Our lab has captured another fully engorged female tick. We are hoping she will lay eggs so we can get another batch of larvae from this specimen. She was pulled off of a dog on Friday, September 25th and is still alive and kicking at this point. Watch this video of her as she walks about her container:
She keeps flipping over on to her back, I assume she gets on her back when she tries to climb up the sides of her container and falls off. Here I have a video of her lying on her back waving her legs:
Based on our other ticks, it takes around 2 weeks for eggs to be laid. We will keep you posted!
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