Yes liquid soap works so does anything that is liquid and at hand, for ticks on exposed limbs stick the limb into a bucket of warm water.... The basic premise of this excercise is to drown the tick, they "breath" through the exposed part of their body. Tweezers are now considered the dangerous way to go as you can force more toxins into the victim if not done exactly right.

Animals and particularly Dogs and Cats should have either the yearly anti tick shot or get one of the line on's each month. The tablets seem to work well for fleas but not all that well for ticks.
Don't get too excited if the head gets left behind, the body will soon expel it or try the Knot technique. A simple open overhand knot is placed in suitable thread. Suture material such as 1/0 or 0 silk (which naturally every GN has in his/her surgical kit), dental floss, or any thick cotton thread (including unwanted stitching from garments, if nothing else can be found) can be used . The open knot is placed over the tick as close as possible to the skin surface and then gently closed to form a loop around the parasite. Firm traction, lifting the body of the tick over its head in a somersault-type fashion then removes the tick. the Pic demonstrates the knot around a removed tick using dental floss. This method is effective, as the thread naturally inserts between the tick podosoma and gnathosoma and allows the removal of the entire tick, including mouth parts, without damage. This technique is simple, effective, safe for the patient, tick, and environment, and generally requires no additional equipment to be specifically carried for this purpose.

-- Edited by Basil Faulty on Friday 15th of May 2009 11:45:46 AM