Ticks

[muddy210 34]

Got home from work today and checked on the ferrets as per usual. took out the big hob first and had a little lookat him and found him infested with ticks i quickly put him back and checked on the other three and found them all to be covered in ticks to varying degrees. cant beleive that this has happened so quickly they are checked everyday by me but typically i didnt check them fully yesterday in good light due to getting home late from work.

 

they were checked on sunday when i had them all out and there where no signs of them then that i noticed.

 

so this evening i have had a hell of a night first getting frontline spray from the vets then de ticking the ferrets with the otom them spraying them then cleaning and blow torching the inside of the hutch before sprayingthat with frontline then refilling the bedding and shavings with new stuff

 

4 hours its taken now i itch like a git but i hope i got all the little basterds. next few days shall tell.

 

couldnt beleive how many of the bloody things there was anyway they have all been torched now. dont know wheter they have come from the rats or the rabbits

[barry lurcher 27]

its always the case this time of the year and the warm spell they are bloody everywhere even on mine and they been front lined picked about 30 from my 5 ferrets i hate them

[#1poacher 8]

jesus thats a horrible bundle ya got there

[muddy210 34]

removed well over 100

[Rake aboot 4,935]

Holy shit,, now thats a tick problem !!

 

Well done on using the ONLY two methods you should use,, too many start with all that voodoo pish , hahahaha

 

ATB

[stealthy1 3,964]

Problem with ticks is that you cant see them until they start to feed and swell up, the upshot is that they're a delicacy in Taiwan, and you have enough to feed a family

[northern lad 2,292]

horrible b*****ds,good luck,fecking hate em.

[muddy210 34]

just checked on the stinkers and all is well just had another route through the fur and found a couple more to remove but looks like i have them all now frontline allready working.

[joe14 98]

Horrible things they are. I found 1 on one of mine yesterday, others didnt have any though. They others must of brought it back.

Is there different types of ticks as they all look different. One I found was a light blue colour.

 

I use one of them tick remover things, got it off ebay for a couple of quid and I think its well worth it.

[muddy210 34]

just depends how much blood they have taken in i beleive as to the colour of them

[Marsh Lad 321]

Had to remove a dozen or so off the dogs after working rough sheep ground last week, Never seen so many on a ferret before you have had a bad do there pal

now i am fooking itching

[hunter1103 1]

what do you think the best way of removing them is?

[muddy210 34]

get as many off as possible with the otom tick pullers then the frontline spray not worth bothering with anyother method in my opinion sray your gloves with the spray then rub it in has worked for me

[muddy210 34]

had another good check on the ferrets again today and all clear with them now looks like i got them all which is allways satisfying im still furking itching though :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:

Edited October 23, 2011 by muddy210