A suprise visitor...

[CeraDigital]

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!!!

[Karma]

poor guy

[Adam_Wysocki]

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

-adam

[Freakie_frog]

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

[JLC]

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

-adam

That's what I was thinking, too.

[Kilo]

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

-adam

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

[JLC]

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

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.

[Freakie_frog]

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.

[JLC]

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.

[Freakie_frog]

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