HOW TO REMOVE A LEECH THE RIGHT WAY

HOW TO REMOVE A LEECH THE RIGHT WAY - Hiking Tips

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If you are into any outdoor activities like hiking, swimming or biking, chances are you may have seen a leech or two. But do you know how to remove a leech correctly? There are a few different methods we will quickly go through here. Some of the methods do more harm than good, so its best to know the correct way. Next time you see one of these Vampires of the forest (leeches) you'll be well equipped!
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@PropurtysChannel 18 күн бұрын

Some people in the comments said leeches aren't common in the USA which is wrong. Maybe in the state they live, but many states have a diverse and abundant population of leeches. I'm from Louisiana and leeches are very common. Obviously in swamps it is terrible, but even in forested areas, shallow water and lakes can be a prime area for them. The lake near me that many people swim at, surrounded by a drier national forest, has tons of them. Seems like every time I've gone, someone has a few on them.

@agatho00 Жыл бұрын

Maybe you do a video about ticks, because the tick seasons begins, unfortunatley. It's always good to raise the awareness. :)

@MrMorton Жыл бұрын

Great Video! Very useful information. Might be a good idea to make one just like it but about Ticks... also very common and rather unpleasant for most I would think.

@outandabout_oz Жыл бұрын

great video, glad you suggest we Donny harm the little buggers 🙂 Keep up the great work ✌🏻

@ervinslens Жыл бұрын

Thumbnail is so catchy and beautifully edited! Just great presentation, so nicely edited!

@settohike Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊

@denitron Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, very helpful!

@settohike Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😊

@RocDoc1 Жыл бұрын

Pushing through a couple of Km of wet overgrown track last Friday near Toolangi ended up with so many leeches that I lost count, mostly was able to just flick them off BUT ended up with one on the eyeball. After a few careful attempts to scrape it off in the end decided to leave it for a while. Anyway after about 30min it had swelled enough to scrape off. Checked in with my optometrist next morning, no damage but one very red eyeball now slowly clearing.

@settohike Жыл бұрын

This sounds like a horror story hahah glad your eyeball lives another day! :)

@MrStylezy 7 ай бұрын

Not your eye lid, your actual eye ? Your braver the me..

@8evanesse 4 күн бұрын

Nooo! Leeches freak me out anyway, but on your EYEBALL!? That’s horrifying, I’m so sorry that happened to you!

@richoslandscapephotography164 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. Adding a note to my first aid kit. ➕

@settohike Жыл бұрын

Note to self: don’t whack the leech 😛

@campingwithwife 10 күн бұрын

We are using dettol and coconut oil mixing after spray❤

@peterjohnson6273 16 күн бұрын

Thanks.

@slkonnaris8477 Ай бұрын

Fantastic info!❤

@settohike Ай бұрын

Thank you! 💚

@mikefuery7714 Жыл бұрын

Great topic Hayley…sometimes the notion of ‘peaceful co-existence’ with Nature does test our mettle! But you’re spot on…they don’t lead to harm (unlike ticks) and in medicine’s distant history were even used for therapeutic blood-letting! (Even in wound care today, maggots are sometimes used in areas to debride dead skin!) I like to think of myself as part of an ecosystem but not THEIR ecosystem 😂 I’ve also heard in this post-pandemic period that hand-sanitizer has been applied to encourage their release…but this probably falls into the ‘not recommended’ category.

@falvz4197 9 ай бұрын

Yep hand sanitizer worked. Not sure if it vommed on me though! Hopefully the sanitizer helps with that too.

@ladysuzaku90mirae54 Жыл бұрын

Hi, i mainly use lemongrass balm and it works. Maybe you can try it too. They dont like the smell. Also tobacco smell they dont like

@theadventuresofzoomandbettie Жыл бұрын

Bettie got one on her leg recently on a hike, and freaked and I quickly ripped it off her 😂 after I was like. "mmm that wasn't the best way to handle that, but it's done now lol" She was ok afterwards so got away clean!

@settohike Жыл бұрын

Hahah that’s literally what I’ve done every time I’ve had one on me. I’ve gone full slap rip mode 😛

@Akanio_Vatheros 2 ай бұрын

My biggest concern for when a leech latches is the potential for disease, so just letting them do their thing only sounds like you're opening yourself up for potential infection. Hurting the leech to get it off never seemed like a good idea since it would make it upchuck into you, I mean, I bet I would spit out my food if my whole back was set on fire. So, using a card to remove it is possibly the safest way to remove a leech both for you and it. Cool, gonna look up more stuff about leeches now, thanks, I guess??

@kippercat123 2 ай бұрын

so how long does a leech snack on you before it falls off ?

@RandomDoive Жыл бұрын

Cool, tanks :)

@settohike Жыл бұрын

Thank you too :)

@robertdean1579 Жыл бұрын

Thankfully, leaches are NOT a problem here in the USA. There are some in waterways, but that's about it. I've never encountered one.

@ingridmccarthy0707 Жыл бұрын

I HATE them and they love me!

@stevegoodwin5841 Жыл бұрын

Thanks young lady

@jayanathkodagoda9005 3 ай бұрын

Get rid of the leach without letting him die.... the video I seeked❤

@settohike Ай бұрын

We are friends 😋

@russelllang2910 Жыл бұрын

Hand sanitiser also works

@CanHike Жыл бұрын

Challenge accepted, let’s go hiking

@Bones575 3 ай бұрын

Where were you hiking?

@madzen112 Жыл бұрын

Where do they live?

@AndrewBartram 4 ай бұрын

Hand sanitiser will encourage them to leave quick smart

@amandadaisydogwanderings 2 ай бұрын

thanks! i'm about to go hiking in leech territory. yikes!!

@settohike 2 ай бұрын

I’ll keep you in my thoughts!! 🤣

@lesliesmith3554 10 ай бұрын

Question: What if it gets inside the body? How do you get them out?

@LazyUggugg Ай бұрын

Another question is, how would a leache even get into your body?

@sourabhanand9768 Жыл бұрын

Use turmeric powder on leech will come out easily

@berniesbend 16 күн бұрын

It's not always possible when out and about but an ice cube will make them detach and fall off.

@davidguthrie5941 Жыл бұрын

Never had a problem with leeches in north America. Ticks can get out of control.

@settohike Жыл бұрын

Ticks sound much much worse than leeches haha we don't really have any ticks in my area so I consider myself lucky!

@annetcell-ly4571 11 ай бұрын

Which country are you in?

@settohike 11 ай бұрын

Predominately Australia :)

@annetcell-ly4571 11 ай бұрын

@@settohike Thanks. I’m in NSW and as luck would have it one of my sons had to remove two leeches today after walking his dog along a river bank.

@settohike 11 ай бұрын

@@annetcell-ly4571 oh nice! I’m from VIC :) haha what a coincidence, shows you don’t even have to be on a hike!

@scarcesense6449 Жыл бұрын

I had one last week. I felt something cool and wet by my knee, zipped off my pants and found a fully engorged ball of leech cooling off after a big meal. It appears my blood is just delicious. The mozzies and leeches all agree.

@settohike Жыл бұрын

Haha sounds like the mozzies and leeches conspire with each other. The mozzies fly past from their vantage point and alert the leeches you’re coming.

@scarcesense6449 Жыл бұрын

@@settohike haha. This is war. They have aerial reconnaissance and ground troops.

@inorka907 6 ай бұрын

Salt is not a myth. You literally state that they fall off when applying it. Also I live in Alaska where leeches are numerous. Salt works fine. Unless you're trying not to hurt the leeches feelings.