And the reason you won't see another tick on the adult ball is that the ticks put "all their eggs in one basket" by passing on to the newborn balls....This also allows the ticks to spread to new areas with the dispersing juveniles.....
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Brad Chambers

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The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....

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• Ever have TICKS on a clutch of eggs? - steve_harrison, Tue Mar 25 16:22:28 2008
• RE: Ever have TICKS on a clutch of eggs? - brhaco, Tue Mar 25 16:31:22 2008
• Problem is, all externals were gone! - steve_harrison, Tue Mar 25 16:42:58 2008
• RE: Problem is, all externals were gone! - NoahHart, Tue Mar 25 16:53:23 2008
• RE: Problem is, all externals were gone! - PHLdyPayne, Tue Mar 25 17:10:00 2008
• A few problems here... - steve_harrison, Tue Mar 25 17:33:20 2008
• Steve- - brhaco, Tue Mar 25 17:53:03 2008
• Brad- thanks, but see J n J's post! n/p - steve_harrison, Tue Mar 25 17:56:40 2008
• I did-and agree with him! - brhaco, Tue Mar 25 17:57:51 2008
• Lets Clear this issue up. - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Tue Mar 25 18:14:23 2008
• Thanks Harlin - brhaco, Tue Mar 25 20:40:39 2008
• RE: Thanks Harlin - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Tue Mar 25 21:13:19 2008
• Harlin, - RoyalVariations, Tue Mar 25 23:44:46 2008
• RE: Harlin, - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Wed Mar 26 08:51:19 2008
• RE: Harlin, - RoyalVariations, Wed Mar 26 20:22:01 2008
• RE: Ever have TICKS on a clutch of eggs? - EricIvins, Tue Mar 25 17:11:03 2008
• RE: Ever have TICKS on a clutch of eggs? - jnjreptiles, Tue Mar 25 17:50:54 2008
• Correct! - brhaco, Tue Mar 25 17:56:45 2008
• I just thought it was so weird!!!! more. - steve_harrison, Tue Mar 25 18:02:48 2008
• No worries - brhaco, Tue Mar 25 18:05:31 2008
• RE: No worries - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Tue Mar 25 18:24:38 2008
• Harlin- couple more q's - Steve_Harrison, Tue Mar 25 22:04:01 2008
• RE: Harlin- couple more q's - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Wed Mar 26 09:25:44 2008
• Steve..I didn't see this in another post - JP, Wed Mar 26 08:21:09 2008
• RE: Steve..I didn't see this in another post - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Wed Mar 26 09:35:03 2008
• yeah...thats what I said... - JP, Wed Mar 26 13:20:21 2008
• By inside, I clearly thought that meant. - Steve_Harrison, Wed Mar 26 16:23:30 2008
• RE: By inside, I clearly thought that me - brhaco, Wed Mar 26 16:51:55 2008
• I wonder if those sucks get enough O2 - Steve_Harrison, Wed Mar 26 16:55:04 2008
• RE: I wonder if those sucks get enough O2 - WALL2WALLREPTILE, Wed Mar 26 20:47:55 2008
• RE: I wonder if those sucks get enough O2 - JP, Thu Mar 27 16:17:51 2008
• Great post.. - zefdin, Wed Mar 26 19:23:41 2008