I’m not an etymologist but geez, I don’t worry about ticks in winter at all.

Saturday's high was like 5F. It will be well below 30F tonight.

While ticks don’t “hibernate” like mammals, they do go dormant in the winter. The chances of a tick bite are slim to none in this weather

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Gee thanks daddy

Broadly speaking, so long as it is below freezing, ticks will be dormant (they hide in leaf-litter, to avoid freezing to death).

If your daughter is going to go tromping through leaf-litter, or be out in the woods when it gets above freezing, just spray some insect repellent on her shoes and at the bottom-hem of her pants, and she should be fine

Get a repellent that uses picaridan, more effective than DEET against ticks.

It's very unlikely, but if you're worried, spray some bug spray on the bottom of her pants.

My kids went to Audubon preschool and in 5 years of that, we had about two tick bites. Don't let the idea ruin enjoying the outdoors.

Well, seeing as how it was in the teens the past few days, I'd say you're safe

She’s probably going to be covered head to toe for the cold weather anyways, ticks are such a minor concern

Zero

Just pulled one off the dog so they’re still out there

My gfs dad alway says it has to be below 23 degrees for 5 hours. For ticks to kinda fuck off. Idk if it’s true but I believe him.

How did you like the Audubon Preschool and which one did you enroll in (if you don't mind me asking)? We've started researching preschools for our daughter for 2024-2025 and Audubon caught our eye. We don't know anyone personally with kids in the program, so just curious!

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Is that the one that is poisonous to cats?

Not to my knowledge, it's in many common brands, so it seems unlikely.

You might die

This is a pretty good resource. https://www.mass.gov/lists/monthly-tick-borne-disease-reports

Permethrin is toxic to cats before it dries. There are no studies showing picaridin is toxic to cat.

I’ve heard the same thing recently

You should watch a few episodes of Little House on the Praire.

Do a quick tick check if it's above freezing. It's going to be in the 50s later this week. Ticks take a while to really latch on and take your blood. If it's just on you, pull it off with tweezers and make sure you get the head if it's attached. If it's full of blood (full as a tick...) I would get the prescription stuff, but it takes a long time for the tick to get to that point, over 8 hours I'm sure.

If it’s warm they’re out. I had my dog covered in them after a January walk in the woods.

I think it's toxic to everyone, I treat it like poison when wet but the stuff works!

I always tuck my pants into my socks. I once pulled 30+ ticks off my dog on a warm day in February, so I'm wary anytime there's not deep snow cover.

Temp. has to remain below freezing 24/7 for like at least 4 days. Even then the ticks wake up during a warm spell and look to attach to a host.

Some info here: https://tickease.com/blogs/news/how-tick-man-dan-turned-his-obsession-with-ticks-into-a-successful-business

I’m so sorry about the situation with your upbringing. Everyone deserves a proper childhood, and it’s devastating you didn’t receive one

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Please stop stalking me. It’s creepy, and won’t help the situation with your parents. Step outside your shitty apartment and live life.

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So you admit to being a stalker and a creep? God save you.

Nah. You just showed me how stupid you were the other day when you thought helicopters existed before drones hot air balloons and then called me stupid for my grammar on Reddit😂 clearly I’m striking a nerve with you so imma keep doing it

Depends where you are. No snow? Not likely, never heard of anyone getting a tick in the winter in MA or NH. Maybe on Martha's Vineyard if you hunt?

But out in the snow? I don't think so. I won't say impossible, but I don't think it'll happen. Spider maybe

That's a specific enough figure where I'd just trust it as fact. He's either right or has put in the work where we should just trust him.