MsHarrysMom
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I hate ticks! I wrap them in scotch tape until they suffocate. Dreadful little bugs!!
My First Tick!
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Cano'smomma
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This reminds me of when we got Cano......(before we knew how to research a reputable breeder). We had him shipped from TX to NY and when he got here we brought him home and noticed little bumps all over him that turned out to be ticks...ALOT OF THEM. At least 15. I called the breeder and told her, to which she replied "Yeah we have alot of ticks this time of year, they are all over the puppies, don't worry about it." Luckily the vet said they weren't the kind that carried Lyme. But I never wanted to jump through a phone and hit someone more than I did with that lady!!
Hudson
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I can identify it for you if you want, if you take a very close up digital photo of the tick and send it to me. You can pm me for my email address, I will happily ID it for you.
We live in an infested area, all our dogs and people have had Lyme, anaplasmosis, erlich . . . Our state entomologist allows email picks, and after I was right every time with the ID, I began to feel comfortable with my ID (I also took a ton of entomology classes in college).
This time of year deer ticks can be quite large as they are in the later stage of their life, in the spring they are super small (pin head sized).
Tracey
We live in an infested area, all our dogs and people have had Lyme, anaplasmosis, erlich . . . Our state entomologist allows email picks, and after I was right every time with the ID, I began to feel comfortable with my ID (I also took a ton of entomology classes in college).
This time of year deer ticks can be quite large as they are in the later stage of their life, in the spring they are super small (pin head sized).
Tracey
luvmynwfy
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Hey Tracey,
I will post a pic of it below. It has decreased a little in size since I originally pulled it off. The red bump that was left behind on River has disappeared, I can't find it at all, so she's doing fine. The tick is pretty much solid in colour. More of a greyish colour than a true brown. I only have my cell phone to use to take the pic. Maybe it's not a good enough shot. I took several and this was the best one. It is still alive but barely.
I know I should drown it, burn it or squish it but I'm facinated to watch it slowly shrivel. See how long it will live. Taking it out of the jar has made me so itchy all over.
Marina
I will post a pic of it below. It has decreased a little in size since I originally pulled it off. The red bump that was left behind on River has disappeared, I can't find it at all, so she's doing fine. The tick is pretty much solid in colour. More of a greyish colour than a true brown. I only have my cell phone to use to take the pic. Maybe it's not a good enough shot. I took several and this was the best one. It is still alive but barely.
I know I should drown it, burn it or squish it but I'm facinated to watch it slowly shrivel. See how long it will live. Taking it out of the jar has made me so itchy all over.
Marina
Hudson
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Are those lines irregular silverly in color on the back, if so it is an american dog tick and does not transmit lyme or the others. It is hard to tell with the pic and the fact that it looks partially engorged. Dog ticks turn greyish green whitish when engorged, deer ticks are more enlongated and brown to grey.
Sorry I could not be more helpful.
Sorry I could not be more helpful.