Catus spine removal ?

Zarff · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 43 Location: Mesa, AZ

From another interenet site that I frequent.

A guy in Tucson cleaning his yard.
Ended up getting lots of those little fine needles from a Prickly Pear.

Any ideas that work that can help get them out.???.
Gues he has already tried the tape & Elmers glue.

The guy sounds in real pain/suffering.
Just hoping to help, and thought all of you.

Thanks
Z
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Suz · Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 3186

Duct tape from Todd's backpack is the best remedy I've ever found.
My nail gal and her tweezers are a close second.

evenstar · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA

Duct tapes works best.
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Shawn · Posted: 7/4/2006, 2:14 pm Post subject:

I don't have a "nail gal," is this something I missed?
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Zarff · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 43 Location: Mesa, AZ

Thanks all.

So if duct tape doesn't get 'em all ...

Any suggestions for living with it.???.
Other than just suffer.?.

Anything that stops the itching.???.

Thanks again
Z
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Shawn · Posted: 7/4/2006, 3:29 pm Post subject:

Tweezers and magnifing glass? I've got a cinnamon cactus in the yard, very cute until you brush up against it. The needles are so fine you can hardly see them.

In time they will fester and come out that way. Not much help but that is the reality of it.
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MikeInFHAZ · Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 1401 Location: location location

Nair hair remover gets out the macroscopic ones.
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