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O'Tom Tick Twister the best and safest way to remove ticks without leaving the mouthparts of the tick planted in the skin- without the use of chemicals.

Quick and painless without squeezing the tick, thus reducing the risk of infection.

Two sizes supplied in each pack (one for the adult tick, the other for larvae and nymph ticks).

• It doesn’t leave the tick’s rostrum in the skin
• It doesn’t squeeze the tick’s abdomen
• It removes ticks of any size
• It removes ticks from animals and people
• It doesn’t need any chemical products (alcohol, ether,...)
• It enables a quick and painless tick removal
• It is hardwearing and indefinitely reusable

How does Tick Twister® work?

There are two very important ways Tick Twister® works:

• The tick's body is not compressed while detaching it from the skin.
• Squeezing or crushing the body of the tick may force infective body fluids through the mouthparts and into the wound site.
• The tick is rotated instead of pulled.  When ticks bite, they insert their long, central mouth-part (called the hypostome) into the skin. The hypostome is covered with sharp, backward-facing barbs (similar to a harpoon) which help keep the tick firmly attached while feeding. The twisting motion of the Tick Twister® removes the tick while keeping the tick's mouth-parts intact. Pulling on a tick with ordinary tweezers can leave the mouth-parts embedded in the skin.

IMPORTANT: Contrary to popular belief - DO NOT apply substances such as petroleum jelly, finger nail polish, finger nail polish remover, repellents, pesticides, or a lighted match to the tick while it is attached. These materials are either ineffective, or worse, might agitate the tick and cause it to force more infective fluid into the wound site.