liamp79 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hi guys, just noticed one of the ferrets has a tick on the back of his neck and one on his foot. just done them again with the treatment stuff that we had in the shed already - Baraphar anti parasite spot on. This is what we used last time and it says that it should last for four weeks. But they were only done about a week before christmas. So does this sort of stuff really last as long as they say or are we just using rubbish stuff? Can anyone recommend a decent brand? Cheers liam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Coat them in Vaseline with a cotton bud (just the tick not the whole ferret ) and they drop off entire within 24 hrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad1 Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 32 no5 works well too Or you do what ack- ack said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 I coat them in surgical spirits applied with a cotton bud.They just drop off some time later...dead of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I use the spray on Frontline and remove any that I can see or feel with an O'Tom tick remover. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durbsguy Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 I use the spray on Frontline and remove any that I can see or feel with an O'Tom tick remover. FM Another one here for Frontline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggins. Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 +1 for the O`tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Don't ever cover them in anything, it can cause them to regurgitate which is how most infectious diseases are transmitted. Frontline is great, but get yourself the O'tom tick remover as a backup. Only a couple of quid and a piece of cake to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Don't ever cover them in anything, it can cause them to regurgitate which is how most infectious diseases are transmitted. Frontline is great, but get yourself the O'tom tick remover as a backup. Only a couple of quid and a piece of cake to use. Woh! I was not aware of that. One to cross off the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Woh! I was not aware of that. One to cross off the list It's not the bite that causes infection, it's usually the stomach contents getting returned into the blood. Information can be found here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinb Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I just use a pair of tweezers, grip the head of the tick and rotate anti-clockwise whilst gently pulling, they always come out easily and cleanly. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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