Ticks are the WORST!
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Nothing worse than finding a tick on your body. When you're a tortoise and you spend your life lying on the ground and moving through the brush it's natural to find many of them constantly on your neck and leg area. The radiated, aldabra and Galapagos torts in my front yard seem to be especially infested. Time to do something about it and treat them to a spa day! Subscribe to Kamp Kenan► goo.gl/BecCMM Join KK Membership to get YT perks: / @kampkenan
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I rescued a dog with white fur, but her skin was completely black. On closer inspection, iut turns out that she was literally covered from head to toe in ticks. They were inside her ears, on her eyelashes and lips, between her toes, EVERYWHERE. There was not a single area that wasn't affected. After 3 rounds of flea shampoo, and almost 4 hours of picking them off one at a time, I finally got her clean. She has pink skin now. She gained almost 2 pounds over the next year and a half, which was desperately needed.
That is so sad because dogs can get Lyme as well as people if you have it in your area. It is unbelievable the things that ticks can transmit. I went to the CDC once to look up each tick born illnesses and what it does. Very Horrific 😯
❤😢❤so glad you were there
I know you don't need me to say this BIG DOGGIE 💯👣 But you are an incredible person for doing what you did to take care of that dog BIG DOGGIE 💯👣 Bless you, and your family BIG DOGGIE 💯👣
Congrats for your hard work and helping the dog. I bet he is your friend for life now.
Kenan, hopefully you are using a reptile formulated permethrin as permethrin are toxic to reptiles and have actually historically been used to exterminate reptiles. I would also recommend applying at the front via a cotton swab and not spray and in the video you can see that Timmy rub his face after the spray to history RHS. I would also wash it off after it has had time to soak into the mites. I would speak to your vet again. Please be careful
It’s so cute how mad the tortoises get when they’re up on the bucket. “How dare you do this to me?”
I so often attach a thought bubble to animals that says, "Put me down human!"
Get some chickens or guinea hens, that's what the Tampa zoo does, great video big fan, happy birthday
We live in an area with tons of ticks, the free range chickens look after the problem very effectively. In over 30 years living here, we have seen one tick!
@@blip-2024I agree 👍with free range chickens...
However... 😢⏸️ Pause.. Kenan has hawks in his backyard.. he might have to reconsider that approach and he has foxes and raccoons too.. not to mention possums
Great Video... and love the simple bucket immobilizing device! 😂 Nobody wants blood-sucking, ectoparasites on their pets !
"Diatoms are algae that live in houses made of glass.
They are the only organism on the planet with cell walls composed of transparent, opaline silica."
I am about to wind up the summer semester of teaching Marine Biology , so this is on my mind. Diatoms are one group of the photosynthesizing, single celled organisms in both fresh and salt water. In the ocean , Diatoms and other phytoplankton, produce over half of all the oxygen we breathe on planet Earth !
AND ... their left-over shells are great for persuading ticks 🪳to leave tortoises 🐢.....and snails 🐌 to leave the plants 🪴!
Thank you ❤❤❤ I have 50 years of training dogs, 30 of those specializing in German Shepherds. Purina gave me a college scholarship at age 14 and I was also in Dog World Magazine at that age. I have wealth of info to share and sometimes go into a bit of detail, hoping it helps someone. Time, experience and learning from mistakes gives a person a vault of information. I worry people think I'm strange when I don't keep it to a couple lines.
You just gave me a lot of info I had been wondering about.
So, is it safe for the underbelly of snakes. I have garter snakes in my yard. I have created "hides" for them with the hopes that between them and the birds, they can control the insects. I don't like to uses poison. I have dogs and a Perigrine Falcon that has been coming to my backyard for close to 4 years.
