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I did a search to see if anyone has posted this, and it doesn't look like it, so I'm guessing that either everyone knows about it already, or it doesn't work, but I just thought I'd pass this on anyway.
I was talking with a guy at a local pet shop and he told me about getting nailed by a current full of T. blondi hairs last week. He said a friend of his gave him a recipie for removing them, and it worked. It was as follows:
Mix baking soda with water until it becomes pastey. Not runney, but not dry either. With a good portion of paste in hand, rub it against the grain of the hairs. He said that most hairs will be in at least a similar angle if they come from the T walking on you. A couple swipes over the area and they're out. He said it had something to do with the baking soda opening pores and holding the barbs--something like that. Anyway, I don't keep Ts, so I'll never be able to tell you from experience, but I just thought it might help--esp people with severe allergies.
Chris
I was talking with a guy at a local pet shop and he told me about getting nailed by a current full of T. blondi hairs last week. He said a friend of his gave him a recipie for removing them, and it worked. It was as follows:
Mix baking soda with water until it becomes pastey. Not runney, but not dry either. With a good portion of paste in hand, rub it against the grain of the hairs. He said that most hairs will be in at least a similar angle if they come from the T walking on you. A couple swipes over the area and they're out. He said it had something to do with the baking soda opening pores and holding the barbs--something like that. Anyway, I don't keep Ts, so I'll never be able to tell you from experience, but I just thought it might help--esp people with severe allergies.
Chris