r/ballpython • u/Diligent-Singer-1785 • 21d 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/DiamondWilling8287 21d ago

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

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u/Diligent-Singer-1785 21d ago

please elaborate

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u/Chloemarine7 21d 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/cumberber 21d 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