Trix TickLasso

[g4ghb]

Has anyone got / used one of these?



I have been using the good old O'Tom tick twister up to now but it doesn't work so well if the tick is very small. It looks 'cool' and as such will probably go down well with the young'uns who objected to a pair of tweasers......

available from the lyme disease action website

 

[brancho]

Had the same problem with small tick in April with one our Scouts so maybe we need one.
Though I have not used one yet.

 

[JonathanD]

Interesting, I've not seen that gizmo before, so I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has tried it too.

 

[forestwalker]

They are quire common over here. I used them all the time before I moved north (were ticks are quite rare). It worked well on the cat and the children (I'm apparently so vile even ticks avoid biting me). Can be hard to use on small ticks. The trick is to pull it tight by "pushing" the button up with two fingers as you pull.

 

[Seabeggar]

Tried most of them and this is the best. Living in Western Highlands was removing ticks daily in season from the whole family and patients. Smallest ticks tricky with any device, but if you press down with the tip after lassoing it usually works.