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    Default Home made alternative for ticks

    Hello. I want to know if there are any home made alternatives for treating ticks. It will be at least 7 hours before I reach a vet and more if I have to buy a spray. So for right now, is there something I can do to get rid of ticks. It is not an infestation. More like 3 to 4 ticks here and there which occasionally surface sometimes. The squirrel is 3 months old and getting her to sit in one place so that I can go through her fur is almost impossible. She is very energetic and keeps running around. So until I reach a vet, is there something I can do to get rid of the ticks?

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    Default Re: Home made alternative for ticks

    I don't suppose you have Dawn dish soap? The original blue one.

    When bathing them with Dawn, it causes the creepy crawlies to drown because it breaks the hydro-static properties that allow ticks to survive simply being submerged in plain water.

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    Default Re: Home made alternative for ticks

    Thank you. I can get it shipped here

    Are Fipronil based sprays good for treating ticks. Is there something I should look out for. Any precautionary measures I need to take. Any pointers..

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