ticks

[theobob47 5]

hya guys how come whe i take my ferrets out rabbiting i never get any trouble with ticks,yet the other night one of the little buggers ran off came back next night, looked like he'd been working some dirty sets ,covered in dirt ,checked him over looked fine fed him put him in the hutch with other one,next evening let em both out ,had a play with em and noticed the one that ran off was covered in ticks in his ears everywhere,done him with spot on, sorted ,the thing is the ticks looked wierd they were really tiny with grey bodies,normally get ticks on me dogs and there a lot bigger than these anyone had probs with ticks on there furry buddys,rob

[diggermad 154]

yeah mate the ticks are only just starting to suck the blood a few more days and they would of been a lot bigger i have had them on my ferts the size of pin heads just keep an eye on them mate if theres any left on them youll see them in a day or so cheers DM

[muddy210 34]

check this link out had a few ticks a couple of weeks ago

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/222473-ticks/

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I picked up 2 new jills yesterday and today found a tick on one.

 

Checked the other Jill and my 2 Hobs and all clear.

 

Is there anything you should do besides removing them? Is it likely there is really just one?

 

Thanks

 

Gaz

[diggermad 154]

hi gaz maybe just the 1 but keep an eye on them mate cheers DM

[theobob47 5]

thats a fair few ticks muddy,checked mine tonight still a few on him hopefully the spot on will sought em out by tomorrow if not going to do him in some shampoo withv insectercide in it ,rob