Learn how to stay safe when camping with the family, especially young kids.
Nymph and adult ticks are too large to fit through the mesh on tent doors and windows. However, there are still many ways that ticks can get into your tent, such as hitching a ride on your clothes.
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Ticks love tall grasses, piles of leaves and thick brush. If your campsite has any of these, then it’s likely there are ticks lurking. Ticks can’t jump but they can get on you as you walk around camp. Well-groomed campsites probably don’t have many ticks. However, you can get ticks on you during hikes and
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It’s bad enough to get a tick bite. Not only is it gross to have a parasite feeding off you, but you’ve also got to vigilantly pay attention to the bite spot to make sure a Lyme disease rash (see these pictures) doesn’t form.
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According to the CDC, the best way to remove a tick once it’s bitten is with fine-pointed tweezers. The pointy tip allows you to grasp a tick close to its head. You then pull upwards in a slow, steady motion. When done correctly, the tick will come out without regurgitating its body contents into the
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I’ve had a lot of ticks bite me over the years. You’d think I’d be used to it by now, but it still grosses me out to find a tick embedded in my skin. However, I have gotten better at removing ticks over the years.
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