The Tick Key: Still Your Best Friend for Safe and Easy Tick Removal
Safe & Effective!
Tick season is back—and if you’re walking your dog through our local Maple Grove, hitting forest preserves, parks or even just enjoying the yard, you’re likely crossing paths with ticks. Unfortunately, Illinois is home to several types of ticks, and they’re most active in spring and summer.
Why It Matters
Ticks aren’t just annoying. They can transmit serious diseases to dogs and humans—including Lyme disease and Ehrlichiosis—which can lead to joint pain, fever, and long-term health issues. That’s why it’s important to protect your dog with a repellent and to check them regularly, especially after walks in wooded or grassy areas. Tick Removal is easy when you use The Tick Key.
The Tool You Hope You Never Need—But Should Always Carry
Enter the Tick Key.
This small but mighty tool is one of the most reliable ways to remove a tick quickly and completely. It’s flat, lightweight, and clips easily to your keys, leash, or bag. And unlike tweezers or fingers, it’s designed to remove the entire tick—head and all—without twisting or squeezing.
We like to say: it’s the item you hope you never need, but you’ll be glad you had it when you do.
How It Works
Place the Tick Key over the tick in the notch
Slide it along the skin
The tick is gently and cleanly lifted out—intact
No batteries. No stress. No more wondering if you got it all. Tick removal made easy.
Stop by and Grab One
We carry Tick Keys in-store, along with natural flea and tick repellents that are safe for everyday use. A quick spray before your walk and a Tick Key on hand make for a simple but solid tick protection plan.
And remember—ticks are active even when it’s not hot. Protect your pup early, and stay ready all season long.
Take a look at a handy chart from Illinois Div of Environmental Health with some common IL ticks. Or check this from the Mayo Clinic for more Tick information.