@@gsdmom1194 I often hit "Reply" and instantly I have overwhelming doubts ...."Why did I write all that? " "Nobody wants to hear what I just wrote." etc. But sharing information is enjoyable. I love to learn. So, I am trying not to overthink my own postings and I am trying to reach out to others whose shared knowledge has been good for me to hear. Please keep it up !👍
@sallyrutledge8238 same to you. I didn't know that about diatomaceous earth and diatoms. I shared it with my mom. We both are avid gardeners and oddly have scientists in the family who also pursue entomology as a hobby, but this was new and welcoming info. We understood the basics of what it did but not the real what it was and how it did it. Good to know
Mom moved to the desert, but we are planning to move to new territory. I want land for my dogs and to have peace and quiet. Land here is astronomical in price. Our new state is going to be humid, buggy, and full of mosquitoes and ticks.
Long ago (in the 70s/early 80s), my grandmother taught me her way of gardening and life skills. I would go stay with her on her farm for a couple of weeks each summer. Because she lived through the depression, she taught me to can, to grow food, how to fertilize it without buying commercial fertilizer (compost), to recycle, and/ or reuse. Later, she developed cancer, and they said it was from pesticide or herbicide exposure. She didn't use those because she was a tight wad. She made sprays from hot pepper seeds in water, blended it up, and added some dish soap and spray. Plant marigolds. Ect. 🦗🪲 She made compost tea to fertilize or use fish. She trickle watered and layered cardboard and straw on the ground in the veggies to hold moisture.
But crop dusters flew over her house. If they were as bad then as they are now, I can bet that was what cause the cancer.
Because of that, it altered the our lives. My brother became a molecular chemist with the focus on cancer research. I have never used chemicals.
But.....a person also needs to think, a tick and mosquito can carry pretty bad illnesses. Can you keep them at bay without chemicals? Which is the lesser evil?
The look on Thier face when spraying the back side is like Hey! What are you doing back there. 🤣🐢🐢🐢
TICKS on TORTOISES???!! How did I NOT know this was a thing??? I’m here in Kansas…. Sometimes I bring my Russian Tortoises outside during the day, but bring in at night. Never seen a tick on them, but they are EVERYWHERE here!! (turtle armpits!!🤣🤣)
Love the way you share info and show the how to. Happy birthday brother
I appreciate that! Thank you!
More aldabs!! 🎉 Thats awesome, theyre my fav torts tbh
Not chalk at all. Sort of the opposite. Diatoms are micro shells so the dust is super sharp and cuts the pests open so they "bleed"/dry out and die..
It CAN be irritating and eventually harmful for humans to breathe. Similar to asbestos.
I hope you had a wonderful birthday. I find it easier to use a Pringles can to spread the diatamascous earth. Just poke holes in the lid and fill it up walk around shake it side to side and it spreads it more evenly.
Great informational video!! Happy Belated Birthday, Kenan 🎂 🥳
Thank you!! 😁
what about getting tick eating critters?
Permethrin is highly highly toxic to cats. Just a heads up for anyone wanting to do this who also have kitties.
Happy Birthday Kenan I hope that you have a wonderful day with your family. Excellent video. You shared some very important tick check up, and treatment for all of your beautiful tortoises. Also good information about using the powder to. You are such an awesome reptile Dad. Love the bucket technique. It makes it so much easier for an exam for ticks, and treatment. Cindy
I've used diatomaceous earth in my home when (long ago) we had a flea infestation. Worked great.
2 more tortoises congrats. Happy Birthday :)
Happy birthday to the tortoises man with the plan!
DE powder is awesome. You can use it in your home to get rid of fleas and ants as well. It basically scratches the exoskeleton of the pest and causes them to dehydrate to death. (from what i recall) the only downside is that you'll be vacuuming it up for years to come, but you'll not have to worry about fleas for quite some time. Treated my house with it about 6 yrs ago and haven't seen a flea since. Along side the frontline on my cats and the problem was gone in a few weeks. well worth it.
Edit: Happy birthday! :D Hope you had an amazing one with your family!
NOSTRODAUMUS! I'm in love in an unconditional wayyyyy...
Wow, poor little guys. It's really good to see a RUclipsr stressing consulting a vet and also properly taking care of their critters. Happy belated birthday, keep up the amazing work!
Happy Birthday! Was it really the tortoise birthday or yours😂😂😂
Being a vet tech I know about ticks and they are disgusting, but nothing is as bad as maggots!
