In the south of France, I found an adult gorged tick in my hair on December 1st 2024. I thoroughly disinfected my scalp but I had pain in my knees and was put on antibiotics for 2 weeks. The pain lasted about 6 weeks, but all gone now. However, I’m still very scared of ticks. My cat usually stays in the garden but still gets some once or twice a month. I just remove them by hand with a tick tweezer. I prefer not to use pesticides like neonicotinoids on my pets as it eventually ends up in the environment.
Tick removers are distributed free of charge round here, I think you can get them at the pharmacy, from vets, doctors etc…
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Ugh, they are everywhere!! I love hiking but have done very little lately as I hear more & more stories of people finding tons of ticks on themselves 
This stuff is supposed to be good. I can’t personally comment as I haven’t used it much yet.
Eco-Friendly Natural Tick & Insect Repellents | AtlanTick – AtlanTick Repellent Products
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I just take the tick with my fingers - pinch underneath it close to skin and twist slightly as I pull it out.
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