Compo21 27 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 What do you guys use to treat ticks? Done our first day ferreting last weekend and the ferrets seem to have picked up a few I’ve twisted off the ones I can see but want to put something on them Cheers Quote Link to post
vfr400boy 3,111 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 I use ivermectan Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 422 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hi, it's a common problem here. Don't put anything on the tick. When I was a teenager we used lighted cigarette or painted various oils on them with a modelmakers brush. That was late 70s . Took ages and was unreliable. Much older and a bit wiser I use fine pointed tweezers, assuming your ferrets are calm get some reading glasses on and slide tweezers over top of body and head so the ends grip the front of the head and pull firmly. I also use frontline although it's a powerful insecticide and not ideal for regular use. Overwinter only I treat them every 4 to 6 weeks, actually my main aim is to reduce fleas which are also a PIA. It's "off label" so be careful with dosing. If you can get it without a vet visit then you'll need a calculator to guesstimate how many spray pumps to give them based on bodyweight, I then brush it over them. The insecticide is in a volatile solvent which the don't like on bare skin. Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 422 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Balaur said: Exactly what used to do with virbac I think, pair of marigolds and a good few squirts... Absolutely, I use gloves. Prevents us getting an excess dose when treating several ferrets and agree it helps spread treatment around 2 Quote Link to post
Arry 18,484 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 I have put this up before somewhere and are well handy especially if the buggers are near the eyes. Cheers Arry 2 Quote Link to post
Gav 1,708 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Arry said: I have put this up before somewhere and are well handy especially if the buggers are near the eyes. Cheers Arry Call them Tom O Tick here, great for the kids an animals, small ones for nymphs big one for adults, £4 at our vet. 2 Quote Link to post
Loton Moocher 1,252 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Arry said: I have put this up before somewhere and are well handy especially if the buggers are near the eyes. Cheers Arry I got a pair of them handy little tools 2 Quote Link to post
jpt 284 Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 Almost better to let them get a bit bigger so you can get purchase on the b*****ds! Atb Quote Link to post
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