Hedgehog tick removal

Oh Rosa,I feel terrible that you went to bed worrying..it was me who misread. Actually most people do usually say "yuk, would'nt want your job" its not to everyones tastes :D

 

poppy 33 dont feel awful we all miss read things its easily done, I suppose most people dislike having to do certain things in their jobs, I was only joking as my dog has to be cleaned sometimes after she has been out with having long hair and i dont relish the idea but i have to do it and i suppose it would be the same iff i ever did find a tick, we just get on with it. we take the good with the bad in all walks of life.

 

This evening I got back from work to find a dear little hedgehog waiting for me, she was near the workshop, I took a look at her to find she had two ticks , Kev got back just in time to help me to pick up the hedgehog & remove the ticks , they were quite big & of course full of blood .
I popped her into a shoebox with some cat food & a bowl of water nearby, after about 30 mins she scurried off under the fence into next doors garden , that's my good deed done for today
Here's a photo, for obvious reasons I didn't use the flash...

(I had folded the end of the box down so she could get out easily)

 

The below are quite good and cost only a couple of quid. Living in the countryside surrounded by sheep and a few wild deer our horse and cats get a few deer and sheep ticks. These make the job of removal simple and much less likelihood of leaving the head of the tick in situ. Well done Beckie!

 

I carry those in my coat pocket silu, often get the odd hitch hiker after hill walking in the heather, I can't remember if you turn clockwise or anti clockwise, they only come out one way.