EURGH. ticks?

[musicalKeyes]

So, I went into my girl Eleanor's tub tonight to check on her (she's due to lay eggs like, any second now) and she had the back half of her body twisted so I could see her stomach. I noticed one of her scale was raised quite a bit, so I grabbed some tweezers to pull what I thought was a piece of bedding out. Instead I pulled out a nasty, giant, tick. My first reaction was to get the itchies and freak out about snake mites, because I treated everyone for it not too long ago, but then realized it was a tick, not snake mites. It was about the size of a kernel of popcorn, round, orange face, blue body. I squeezed it and stuck it in a ziploc, just in case.
Anyways, a dog tick on my poor ball python? I can only assume it came in on my dogs or me, but my dogs are treated regularly and are up to date on all that stuff soooooo yeah. In any case, everyone's getting a thorough checking over tomorrow.
I threw some non pain reliever neosporin on the spot, since it was bleeding a little.

[Kateesaurus]

Gross! I've had ticks come in on my dog even though we treat him with anti bug stuff and once they realize he tastes like tick poison, lol, they instantly look for another host. Sounds like you did the right thing with the neosporin and stuff, just make sure the head didn't come off.

[Johan]

Really odd that it found it's way to your snake. Ticks and other critters is why I think letting a snake roam the outdoors is bad (not pertaining to your case)

[JLC]

If I understand right, ticks are somewhat host-specific. A tick that feeds on a mammal will not then switch to a cold-blooded host with scales.

Have you brought in any wild-caught snakes? Or been around any? Or have you taken in a snake that was kept in a facility that had exposure to wild caught animals?

[musicalKeyes]

If I understand right, ticks are somewhat host-specific. A tick that feeds on a mammal will not then switch to a cold-blooded host with scales.

Have you brought in any wild-caught snakes? Or been around any? Or have you taken in a snake that was kept in a facility that had exposure to wild caught animals?

That's what I thought too. Last summer I did bring in some wild caught garters, but I was pretty careful about keeping them in a separate room and washing hands. I checked them over pretty well, but it is possible I missed one and it hitched a ride on my clothes or something. Not sure about the last question, but it's definitely possible it came off a wild snake, although it would have been from last summer.