It's very unlikely that..

Posted by RKGJR on May 08, 2000 at 21:01:49:

In Reply to: i have a sulcatta tortoise and am now afraid of exotic ticks posted by Jill on May 08, 2000 at 19:25:41:

It is very unlikely that a captive bred would have a tick. They were only found on wild caught ( correct me it I am wrong ) and even it it had a tick in a cold area like that it most likely would have died anyway. I have done some research on this since I have 2 sulcatas and a tick can only lie dormaint for 6 months then dies if it does not have a new host. I strongly recomend keeping your sulcata since there is a very low risk factor of him having it.

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: It is very unlikely that a captive bred would have a tick. They were only found on wild caught ( correct me it I am wrong ) and even it it had a tick in a cold area like that it most likely would have died anyway. I have done some research on this since I have 2 sulcatas and a tick can only lie dormaint for 6 months then dies if it does not have a new host. I strongly recomend keeping your sulcata since there is a very low risk factor of him having it.

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