Ticks, need tips n tricks asap

[theemon]

so, im picking an average of 6 ticks a day from the two dogs. moving into the country has a few disadvantages, this being one, bugs being the second.

[MullersLaneFarm]

oh, dogs, eh?
(and sometimes Paul) got back from MO a couple of weeks ago and was picking off those itty, bitty little seed ticks. We picked off those we could see (well over 45) and suffocated what we couldn't extract with petroleum jelly.

As for dogs ... add garlic to their food, about 1-1.5 teaspoon per cup of food. (our dogs love garlic!)

Bugs are a part of living. They are more prevalent in the country because of all the soil they hatch from ... as long as they aren't roaches that I bring home from the grocery store ( termites), I'm good with bugs ... no worries ...

[gunsmithgirl]

We had ticks really bad one year. My vet gave me some drop on tick control, which was basically like the drop on flea & tick controls, but it was made for only ticks, and repelled ticks much longer than the flea/tick combo drops.It was less than $10 for about 6 weeks worth. It worked great.

[bergere]

Use either Advantage Multi, or Revolution.

Keep the grass really short around your house.
Stay away from Pine trees, I didn't believe this at first but now I do.

[Delinda]

Get some Guineas, they love to eat ticks. Ive got a rough coat collie and I have never found a tick on him.

[fishhead]

We're in a tick hot zone with the majority of our ticks carrying some really nasty tick diseases like Lyme, anaplasmosis, babsiosis and another new one. It's nothing to pick dozens of deer ticks off myself while hiking.

My dog gets Vectra 3D because Frontline wasn't doing it anymore. If you go to the Vectra website they are giving a free sample.

Also, this spring I am going to spray my pants with a clothing spray that repels ticks. It's good for something like 20 washings. I tried it last year and was very impressed at how well it works.

Keep your yard mowed short because research has shown ticks don't like dryness. Put a 4' wood chip border around the yard because it's normally too dry for ticks to cross.

[Tricky Grama]

Get some powdered sulphur, put some in a sock & tie it in a know, dust it all over the dogs, on your ankles & around your waist.
The aforementioned drops for dogs works great.

[tinknal]

I would love to live where the dogs only get 6 ticks a day, LOL!

[Raymond James]

I recommend treating the dogs with a tick control product like Advantage. Treat your clothing with Clothing repellent sold in sporting goods stores and sporting goods section of Wall-Mart. Follow the directions hang the cloths from a line outside and spray them. let them completely dry. Do not ever spray this on your self intended for clothing.

I have applied this product from cans and sprayers to thousands of pieces of clothing and tents. It works great but you do need to be careful with it.

Cut grass right around the house short and wear your long pants tucked into your boots/socks when in heavy tick areas. Do a tick check on your dogs before you let them in your car/house. The ticks will not attach if you use a tick product but they can still get on crawl around a little before deciding to look for a meal elsewhere. They may not attach to you dog but could hitch a ride into your home. So take a brush with you and brush them before letting them in the car or back into the house.

Do tick checks looking for ticks on your self every day. Another person or mirror helps.

[Big Dave]

Garlic and powder where they lay. Best is Gunieas.

[Randy Rooster]

Be thankful you dont have chiggers.

[Vosey]

I'm not crazy about chemicals but I Frontline the dogs during tick season. Still need to comb them as the ticks run around loose on the for awhile. Thanks for the above tips on other meds. This time of year when out with the dogs you can look down and see them coating your pants. Luckily we have little of the scary tick diseases out here, yet.

[theemon]

frontline doesn't work anymore

[Harry Chickpea]

Ticks need mammal hosts. If you have squirrels, shoot or put peanut butter baited mousetraps on the sides of trees. Short grass limits field mouse populations and stops the "launching" from tall grasses when ticks try to jump on animals.

[edcopp]

I find one every now and then on me. I use tea tree oil on it to cause it to let go. Usually kills the little varmit, and I pick it off. Often at night when I go to bed. I can't quite wrap my head around sleeping with some kind of noisy squawking bird, especially considering the spots (on me) where I often find a tick.

[stamphappy]

This mother earth news article was nice but I really thought the comments had some great suggestions as well---garlic pills, tea tree oil, eucalypse tree oil, etc...

http://www.motherearthnews.com/natur...-remedies.aspx

[fishhead]

Originally Posted by stamphappy

This mother earth news article was nice but I really thought the comments had some great suggestions as well---garlic pills, tea tree oil, eucalypse tree oil, etc...

http://www.motherearthnews.com/natur...-remedies.aspx

Isn't tea tree oil toxic to dogs? If it is I wouldn't want to put it on them since they might lick it.

[mdharris68]

Well, this is my first year to try spraying on the brown Listerine which has the eucalyptus oil in it. Not only will it keep the ticks off, you get to smell like fresh breath. I mainly use it when turkey hunting or mushroom hunting, as neither one can smell me coming. Wonder if that is harmful to the dogs?

[Joe.G]

I use Frontline Plus, If that doesn't work for you anymore Try a Different brand, I would also Get Guineas if you can I have noticed a big reduction after getting these noisey clowns.

[theemon]

I have chickens running around. if that helps