tick repellant

peacemaker · 04-05-2005, 03:06 PM

does anyone know of a tick repellant that isn't some deet spray on that actually works? having a hard time with ticks up here. pulled 8 off of my dog and myself so far today. wouldn't want to spray him (or me) with deet b/c he'll ingest it. any thoughts?

Noyaha · 04-05-2005, 04:01 PM

Not sure what deet is, but seven dust works. Or garlic. Or cedar. I've also heard Avon's Skin So Soft repels (fleas)? We use Front Line on our critters, but it costs a small fortune and only lasts one month as opposed to what the package says (three months).

Every once in a blue moon we get fleas in the house. I put seven dust on the carpets and let it settle in for a couple of hours before vaccuming. Course, with EIGHT critters, maybe I just have too many, ya think? lol

Good luck!

alamosaurus · 04-06-2005, 04:34 AM

Have you tried Citronella oil?

**little wolf** · 04-06-2005, 09:53 AM

I use advantix for my dog, it's for fleas, mosquitos and ticks...

for people I'm clueless.

CJTurtle · 04-06-2005, 11:31 AM

Yup what little wolf said there is special things for dogs and for people Avon does sell a skin so soft bug guard its for ticks too.

**nt_inuk** · 04-06-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by alamosaurus

Have you tried Citronella oil?

when i was a lil' girl, we lived in the bush and this citronella oil was mixed with lard and then rubbed on to our dogs ...

peacemaker · 04-06-2005, 10:03 PM

thanks for the replies. i use frontline on the dog and cats, but they still manage to somehow bring ticks into the house. i just don't get it. it just doesn't make sense. i'll try some of those ideas though. thank you very much. =)

peacemaker · 04-06-2005, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noyaha

Not sure what deet is, but seven dust works. Or garlic. Or cedar. I've also heard Avon's Skin So Soft repels (fleas)? We use Front Line on our critters, but it costs a small fortune and only lasts one month as opposed to what the package says (three months).

Every once in a blue moon we get fleas in the house. I put seven dust on the carpets and let it settle in for a couple of hours before vaccuming. Course, with EIGHT critters, maybe I just have too many, ya think? lol

Good luck!

i guess i'm not sure what 7 dust is. could you please describe it? deet is a chemical that they use in OFF sprays (and others i'm sure) that you're not supposed to ingest or even get on skin. hard to do when you're going into the woods on a warm day! =)

8 critters huh? i thought we were getting bad by getting our 6th next month. =) what kindof critters do you have? i'm learning there's really no such thing as too many.

lwolfspirit · 04-15-2005, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by little wolf

I use advantix for my dog, it's for fleas, mosquitos and ticks...

for people I'm clueless.

i am a veterinary tech. and i use use frontline to keep ticks and fleas away while i am camping

Mato Winyan · 04-15-2005, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lwolfspirit

i am a veterinary tech. and i use use frontline to keep ticks and fleas away while i am camping

you know where we can get it for cheap then?

DeusExMachina · 04-16-2005, 07:42 AM

try neem soap you can get the handmade stuff on ebay

**Joe's Dad** · 04-16-2005, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peacemaker

i guess i'm not sure what 7 dust is. could you please describe it? deet is a chemical that they use in OFF sprays (and others i'm sure) that you're not supposed to ingest or even get on skin. hard to do when you're going into the woods on a warm day! =)

8 critters huh? i thought we were getting bad by getting our 6th next month. =) what kindof critters do you have? i'm learning there's really no such thing as too many.

Didn't catch where you are from but 7 dust is actually 'Sevin' dust. Garden supply stores or old country farm stores is where you can find it. (Check the concentration, i.e. 5%, etc.) Grab your dog and a handful of Sevin dust, put it all over your animal. If you're doing it right, there should be a cloud of dust around you!lol

You can also broadcast it around the foundation of your house. If you go into the woods, put your socks on the OUTSIDE of your pants and liberally apply Sevin dust from the thighs down to the outside of your clothes. works great for seed ticks.

I just hope you don't live in the city!!!

peacemaker · 04-18-2005, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe's Dad

Didn't catch where you are from but 7 dust is actually 'Sevin' dust. Garden supply stores or old country farm stores is where you can find it. (Check the concentration, i.e. 5%, etc.) Grab your dog and a handful of Sevin dust, put it all over your animal. If you're doing it right, there should be a cloud of dust around you!lol

You can also broadcast it around the foundation of your house. If you go into the woods, put your socks on the OUTSIDE of your pants and liberally apply Sevin dust from the thighs down to the outside of your clothes. works great for seed ticks.

I just hope you don't live in the city!!!

thanks for the advice. that sounds just like what i was looking for actually. =) no, i don't live in the city. i've just never heard of the stuff for whatever reason. i live in new hampshire. we're a bit backwards up here in our corner of the country...=) thanks again.

04-05-2005, 03:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
peacemaker Just wastin' away Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: US Posts: 28	tick repellant does anyone know of a tick repellant that isn't some deet spray on that actually works? having a hard time with ticks up here. pulled 8 off of my dog and myself so far today. wouldn't want to spray him (or me) with deet b/c he'll ingest it. any thoughts? __________________ Knowledge is everything. Knowledge is nothing.

04-05-2005, 04:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Noyaha Noyaha Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 46	deet? Not sure what deet is, but seven dust works. Or garlic. Or cedar. I've also heard Avon's Skin So Soft repels (fleas)? We use Front Line on our critters, but it costs a small fortune and only lasts one month as opposed to what the package says (three months). Every once in a blue moon we get fleas in the house. I put seven dust on the carpets and let it settle in for a couple of hours before vaccuming. Course, with EIGHT critters, maybe I just have too many, ya think? lol Good luck!

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peacemaker Just wastin' away Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: US Posts: 28	thanks thanks for the replies. i use frontline on the dog and cats, but they still manage to somehow bring ticks into the house. i just don't get it. it just doesn't make sense. i'll try some of those ideas though. thank you very much. =) __________________ Knowledge is everything. Knowledge is nothing.

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