>>What a way to wake up. I brushed my hand across my face this morning when I felt something tickling me and found a tick!. Squick! Ick! Ick! Ick! The little b*st*rd wasn't attached and hadn't appeared to have fed recently. I killed it and pulled out Ye Olde Entomology textbook from the previous semester to identify it as an American Dog Tick, which apparently don't feed on humans. The thing bothering me is I have no idea where the little bastard came from. I haven't been in a wooded setting for days, the doors and windows are all screened and none of my pets have fur. Oh well, at least that one less bloodsucking parasite in my life.

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>>Now that I've confirmed that I am tick free I'm worried about my snake. A quick visional check doesn't show an ticks. I've dumped his old substrate, cleaned the enclosure and all hides, etc. just to be on the safe (or paranoid) side. Is there anything else I should do or check for? Do dog ticks feed on anything except dogs? I'm not crazy about the idea of blasting his enclosure with chemicals if there is no real need, even if they are supposed to be reptile safe.

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>>Help!

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>>Ruby

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If you have grass in your yard, you can have ticks.

I don't know where you got the information that they don't feed on humans...they do.

They will feed on anything with blood.

They may not lay eggs and breed on humans, not 100% sure about this either, but they will definitely feed on humans.

Don't worry, it's simple, just keep an eye on out and if you see any more then think about doing more to prevent.
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