Agreed Deb!🤠
I have no complaints! I completely agree with your "prescriptions." 👏👏👏 #WellDone and 🥳 Happy 🥳 Birthday 🥳 #Enjoy your day 🫶❤️🫶 Much Love - A Fellow Animal Trainer/Lover
have you thought of getting some NOISEY guinea fowl, natural tic eaters
They are so beautiful!!! Those wrinkly bottoms 🤣😁-happy belated birthday also!!!
Guinea Fowl are great at eating Ticks. Maybe you should consider getting some.
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Happy belated birthday Ken!! Sophia was so adorable with her bucket! 😍
Thank you!🤠
*KampKenan* I have a theory ✋ why some species have much more,more,less,lesser or no ticks/ecto-parasites than others: you wanna know? 💭 🤔 It's 3 things actually ticks are attracted to "Sweat" and pheromones secreted from your sweat glands. They are also attracted and will eat dead or dry flakey skin particles
I learn all this from all 4 of these professionals and close friends(my Medicial Doctor, my former environmental Earth science/biology teacher, my professor at UWf in Pensacola Florida and my dermatologist here in Dallas Texas)
The derma-Earth product does work no doubt cause I used it for bedbugs(who are relatives to these Ticks,Mites,Scorpions, Water Bugs and spiders) this works on all these arachnids.. but be warned,if you get heavy rain it will either/and/or wash away the products from the ground or clump it up and move it away from the ground even though it's very light.
So I am glad you decided to do this on a Tuesday morning/afternoon(and surprisingly you uploaded this on a Sunday morning lol 😂)
Quick suggestion too: buy you some natural animals bee's wax for the turtles. Why you ask? It's time we wax the turtles down, get Leo,Sophia,Mrs Kate/Mark and Thom involved haha it would a great time for you guys to bond with the turtles great and small..
As I stated before and you can do this with Queen large as well(just be more alert with her since she is a Common snapping turtle) "Grooming is the highest form of affection you can give any animal in the animal kingdom.." sometimes they will pair or PeerBond with their Keepers growing ever so affectionate with that individual or multiple individuals..
Coconut Oil has an Ingredient that Ticks don`t like, always have it smeered all over my Skin and Clothes when i go into the Bush. Only had One Tick so far for this Year and they are everywhere. might be that Tick Summer! And no one want`s them for sure - but they are crucial Species in Terms of keeping the Eco System upward!
Happy Birthday too!
someone else might have raised this already, but have you considered keeping Guineafowls on your property? They practically eliminate tick populations wherever they go
I can’t believe how much Circe has grown!!!
Nostradamus is amazing, he raised himself up for u to do the spraying. Love that he has his own personality. What gifts u have Kenan.❤
My birthday is also June the 13th and for my birthday I got to go to a local wildlife sanctuary and go in with the Aldabra tortoises, they are all about noz size and about 14 years old. They have one called ted, who use to be someone’s pet so he love human interaction. It was amazing 🐢🐢💚
Happy birthday Kenan! Stand by Me is still one of my favourite all time movies.
I use the DE with my horses, spreading it on manure piles keeps the flies down. They will actually get it on their bodies when left out free choice, they eat it.
Sadly I missed your birthday so belated birthday wishes. Looks like you had a good time.
Happy birthday Kenan!! 🎂🐢🐍🦎🥳
If anybody’s interested in diatomaceous earth you have to make sure and get food grade!!! I put some in the cat food we feed strays to treat worms. It works great!
aren't tortoises just super awesome!? Amazing animals! ❤
You should chalk their backs to know they are done.😊
lool the tortoise just chilling on the bucket with its legs wiggling around kills me.
Can the small aldabs have cuter names? I don’t think so❤🐢. Kate is a godsend!
sooo excited for your🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 giant aldabra tortoises heard to one day breed ✨✨what a dream you are living dude ..great episode 🧙♂🧙♂🌞 and happy birthday
So I do pest control and all I have to say is read the label and follow it to the t if you are going to do your own. The label is the law and there are some very hefty fines that go along with breaking those laws.
