TikTok’s Tick-Removal Tricks To Skip — And How To Avoid ‘Mouthparts Left Behind In The Skin’

Tick these TikTok tricks off your list.

With the rise in disease-harboring ticks across the country also comes an uptick in viral hacks to remove the nasty suckers.

But don’t believe everything you see online — some methods may leave you with more than an itch to escape the city this summer.

Continue reading to learn more about removing ticks, written by Rachel Sacks.

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TikTok’s Tick-Removal Tricks To Skip — And How To Avoid ‘Mouthparts Left Behind In The Skin’

Tick these TikTok tricks off your list.

With the rise in disease-harboring ticks across the country also comes an uptick in viral hacks to remove the nasty suckers.

But don’t believe everything you see online — some methods may leave you with more than an itch to escape the city this summer.

Continue reading to learn more about removing ticks, written by Rachel Sacks.

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Small tick insect crawling on a human finger with blurred green background.

TikTok’s Tick-Removal Tricks To Skip — And How To Avoid ‘Mouthparts Left Behind In The Skin’

Tick these TikTok tricks off your list.

With the rise in disease-harboring ticks across the country also comes an uptick in viral hacks to remove the nasty suckers.

But don’t believe everything you see online — some methods may leave you with more than an itch to escape the city this summer.

Continue reading to learn more about removing ticks, written by Rachel Sacks.

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