In reply to Euge:
Ok..this is going to take a bit of faith folks but comes from Bulgarian friend's gran, where ticks can give you a lot worse than Lyme's...
Wee bit (nail size) hand soap...bit of water on tick then very gently rub tip of the soap on tick going round and round clockwise...don't press down on it , you should be hardly in contact
Keep it lubricated and be oh so patient and believe it will work cos it does !
Every time....eventually the wee bugger just lets go and comes out leaving nought behind
Removed inumerable ticks like this both on self and kids
If no soap just spit on it and use finger tip so so gently