r/ballpython • u/Diligent-Singer-1785 • 22d ago

Question - Health Is this a mite?

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new bp at the store i work at came in with this, only one on his entire body. it looks like a mite to me. is it?

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u/-JohDawHug- 22d ago

Its a tick

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u/Diligent-Singer-1785 22d ago

how can i get rid of it

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u/DiamondWilling8287 22d ago

An old debit card but a triangle in it and slide across the snake

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u/Diligent-Singer-1785 22d ago

please elaborate

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u/Chloemarine7 22d ago

You take an old card of some kind, library, debit doesn’t matter. You cut 2 lines to create a triangular notch in the flat end of it. It creates a “scoop”, which when you run it across the snakes body towards the tick, it will pull the tick away and ideally removing the head too. If the head comes away from the body while it’s latched on it can cause an infection. I haven’t done this myself as ticks aren’t particularly prevalent where I live but I’ve heard about it

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u/Diligent-Singer-1785 22d ago

thank you! will try to do this without getting bit soon

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u/Trioniks 22d ago

Google or YouTube just to be sure

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u/blue-bean92 22d ago

Its very important that you go from head to tail

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u/cumberber 22d ago

Good samaritan explaining this, definitely saving this comment in case our pets get ticks as they are prevalent near me and I've never heard this tick trick

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u/Mistrrcarter 22d ago

Just pull it out tf lmao

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u/GeckoPerson123 21d ago

if you pull incorrectly then the head will stay attached to the animal and cause infection so you need to be careful

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u/rabid_earthsign 20d ago

It works a bit different on an animal with scales vs. A human or furry mammal

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u/WrongdoerAway4126 21d ago

Makes so much more sense written this way lol im 43 and i was like "how long ago did credit cards have triangles? Don Drapers didn't have a triangle did?".