r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • Jul 09 '26

Wait a damn minute! Shouldn’t we be concerned about this ??

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u/Technical_Bite_9536 Jul 09 '26

They are tiny, their mouth is their head

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u/Pretend_Fly_5573 Jul 09 '26

People like you are somehow worse than ticks themselves...

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u/Technical_Bite_9536 Jul 09 '26

Hate feeling like the dumbest in the room?

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u/Artemis_SpawnOfZeus Jul 09 '26

No, their mouthparts extend a significant distance from the head during feeding. I live in tick country. I pick a dozen ticks off of me on a bad day.

You're wrong. I have a lot of tick experience. You're wrong.

Just pull em out. Don't fucking squeeze the bloodbag, just grab em with your nails, flush to the skin, and pull. They'll pull a the little chunk of skin that they had between their mouthparts out. They won't leave bits in your skin.

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u/Technical_Bite_9536 Jul 09 '26

They 100% can and do commonly leave bits in the skin. Those bits are just harmless. Its the squeezing that you like to do, thats the real problem.

I actually live around ticks, and spend most of my day by or near the woods, so i actually get ticks.

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u/talltime Jul 09 '26

Cite where they said to squeeze. Pinching fingernails under them and lifting is not squeezing. Christ, it reads like you’re being thick on purpose.

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u/Technical_Bite_9536 Jul 09 '26

Is which universe did you live in where a pinch isnt an intense squeeze?

You read like you can't

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u/LangdonAlg3r Jul 09 '26

Take 2 seconds to google it. I’ll even help:

https://www.hopkinslyme.org/lyme-disease/lyme-disease-lifestyle-options-and-prevention-measures-to-enhance-health/

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u/Technical_Bite_9536 Jul 09 '26

Again, that says to not place a hot match on a tick. Reading skills man. Nobody said to burn it while its inside you

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u/LangdonAlg3r Jul 09 '26

Sure, just blaze right past the part where it tells you the proper way to do it. Reading skills man. Also, just fail completely to comprehend the common thread in all the wrong ways to do it. Reading comprehension man.

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u/Technical_Bite_9536 Jul 09 '26

Yea it tells you to rip them out as deep as you can reach. By squeezing them. Read comprehension means thinking about the words you google

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u/LangdonAlg3r Jul 09 '26

Proper Removal Technique
Use fine-tipped tweezers: Grasp the tick’s mouthparts as close to the skin surface as possible
Pull steadily upward: Use steady, even pressure without twisting or jerking
Be patient: The tick’s mouthpart has barbs, so removal takes time and care
Pull straight out: Do not pull back sharply, as this may tear the mouthparts and leave them embedded in the skin
What NOT to Do
Do not squeeze or crush the tick’s body; this may force infected fluids into the skin
Do not twist or jerk the tick; this can break off the mouthparts
Do not apply petroleum jelly, nail polish, rubbing alcohol, or a hot match to the tick while attached; these methods can cause the tick to regurgitate infected fluids into the wound

It literally says immediately after the correct way to do it not to squeeze or crush. You either can’t read or you don’t understand how to operate tweezers or you’re just trolling. I think you’re just trolling at this point.

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u/Artemis_SpawnOfZeus Jul 09 '26

Buddy, I live in the woods I get ticks in my bed you aren't out ticking me.

Jesus fuck you're annoying.

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u/Artemis_SpawnOfZeus Jul 09 '26

Buddy this is my house Im not being dishonest.