Advise On Ticks

[Jason Kershaw 1]

i have just read the post a bout ticks very helpful. ordered tick tool...but earlier today i had my jill out and found 2 ticks on her so i used tweezers to pull them out. but after that i could feel little lumps when they came out. i looked at the tick and all seamed to be there. but how would i no if the head was still on her before its 2 late to act.. cheers

[mikeball 108]

If the tick had all its legs mate I'd say its all out your ferret will have a lump where the ticks been just try keep it clean it will soon heal use salt water or sudocream atb

[ferret100 47]

If the head/mouthparts remained, there would be abnormal brown/black matter from where you removed the tick. The lumps are most likely an inflammatory reaction and wouldn't worry about them unless they don't go away in a day or two. If you have a fit, healthy animal their immune system should be capable of pushing out any foreign matter in the skin, (same as splinters in people), you have to be unlucky for it to get infected, but as mikeball said use some saline to clean the areas twice daily if you're worried. Atb.

[Jason Kershaw 1]

cheers guys... bought a o tom tick twister today instead of using tweezers. thanks for advise