REPTILIAN-KMAN
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good rescue farma poor thing
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good rescue farma poor thing
bluetongues are completely immune to ticks, they can only do damage on the face (eyes mouth etc)I recently came across a Blotched Bluetongue with a similar tick infestation to this python. We removed around 40 of them including between 4 & 5 large ticks from within the ear cavities.
This old girl was in shocking condition.... had obviously failed to shed properly for a looooong time.
Once the ticks were removed, we used a sloughing spray twice daily for a few days as well as warm baths.
She eventually shed cleanly, put on weight and was released back into the reserve.
I too, wonder how long these snakes/lizards can soldier on while so heavily infested with these parasites.
Why is it that they cluster mostly around the head??
Good work there Farma,you say you found him near a colony of bats.Dont bats carry alot of ticks?They look like cattle ticks?
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