A hook is the easier tool. Instead of gripping the tick, you slide a slot underneath it and lift — there is no pressure on the body at any point, which removes the main way tick removal goes wrong. Three sizes matter because a tick that has been feeding for two days is many times the size of one that arrived this morning.
Key Benefits
- Slot design lifts without compressing the tick’s body
- Three sizes cover everything from a freshly attached nymph to an engorged adult
- Far easier to use correctly than tweezers
- Cheap enough to keep one in the car, one in the walking bag
Best For
- Anyone who has struggled to remove a tick with tweezers
- Long-coated dogs where ticks are hard to see and reach
- Keeping a set in more than one place
How It Works
Slide the slot under the tick until it sits in the notch, then rotate the hook a couple of turns and lift. The rotation releases the mouthparts rather than tearing them, which is why the head comes away with the body.
Pros and Cons
Pros: Much more forgiving than tweezers, so the removal is more likely to be done correctly by someone doing it for the first time.
Cons: They need a clear approach to the skin, so on a thick-coated dog you have to part and hold the fur first, which is a two-person job on a wriggler. Plastic hooks flex and can slip on a very engorged tick. And no tool changes the aftercare: check the site for days afterwards, and see a vet if the dog goes off its food or becomes lame.
Things to Consider
- Part the coat and see the tick clearly before you start
- Lyme and other tick-borne disease is a vet matter, not a first aid one
- Prices, availability and shipping times are set by the AliExpress seller and can change
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