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Removing ticks from pits?
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by cottonmouth on May 19, 2002
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How in the world do you remove a tick from a 5ft E Diamondbacks pit and can the tick hurt him? I would much rather leave it than take a chance of dying.Jeff Q
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by Sheldon on May 19, 2002
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If the snake will let you, grab it behind the neck and have a pair of tweezers in the other hand. Gently remove the tick from the pit. There is a possibility that the tick can harm the snake, but snakes do live full lives with parasites in the wild. Depending on the size of the tick, if the tick is small let it feed for a while until it grows a bit, then you might have a better chance of removing it or it will fall off on its own.
Or try pest strip, cut in square inch pieces, remove water bowl, leave in for one week. Put pest strip in small butter container with holes. That might work also. Quarantine your animal as well.
Good luck,
Sheldon
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by Charper on May 20, 2002
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Bad news. That may be an abcessed loreal pit you are looking at. I've seen it before, and so has Mardi Snipes of CoastalReptiles.com. It looks exactly like a tick protruding from the pit. The outcome is usually poor. Tube that snake and look closer to see if it's actually a tick. (BTW, Midwest at Tongs.com now has tubes that will hold a 5 foot EDB). Drill a hole in the tube, and you will have access to the pit without the snake having access to you. If it's a tick, it will fill up and drop off. If it's not, you will have to put the snake through a course of antibiotics. I suggest you start with Amakacin. [Any of this is a 2 person job.] ~CH
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The BEST advice I've read today!!!
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by Buzztail1 on May 20, 2002
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Even if it IS a tick, removing a tick from the pit of a 5 foot diamondback is no small feat to be handled alone. I HIGHLY recommend the tube trick. It could save your life in the event of just the slightest slip while maneuvering tweezers around the pointy end of an unhappy snake. Chris knows what he is talking about. Please, be careful!
Karl
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