I use both permythrin and DE for my poultry, and DE is great for gardening too.
I use DE on my trees etc to keep the ants off which in turn keeps the aphids down naturally. I have also used it to disrupt the ants entering the home. It is perfect and very safe for my animals.
Happy Birthday 🎂Kenan wishing you lots of happiness, health , joy , and many good things to come your way ......God bless you 🙏have a awesome day 🥰😊👏👏👏many more
Thank you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENAN 🥳🎂🎉
The proverbial Tortoise on a Post! Hey it does work. Anti-tick cologne in a Day Spa treatment for torts, very clever. Happy belated birthday! Mike is so funny, the two of you guys have great working chemistry together. I wonder if encouraging more possums around would be worth the risk of them eating other things for the ticks they supposedly eat. I'm spoiled, we don't get many ticks in my area except in the deeper brush and woodsy places, not often in yards, so my little dog is safe. I keep an eye out but she's pretty free of such things.
That's very interesting ❤😊
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Happy Birthday 🎉🎉🎉 Couple questions 😊
Does the diatomaceous earth doesn't hurt snakes underbelly? I have garter snakes in my yard. I never use poison because of my wild snakes, the birds....I have a Perigrine Falcon that comes every morning and I have my own German Shepherds who get to go out once Mr or Ms? Falcon is done with breakfast. If I use poison, I make everyone sick.
No ticks here, mosquitoes. ....millions. what do you use for mosquitoes? Just personal spray?
Mosquitoes 🦟 are easy problem...
But these things you see are females that attack us and animals(they need blood for the young) the males(unless they are hybrids...) Only go after flowers and fruits ..
Quick tips: remove standing water(cans that fill up etc)
Clean your bird and foundation baths at once once a week(dump all the water out and dry them too)
Don't wear fruity or sweet based performs or colognes during these time,just a warning cause mosquitoes 🦟 are very attracted to it..
My cousins and I did an experiment years ago(about 15 years ago) when I visited his mother's residence and it was hot summer morning to evening that day: no mosquitoes 🦟🦟🦟 in sight however...
I tested a theory by spraying some old spice, Axe body spray and JustForMen sprays outside on the front porch.. his mother thought I was crazy but she knew what was up after I showed her. .. after 5 minutes me,her and my cousins sat outside and could hear thousands of 🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟 mosquitoes buzzing and heading towards the house(we closed the doors,windows and airlocks Admittedly lol) 😈 we were Engolfed by millions of mosquitoes it's was like black cloud 😈.. so fair warning to the wise and experienced try not to wear certain colors and smells(they will find you and quick lol) 😈
The mosquitoes left after 30 minutes,after the previous 5 minutes of spraying the porch 😈
Happy Birthday 🎉Kenan
Their little legs dangling ❤❤😊
Happy belated birthday kenan 🎉🎉 Sophia is going to be like you when she is older. She has always helped you out. Matt, great camera work as always, you know that your part of the kamp fam now...
Happy belated birthday ~~Good info and thank you Matty for giving us Kenan!!!🥰🥰😘😘
My guess is he's going to do the Sulcatas and other tortoises offscreen. This was just radiated, Albabra, and Galapagos Day.
And those big Sulcatas require a bigger post... and some would require 2 people to lift them into position... might need a hoist for that job !
Happy Birthday Kenan!
Happy birthday Kenan!
Kenan have you ever thought about spraying Beneficial Nematodes? Even if you only spray them on the bark areas and the immediate surroundings in each penned area, I think it would keep the tick population way down. I used to spray my yard every spring and I had zero fleas and ticks. I think, after a few years, you can start doing it once every 3 years or so, but you have to build them up in your soil first. Your other choice is to add chickens. I hear they help clean up the tick population pretty well - double-check me on that one.
Guineafowls are supposed to be really good for ticks.
