A suprise visitor...

Well I decided to take some pics of the male Het. Clown. I was viewing the pics when I was resizing them and this little guy on his neck stuck out like a sore thumb. Darn ticks!!! First tick or mite I've had in my collection in over 3 years! This breeder is never going to see any money from me again. I found over 7 ticks in this bp's quarantine cage! Thats a ton considering this guys size!!!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...egius/male.jpg

:( poor guy

Ticks on a "het" ... uh oh.

-adam

Ticks can be a real problem. Sorry to hear that you got them. What breeder did you get it from so we will know and can be aware

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Ticks on a "het" ... uh oh.

-adam

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That's what I was thinking, too. :(

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Ticks on a "het" ... uh oh.

-adam

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Why do you say that? Please kind sir... drop the knowledge bomb...!
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Originally Posted by Kilo

Why do you say that? Please kind sir... drop the knowledge bomb...!
:grouphug:

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Because snake ticks almost always come in already attached to wild caught or farm-hatched snakes. They're not like mites that will easily spread to an established collection. So it definitely makes the parentage of that snake look suspect.

Bingo. Judy do you think the breeder could have had this little guy in with a WC or something. I hate to try and look for the silver lineing but it really throws a dark cloud over things.

Sure....anything's possible. He could also have a tick problem SO severe that it has spread to his morph collection. Either way, it sounds like a scarey person to buy expensive hets from.

I wish he would let us know so we could steer clear of that breeder