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Krissyw84
10-24-12, 03:18 PM
Hey guys
I noticed a red bump on my snake. I was wondering if anyone could help me out in figuring out what this is....
StudentoReptile
10-24-12, 03:25 PM
That is a tick.
Krissyw84
10-24-12, 03:28 PM
No... That sucks. Do I just pull it off? What would be the best way to get rid of it?!?
Snakefood
10-24-12, 03:30 PM
NO!!!!!!


never just pull a tick off, if the pincers are left, they WILL cause infection. PM Mykee or just go to a vet.
Lankyrob
10-24-12, 05:19 PM
I can get them off humans and cats and dogs but never had to get one off a snake, would be interested to hear the best way? :)
mykee
10-24-12, 07:18 PM
PM sent. OP can repost if she desires.
rmfsnakes32
10-24-12, 08:49 PM
How does a snake get a tick not being mean just curious. Did you take it outside? Or have a dog or cat cuddle with your snake?
alessia55
10-24-12, 08:58 PM
PM sent. OP can repost if she desires.
I'd be interested in reading that.
Rogue628
10-24-12, 10:55 PM
I'd be interested in reading that.

I second this :)
jaleely
10-24-12, 11:00 PM
wow, let us know, was it a tick? looked like a blood blister at first. I have terrible eyesight for photos though lol
bladeblaster
10-25-12, 03:36 AM
No... That sucks.


sorry, had to laugh
Krissyw84
10-25-12, 06:11 AM
I'd be interested in reading that.

Re: Hey
Use tweezers to remove the tick. Grasp the tick by its head, against the reptile's skin, instead of by its body. Ticks are difficult to kill by crushing or by drowning, submerge removed ticks in a jar of alcohol. Don't try to smother the tick with petroleum jelly or alcohol or burn it with matches, as this may encourage the tick to produce more disease-carrying saliva.
Michael.



Read more: Tickborne Diseases in Reptiles | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_5478853_ti...#ixzz2AGkcRrTj (http://www.ehow.com/about_5478853_tickborne-diseases-reptiles.html#ixzz2AGkcRrTj)
Krissyw84
10-25-12, 06:13 AM
How does a snake get a tick not being mean just curious. Did you take it outside? Or have a dog or cat cuddle with your snake?

I'm not sure. I have never taken him outside and I don't have any other pets. When I first got him he had a mite and I took him to the vet (he had a staph infection as well... was delivered to me like this from the breeder). I thought I had everything taken care of. I guess maybe that isn't the case.
Gungirl
10-25-12, 08:58 AM
To me that doesn't look like a tic but rather a blister...
StudentoReptile
10-25-12, 09:03 AM
I dunno....granted the animal isn't right in front of me, but I've never seen a blister even remotely closely resembling that, while I have seen many ticks that do.
Aaron_S
10-25-12, 09:05 AM
You also have what looks like stuck shed.
Gungirl
10-25-12, 09:10 AM
You also have what looks like stuck shed.

I think those are scars... ?
CK SandBoas
10-25-12, 09:12 AM
I think those are scars... ?

That's what it looked like to me as well Kat.....
Aaron_S
10-25-12, 09:21 AM
Ladies, if you look at the top of the snake and down it's midsection you'll note a different colour and look of the snake from the bottom half. Thus stuck shed.

I suggest never buying from this "breeder" again.

You don't get ticks unless it's from WILD CAUGHT animals. They aren't found in captivity like mites.
Gungirl
10-25-12, 09:22 AM
Ahh now I see the shed.. bottom left side of the pic.. so stuck shed, scars and a blister/tic... I think we need more details on this snakes care and more pictures so that we can help you get this snake in better shape.
Terranaut
10-25-12, 09:25 AM
Isn't there also a bunch of retained shed or just a crappy pic?
Gungirl
10-25-12, 09:28 AM
Arron just pointed that out terranaut.. yes stuck shed is there too.
StudentoReptile
10-25-12, 09:29 AM
I suggest never buying from this "breeder" again.

You don't get ticks unless it's from WILD CAUGHT animals. They aren't found in captivity like mites.

My sentiments exactly.
Terranaut
10-25-12, 11:41 AM
Arron just pointed that out terranaut.. yes stuck shed is there too.

I'm at work in a steel building it takes a few minutes for my replies to get out there.
Gungirl
10-25-12, 11:42 AM
Ahh well take a break outside and catch up! ;)
Aaron_S
10-25-12, 12:07 PM
Arron just pointed that out terranaut.. yes stuck shed is there too.

Let's do it together...A-A-R-O-N.

Please and thank you :)
Gungirl
10-25-12, 12:22 PM
ugh.. I failed. Sorry :)
Krissyw84
10-25-12, 03:46 PM
It is stuck shed... I didn't have the humidity high enough and I thought I had fixed it but since it's been getting colder outside it has started to get lower again. I do need help. I've been asking people I know who have snakes to help me and they said they don't worry about humidity, but they also don't have a ball python. I've been having a hard time. I don't know if I'm making it out harder than it really is... but I do want him to be healthy and happy. I'm trying to find a better cage now... but am having a hard time cuz I don't know exactly what all I need to get with it or what type I should get. We have a vet appt in the morning to get this tic or mite or whatever it is taken care of.
StudentoReptile
10-25-12, 03:54 PM
Sounds like a plan. I would stick to Mykee's advice. He's one of the ball python gurus around these parts.
Krissyw84
10-25-12, 04:00 PM
Would it be a bad idea to feed him a day before I take him to the vet?
Gungirl
10-25-12, 04:02 PM
Yes hold off on feeding as the stress might cause him to regurge.
millertime89
10-25-12, 04:02 PM
if its a tick and you don't want to risk the head getting stuck, try submerging that portion of your python in water, ticks usually release and float away. Rubbing alcohol works well too but I'm not 100% sure that's snake-safe (don't know why it wouldn't be but better safe than sorry).

Re: humidity, get a tub, they hold humidity much better.