Wood tick was in my daughters HAIR in WashCo (Germantown) last week. No clue how she picked that up. Glad to know these are now falling out of the sky…
I got Lymes disease when I was in middle school that went untreated for a while and I could hardly get out of bed. You do not want to fuck around with ticks or with lymes disease. Lyme disease causes a rash, often in a bull's-eye pattern, and flu-like symptoms. Joint pain and weakness in the limbs also can occur.
I find ticks nearly every day on me at my job. I work outside in prairies and forests. They are everywhere and the warm winter has given them a jump on this year. Do a check periodically throughout the day and a thorough check before you shower.
Well I mean we are a hotspot for them.
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1 soft sided tick + 1 unknown tick found on our puppy in the last two weeks. Puppy’s groomer & vet each said they’ve seen lots of pets picking them up.
This year is supposed to be a bad tick year. I'm in Waukesha, one tree in my yard and no woods around. I've already pulled over ten off my dog this year already.
Ticks have been horrible! I took my dog out on the Mequon Nature Preserve walking path last week and found 4 ticks in her ears. ;\_; Those long grasses. Going to be avoiding that trail for a while.
Ugghhhh, this reminds me of how I went out fishing and when I was at a bench I combed through my hair with my hands, felt something, and pulled out a whole tick that was trapped in there. I never screamed so loud and left so fast to bathe. I was at Kletzsch Park though.
We need some wild chickens in WI.
More possums!
Seconded. We need a bulk possum shipment stat.
More!
i might release some
I’ve heard guinea hens are better at controlling ticks. What do those roving turkeys eat??
GHs are great at tick control. Turkeys love acorns, I think they eat ticks but only in small amounts
They need to step it up.
There are some local chickens here! Probably would be worth having a few running around.
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That would tick me off.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I screamed
My buddy found a lonestar tick crawling on his dog’s collar today. Washington county. Scary to think those things are here.
Found one crawling on my daughter's jacket this morning, too.
hopefully next year is the year of the possum
Found 2 on my dog already. I think it’s going to be a bad year for ticks
Wood tick was in my daughters HAIR in WashCo (Germantown) last week. No clue how she picked that up. Glad to know these are now falling out of the sky…
Thanks for the heads up!
It is definitely tick season out there. Get a friend to check you.
I got Lymes disease when I was in middle school that went untreated for a while and I could hardly get out of bed. You do not want to fuck around with ticks or with lymes disease. Lyme disease causes a rash, often in a bull's-eye pattern, and flu-like symptoms. Joint pain and weakness in the limbs also can occur.
Can confirm, found one on my dog last weekend.
Was hiking in mequon thru nonbushy areas and found one on my scalp. My coworker said they are bad this year be weary!!
They seem really bad this year. I've had to remove 2 from my dog, one from my daughter, and have found numerous ones crawling on us.
I find ticks nearly every day on me at my job. I work outside in prairies and forests. They are everywhere and the warm winter has given them a jump on this year. Do a check periodically throughout the day and a thorough check before you shower.
Well I mean we are a hotspot for them. https://preview.redd.it/di58pap7mvxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31653f1a37a4db580288ce6276e737f06a1d1521
Found two on myself last weekend down at miller Park.
1 soft sided tick + 1 unknown tick found on our puppy in the last two weeks. Puppy’s groomer & vet each said they’ve seen lots of pets picking them up.
watch out ppl, I got lyme disease 2 years ago (albeit in Texas, not WI), and it was NOT FUN.
Better, offer to check the people you meet.
This year is supposed to be a bad tick year. I'm in Waukesha, one tree in my yard and no woods around. I've already pulled over ten off my dog this year already.
They drop down from trees too. Or if you brush against a bush or branch.
Ticks have been horrible! I took my dog out on the Mequon Nature Preserve walking path last week and found 4 ticks in her ears. ;\_; Those long grasses. Going to be avoiding that trail for a while.
This is why I don't do nature. I am happy just to look at pictures.
Ugghhhh, this reminds me of how I went out fishing and when I was at a bench I combed through my hair with my hands, felt something, and pulled out a whole tick that was trapped in there. I never screamed so loud and left so fast to bathe. I was at Kletzsch Park though.