~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I assume you mean ticks. But Margaret Fisher (chief of ID at St. Christopher's Children Hospital in Philadelphia) says leave it in and that digging it out will only cause local infection Gary Emmett Philadelphia PA PS She also says 1) they will work their way out by themselves, and 2) they do not increase risk if infection by staying in.