Have you thought about letting some chickens run loose around there? They could do a number on the ticks, and you get eggs for the fam and the reptile fam 😊
yep, been considering it
Turtle Car Wash lol cool
Happy Birthday Keenan. I know it was earlier but just got this video. Hope you had a fantastic day!!! 🎉🎈🎈🎈🎁🎂
Happy Birthday! Mine was on the 17th🎉
Happy BDay Gemini🤠
I feel like "A tortoise on a post goes nowhere" should be some kind of Uncle Iroh proverb lol
I agree.... I can't help but laugh at those big, strong legs just peddling in the breeze...😂
Love watching your videos keep up the good work Kenan.. I’m also from Long Island and live in Jupiter!
Hey! We're birthday buddies! I hope your birthday was wonderful! 🎉
The DE will also kill roaches. Ugh-they are everywhere here (Houston).
I wish they could find something that is safe for people and pets that would kill mosquitoes.
You guys have had 2 people diagnosed with Malaria from mosquitoes
Happy 🎉Birthday, Kenan hope you had a great birthday. Good job helping your dad out, Sofia
Happy birthday! My daughter Luna is a Gemini too!!!
HBD KENAN
Happy belated birthday! QUESTION: Where can u get this bug spray? From vet? And can u spell out the name so I can ask what to look for. I have big guys also n Jersey is loaded wit ticks n chiggers. Thank u Keenan I have learned tons of info from you. 👍
Don't ticks and fleas build up and immunity to sprays and medication?
I have a phobia of ticks. I'm terrified of them and can't remove them if found. I'm a dog groomer and I've found around 3 in all my 9 years and each time I've sent the dog home to be taken to the vet by the owners. I don't play with those fuckers
Would Wondercide Natural Products Pest Control Spray be safe for around tortoises?
Happy birthday twin! Geminis are the best. I'm on the 8th, and my daughter is on the 17th.
Ever considered a medium sized aviary with tick eating birds? And once in a while release some tortoise in there to naturally get them picked off? Like a carwash but for tortoise :P
Hi kenan good day, I am from the philippines do you know anythinf about how to treat fire ant bites?? my tortoise was swarmed but survived but most of their skin got swollen. What can I do to treat the swollen skin??
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U have to worry about Lyme and now there is anaplasmosis.... the Dr's office I work at are seeing more of the anaplasmosis rather then Lyme
I a not opposed to "rescue" as a noun. I do not prefer "rescue" as a verb. It feels wrong. Adopted is much more accurate and less egoic. Most street animals have challenges of a physical nature and unconditional love always finds a way.
Have you considered getting some Guinea Fowl to help eat the flies?
Belated happy birthday wishes to u Kenan. I haven't seen Sophia for ages, she is going to be a grand Kamp keeper in the future, she is a sweetheart.❤
have you ever thought about getting some runner ducks to just roam around enclosure's ? they willl help with the tick
Have you ever thought about getting some Guinea Hens. They will help with the ticks
Get some chickens and guineas they work to get all ticks and other harmful pest.
Any differences in procedure with sulcatas?
Happy Birthday Kenan! Great informative video
Happy late birthday. My son's birthday is a day before yours. Can tortoises get the diseases that ticks can carry?
Happy bday mate. You're the day after me though I'm too old for bdays now.
Happy birthday brother! What sort of ticks do you have in your area? Just curious if you ever have them on you and what sort of tick borne diseases they spread?
Happy birthday kenan hope you had a good day my birthday was the 24th June
I don’t know if tortoises can get dry skin but diatomaceous earth dries my skin out sooo bad!!
I really enjoyed this episode. Happy Birthday 🎉
Happy Birthday Kenan, Appreciate your content even on your special day🎂🎁
Ugh ticks are the worst and my dogs think it’s the end of the world when I have to pull them off of em 😅
I was wondering if Sophia still helps. Hardly get to see the kids and wife
Hey Kenan what would be a good amount of money to start a animal sanctuary I wanna do a reptile one like yours
Happy birthday Kenan, another great video!
Happy Birthday Kenan 🎉🎉🎉🤠🙌
When you picked up bobo the tortoise, did he grunt like a pig?
Do you happen to have a video on kidney and/or bladder stones for tortoises?
14.17 holy cow that mango tree 😍