How to Get a Deer Tick Head Out

Deer ticks, unlike their larger counterparts, hide easily on clothes or pets. The small pests carry Lyme or other diseases and pass them to you by burrowing into your skin and sucking on blood. To remove the deer tick successfully requires removal of the head. Deer ticks hold steadfast to their host so picking at it may only remove the body. Use the right techniques and tools to remove ticks from your body.If not performed properly, the head may remain inside the skin and become infected.

Things You'll Need

• Hydrogen peroxide
• Tweezers
• Sealed plastic bag

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Instructions

• 1

  Hold a pair of tweezers over a sink and pour hydrogen peroxide over them. Do not dry the tweezers.

• 2

  Slide one of the tweezers under the tick body with the other tweezer across the top. Pinch the tweezers together where the tick enters your skin, avoiding the bloated belly. Pinching the tick's belly may only remove the body, leaving the head buried in your skin.

• 3

  Press the tweezers firmly as you slowly pull the tick out. Pull the tick straight so the entire head comes out.

• 4

  Examine the tick after pulling it out to ensure the head remains attached. You may notice a tiny speck of your skin attached to the tick which normally means you have removed the head successfully.

• 5

  Place the tick in a sealed bag and store in the freezer for two weeks. The tick might need to be examined later if you develop problems from the tick bite.

• 6

  Wash the bite area with soap and water. Rinse the area thoroughly and pat dry. Spread an antibiotic ointment over the bite area.

• 7

  Examine the bite area for the next two weeks and contact your doctor if it becomes infected or a rash or circle develops around it.