I was thinking the same thing Sammi.... they must not have ticks where they live. Aly, I don't blame you for being freaked out. They are nasty little creatures. I grew up in Minnesota and ticks were just a thing to get used to... mosquitos too. But, we always just took a match and burned them off and then flushed them. It's nice living in Phoenix because there are no ticks around here. But, when we take the dogs up north we have to be careful. So far we have never had one on us or the dogs. Thank goodness! I might invest in those REI tweezers just to be safe for our next trip !

Angel