I’m Sexy and I know it!
That’s right! I know it because I’m a TICK magnet!
I’ve had 3 tick bites so far this Spring. They FREAK me out!
Wes and Madison haven’t had ONE tick bite and they’ve been doing a lot of BushWacking (because we’ve gotten into GeoCaching). Not one on either of them.
I’m not complaining, don’t get me wrong. I’m SUPER glad neither of them have had one.
I just don’t understand what it is about ME that they love! Just me and Brody. We’ve found 5 ticks on Brody. Two of them had just jumped on for a ride and hadn’t sunk their fangs in yet. Friggin’ ticks!
This winter was so mild, we didn’t have enough freezing days in a row to kill them off, apparently. (According to our Vet.)
We are religious about doing Brody’s Flea and Tick treatment.
I use Tea Tree oil products on my hair once a week. I don’t wipe myself down with Deet every time I go outside. That would get old after about the 5 time each day.
Eat more onions?
Bathe in Tea Tree oil every morning?
Hang a string of garlic around my neck?
I’m seriously thinking this might be my best option!
(Found at Amazon.)
Seriously, anyone have any Tick Avoidance advice? (Other than “Don’t go outside”.) I’m kind of desperate here!
LOL Bushwacking is trudging around in nasty terrain. Geocaching is like treasure hunting. People hide cashes (all shapes and sizes) and log them in online with GPS coordinates and hints and you try to find them. They’re all over the world.
(Madison loves it and it’s given us a way to trick her into hiking without complaining about it. LOL)
I’ll start wearing more hats too if that helps. Crossing fingers for a cold winter!
Haha. That is not an option Julie. 🙂
I might have to buy the bee keeper suit for Brody and me! Yuck. Glad your tick problem cleared up. I’m hoping for a REALLY cold winter!
I would literally hurl if I had to remove 3, let alone 30. Amazingly, Wes has been home every time a tick was discovered and saved the day. He has a whole “Kit” assembled. I’d literally have to have Deet on me 24/7 because I got a tick one morning when I hadn’t even been outside yet. I did say hello to Brody, who had been outside (and hadn’t been thoroughly checked). I think I will keep a bottle by the front door anyway.