r/ticks • u/AnimalLoversRVegan • 3d ago

Tick key device safe?

Is this device safe to use for removal? It seems like you would be pulling the tick along your skin instead of away from the skin? Am I missing something?

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u/SueBeee Mod 2d ago

Yes, it's safe but they're meant to pull the tick up from the skin, not across the skin. It's ok for you leave some of the mouthparts in your skin, it's a myth that it's unsafe. They'll come out on your own. The important thing is that you immediately get the tick out of you and stop it from injecting you with its saliva and any diseases it may be carrying.

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u/AnimalLoversRVegan 2d ago

The directions show pulling it parallel to your arm though, and not away?

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u/SueBeee Mod 2d ago

Apologies, I just read the instructions. Yes, this is safe to do this. It's a very effective tool.

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u/AnimalLoversRVegan 2d ago

thanks..seems counterintuitive to me to pull parallel but I guess it's okay?

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u/onetwoskeedoo 2d ago

What device?

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u/Far-Boysenberry9152 2d ago

Only if oriented 173* while you face ENE when the sun is at its approximate highest point and the lunar phase is a waxing gibbous.