You can find a lot of myths on the internet. But as is often the case, you have to take a close look at what is true and what is not.
We received a few requests like this regarding this status post:
Is there a new species of tick?
Does deacidifying your pet really help against bugs?
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Yes, it's really true.
There are now also white ticks. So far I have only seen female animals whose bodies became larger. They have found perfect camouflage on white dogs. Nothing surprises me anymore and I think that this species of tick was not settled here by chance.
Almost all colors available.
So please take a closer look every evening and pass it on to other people. Make sure your animals are alkaline.
Deacidifying regularly keeps bugs away! The white tick leads to inflammation particularly quickly.
Please put colloidal silver on it immediately afterwards. (Photos found online)
Clearly a case for Anke from our team, who is a veterinarian by profession:
What types of ticks are there in Germany?
- The common wooden goat,
- the alluvial forest tick,
- the hedgehog tick,
- the sheep tick,
- the pigeon tick,
- the Hyalomma tick
- and of course the common brown dog tick.
All of these types of ticks occur here. The so-called white tick is native to Australia and does not exist here.
In Germany, the hedgehog tick can look whitish, as can the larvae of the common wood tick. A tick can also appear red or black on the skin - the colors can apply to different types of ticks.
These colors also come about due to the sucking status. If a tick larva has just sucked blood, it usually appears darker.
The only important thing is to remove the tick as quickly as possible or not to let it bite you in the first place.
How do ticks develop?
A female tick lays hundreds of eggs on the ground, from which the tick larvae hatch within a few weeks. These are only a millimeter in size, but look like adult ticks. The only difference is that as a larva they only have 6 legs, but later they have 8 legs.
These larvae need blood for their next development step and usually suck this from small mammals (mice, hamsters and rats). This takes a few days and the larvae suck many times their body weight. Then they drop to the ground and develop into a nymph, which also looks like a mini tick.
The nymph hunts for blood on larger mammals (hare, deer, dog, cat, fox, etc.). Drops down again and then becomes an adult tick, which then needs blood again to reproduce.
And what about alkaline blood and the protection associated with it?
In short, that's bullshit!
Ticks can’t even notice it!
They can sense heat, CO2 and sweat and nothing else. Neither essential oils (toxic to dogs) nor amber collars or microtubes deter ticks.
This is scientifically proven, even though I can already hear the loud BUT!
Bullshit remains bullshit, even with BUT!
How can you prevent?
The most important measure to avoid an infestation is good tick protection . There are several options that have advantages and disadvantages (spot-on, collar or tablet), please consult your vet about this.
Collecting the ticks is also an option; lint rollers with adhesive papers are a perfect help to stop crawling monsters on the fur.
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