket across it, and any ticks on the lawn will grab onto it, from where you can pull them off afterwards. Keep doing that daily a few times and you'll catch most of them.

Fnarr Fnarr !! But anything that floats yer boat, I suppose.