Like a lot if people in here it seems ,they are out and about in the countryside or grassland,woods etc..

In all my time I've never been bitten by a tick,until yesterday..

I do all the usual,tuck my trousers in my socks,wear long-sleeved in damp woodland,etc..

Anyway ,I have a tick o Tom,I got the big fat ,blood bloated bugger out,left a hole on my shin bone,I got the legs out which was my main concern..

Be aware,areas of high deer concentration, is of note..gen up on lymes disease,and get a tick remover..!!

If it itches,...look where the itch is,don't ignore it,...

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I've been 'had' many years ago, quite surprised not more tbh. The father in law got one on his stomach, we surmise from the Fox that slept in his chair every time he wasn't in it, could be unfair label on the Fox though. Edit, the fil did just rip it off, it took months to heal and was badly bruised.

Make sure you get the mouth parts out, don't squeeze them off as it's said they can regurgitate directly back into your flesh. It is frowned on to use a lighter or smoother in something until they die for reason above and the mouth may still stay in the wound.

Personally I was naughty, but in the middle of no where the little sod wasn't staying there

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I know someone who got very ill with Lyme disease last year after getting a tick around 20 or 30 years ago
His doctor said to him it can lie dormant for years

Best way to remove them is a tick removal tool. Like a mini plastic wrecking bar. Only a few £ from Amazon.
My dogs had a few ticks which I have removed with these after being advised by the vet to get one.
Work on humans as well 👍

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Try getting a ruddy test for it, 3 times my doctors refused and he said if I did go private the test isn't that accurate anyway as it's a bugger to test for.
EDIT, brings to mind Avril Lavigne

Having read vossys post ,made me think imagine getting one on yr Japanese eye,or just as bad on the rear exhaust canal..!!

Doesn't bare thinking about..


I got my lovely wife,to cauterise a sewing pin and got her to have a good old dig around where I was bitten,couldn't find anything ,and I made sure it proper bled out ,it healing nicely ..but makes you think ...

My dog got one on his eye lid last year ,wouldn't let us near him to remove with mini crow bar ,tick o Tom tool..

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Avril Lavinge,what's the score with that vossy?

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Managed to get one on my scrotum a couple of years back! Brought it back with me from a trip to a public lake in France - I have no idea how the bugger got there 🙈😂. Managed to get it out with a tick tool thingy but I was sweating a bit...

A well know carp angler who is a great friend of mine has had his health permanently damaged his lungs are shot now registered disabled in pain and incurable with Lyme`s disease

that for years was treated as Flue and then Pneumonia amongst other things finally and way to late it was diagnosed as Lymes its a terrible disease
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You had not been upto anything with the wildlife had you

In reply to Post #10
😂 Not that I remember!

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I liked her music when younger, then she just disappeared, Lymes disease, have a nosey at

This link it's a good site.

We were sat on our patio ealrier in the year and one of the buggers was making a bee line straight for me

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Bloody hell,Nick..👎👎

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That's what I got Gerry..👍..its going in my carp bag now ASAP..

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It is a good site,hope a lot of people on here click the link..


I'm gonna keep an eye on myself..now!!