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you all know I hate these things! ticks! My Abby has them on her this last week or so, found a fatty in dining room next to the baseboard, another in hallway yesterday, didn't know when fed they could still crawl with that big belly, well let me tel u they can!
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, Pulled about 8 off of her and two off of me, neither one bite me this time, one crawling up my pants leg, right after I was in the yard, and while typing a while ago, the other was on my neck,,, dont know how I am gonna get any rest worring about them tonight.
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I have half of them in a insect cup, waitin to see what they do.

ps, must go check myself for ticks...

 
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That stinks. :angry: I pulled one off the back of my neck, years ago, It was attached. :eek: I have only been bitten that once. It was enough, I use frontline on my dog and I haven't found any in his 2 years. They can be really numerous in my neighborhood.

 
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That stinks. :angry: I pulled one off the back of my neck, years ago, It was attached. :eek: I have only been bitten that once. It was enough, I use frontline on my dog and I haven't found any in his 2 years. They can be really numerous in my neighborhood.
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I use frontline on my 10 year old brother.

 
Have yet to find any this year. I haven't been out in the woods much at all this year.

 
My golden retriever died from cancer before I got Abby, I havent used meds on her like that because I was afraid of them, but I broke down yesterday and got some, hated to do it, but we seem to be on what the township calls :Tick Row: so don't know what else to do, I do not even remember how many she has had on her the last two weeks, freaking me out
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, gonna make pants out of live mantis later today! will let u know how it goes
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I hate ticks! :angry: I have been bitten on a few occasions. The worst time was when i was eating dinner with my family. A tick must have crawled up my leg, and got into my boxers. It bit me right in the junk! :blink: I screamed like a little beeach! :lol: My family was like what the heck is wrong with him? I went into the next room and proceded to strip! To my surprise there was a huge wood tick dug in deep! In my panic i grabbed it and yanked it out! That was a bad idear! It took with it a chunk of skin! Hurt like heck! :(

 
Here is pic of the two I found on the floor,

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size of a dime,

here is the ones I picked off her and myself yest and today!

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here is single in case u wanna know what they look like for those of you city dwellers.

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I am getting upset with this, how long does the med take to work? the four I got today , one was getting fat and three were just getting ready to dig in. I dont think I can go outside anymore, they must be near the house, or maybe all over, ok, itching now.... must stop to scratch.... I am just taking her outside by the house, but she is still picking them up, I am thinking the chipmonks must have them on them, as I never had it this bad before and never had chipmks till last summer.

 
Here are some of the eggs these two have laid, there are thousands of them, so tiny smaller than a pin head
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I wanted to see what the eggs looked like, as I could not find anything on line, and sure enough, they laid them. The pic is not good, but the blob between them are the eggs. My daughter in law, wondered if the lid on this cup would container them when they hatched
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, what do u guys think? Now she has me worried!
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Here are a few alone.

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Gross! I have exploded them with fire before. The little empty ones can shoot across the ground quite a ways. :lol:

 
Wear safety glasses if you are using a flame, :lol: the blood can get on you. It will be hot, still fun. I'm all like: TAKE THAT!

 
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One of those long grill lighters will work. I have only done it with cigarette lighters, but that can burn fingers.

 

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