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Satanic w/ ticks

jadrig May 19, 2007 02:09 PM

i have a male satanic with a few ticks-im pretty sure that they are ticks because i had to pull them out. theyre red and barely visible to the naked eye. other than pulling them out manually, whats the best way to get rid of ticks?

Replies (2)

rangelrok Sep 15, 2007 11:05 AM

From the sounds of it you got lizard mites. Snake mites are tiny and all black. They can't go back and forth though. I have heard that nix (the lice treatment) diluted in a lot of water will get rid of the problem. Hope it works!!

missouriherper Sep 14, 2008 04:27 PM

put mineral oil on a q tip and smother the mite dont do this to any near the eyes, mouthor nose but after you smother th mite it loosens its grips and with a dry q tip they wipe right off

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