Protect your pets from ticks

[Catherine]

I think for reptiles it coats the skin  with a light oil and the oil also coats the mites and kills them.

I guess whatever makes Neem smell so bad is the chemical that repels the insects.

I have used a strong tea made of Rosemary to remove bird mites from a hamster. As soon as I rubbed it into the fur the mites started to jump off. I didn't dare use anything stronger. I wonder if the Rosemary would help with ticks. It would be easy to spray it on a dog and rub it in. The fur would dry quickly and the dog would smell nice.  The only side effect is the tendency to turn white fur  pink.  I had pink hamsters for a few weeks. A pink dog would be pretty. A dog Forgy's colour might look peach coloured. It would be a nice look and insect free.