The hypostome is covered with sharp, backward-facing barbs (similar to a harpoon) which help keep the tick firmly attached while feeding. Normally, when trying to remove a tick, these barbs dig in to your pet's flesh making an expedient removal difficult.

For ten years our dedicated team have been providing owners of small animals, including rabbits, guinea pigs or mice, with the healthcare products they need to maintain the health and care of their animals. Utensilio que me parece muy útil y práctico; en mi caso tengo perros y aunque llevan collar y pipetas en la época estival, siempre es bueno tener un artilugio de estos por si acaso, ya que tanto para las mascotas como para los humanos, las garrapatas son bastante peligrosas y de esta forma pueden extraerse de forma rápida y segura sin dejar la cabeza en el interior de la piel infectándose o transmitiendo enfermedades. Tick Twister® are instruments which have been designed for the safe removal of ticks from the skin of animals and people. Aside from doing the job, it also removes the human stress of worrying about the tick and how to remove the damn thing! When using your Tick Twister® hook to remove the tick, twist in whichever direction is most comfortable for you.

This polymer plastic is used because it is recyclable and can be incinerated without pollution (no chlorine fumes during combustion). Recommended by BADA-UK, the O'Tom Tick Twister is quick and painless and works without squeezing the tick, therefore reducing the risk of infection and disease. Simply place the hook around the tick and twist either way until you feel the tick has released its mouth-parts.

The Tick Twister is the best and safest way to remove ticks from your dogs and cats without leaving the mouth parts of the tick planted in the skin. They mention that it arrived quickly, looks easy to operate, and is easy to remove both large and very tiny ticks. DO NOT use petroleum jelly, any liquid solutions, or freeze / burn the tick, as this is likely to stimulate it to regurgitate (vomit) saliva and stomach contents, increasing the chance of infection.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Frontline Combo for dogs is a triple acting parasitic treatment that works on fleas, ticks and biting lice.