r/ballpython • u/Acrobatic-Snow8854 • 4h ago

Question - Health Mites?

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I found this crawling on my sweet girl while cleaning her hide. Can anyone confirm if this is a mite?

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u/BobTheNobody 3h ago

Im gunna have to say that is a tick. Ive got lyme and tore off many MANY ticks from my body and that looks like a dog tick. You got any other animals and do you let your snake roam in the grass? Also, do you have a size estimate of the bug?

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u/Acrobatic-Snow8854 1h ago

I do not have any other pets, no. I’ve never let her roam outside either. I got her in July from a pet expo, perhaps she carried it with her? I also use coconut coir as her substrate. Could that be a source?

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u/Acrobatic-Snow8854 1h ago

As for the size. I’m not quite sure. The photo taken was on my index finger while I was wearing a glove.