“The lion’s cave”
Remove ticks without squeezing: convinced tick safe?
Pulling a tick out of the skin and squeezing it is not the best method. Ticksafe’s tick pliers should do better. The star tested the DHDL product.
Ticks lurk in high grasses, undergrowth and in the bushes and just wait to make themselves comfortable on human or animal skin. There are some methods to protect yourself from ticks. Nevertheless, it can happen that one can be found on the body. In order to get the ticks out of the skin as possible without squeezing them, there are suitable tools. One of them is the tick gripper from Ticksafe. What the founder wants to achieve what the founder wants to achieve at the VOX show “The Lion’s Den” and whether the product also convinces in the test read.
Ticksafe at DHDL: The idea
If you discover a tick in the skin, you should act quickly, but not unreasonably. The tick must be removed correctly as soon as possible. Dr. Matthias Meinhold is very familiar with the animals, but so far he has lacked a product that is not too cumbersome and, above all, reliable. Simple, fast and gentle should be a tick remover, he found it – and quickly developed it himself. The tick remover from TickSafe is available for and . The rotating tick gripper avoids squeezing or pressing the animals and that parts can stay in the skin. Thanks to his soft grip technology, it enables the tick to remove the tick from the skin by turning. So it can also be sent in if necessary to find out whether it was infectious.
The doctor, physicist and inventor from Nuremberg introduces his concept in the VOX show DHDL and hopes to find investor: inside. But whether the concept of Ticksafe convinces? The star Has tested the product itself in advance.
Ticksafe in the test: The first impression
At first glance, the tick gripper from Ticksafe looks high quality and stable for both humans and for the animal. He can be operated intuitively and it looks as if you can’t do anything wrong. There is still instructions: If you discover a tick, grab tick safes, put the gripper at a distance over the tick, press down the handle until the tongs opens. Grip the tick as deep as possible and let go of the handle so that the animal turns out.
Positive: included in the scope of delivery are attractively prepared information on tick protection and ticks in general. Here the buyers learn: Inside, among other things, how you can best protect yourself from ticks, how to react if you discover a tick and where you should search for it.
In need of improvement: information sheet and instructions for use had to be searched for in the small cardboard. The product is in a cardboard that cannot be easily removed. The information sheet hides behind one side, behind the other the instructions. Both had to be fished out a little cumbersome. What would also be offered for the information material: What do I do if the tick has infected me with Lyme disease, for example? The fact that there is a vaccination to prevent “early summer meningoencephalitis” (TBE), which is transmitted by ticks and that you can do a blood test about five weeks after a tick bite to check whether you have Borreliosis.
The handling
Since the tester did not have a tick in the skin at the time of the test, it tested tick safe, as will be the case with “The Lion’s Den”, with an apple and a raisin. The product passed this test. In fact, the pliers have a firm grip, which is also evident in a “dry exercise” on the skin: the skin is caught without the pressure or pain or squeezing. The product adheres to this promise and is therefore safer than rigid and pointed tools such as tweezers. The risk of transmission of pathogens is lower due to this procedure.
Important: The turn should really only be carried out with a tool provided and not with a rigid device such as tweezers or fingernails yourself. Then there is a risk that parts of the tick can stay in the skin or that the animal is squeezed and the risk of infection is enlarged.
The conclusion
For almost ten to a maximum of 15 euros, the No too high investment and it is worth it to have it in your pocket for the animal to have yourself or children when you travel a lot. It can be used in difficult areas and also for smaller animals. Whether there is really an extra model for animals and there are not already comparable devices on the market remains-but does not detract from the simple and sensible handling.
Transparency notice: Like VOX, the star is part of RTL Germany.
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Source: Stern
I’m Caroline, a journalist and author for 24 Hours Worlds. I specialize in health-related news and stories, bringing real-world impact to readers across the globe. With my experience in journalism and writing in both print and online formats, I strive to provide reliable information that resonates with audiences from all walks of life.
