How long will a tick stay on a dog?
Darrel Botsford
2025-08-03 15:50:01
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Ticks can feed on mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Most ticks prefer to have a different host animal at each stage of their life. Ticks that require this many hosts can take up to 3 years to complete their full life cycle, and most will die because they don’t find a host for their next feeding. Some tick species, like the brown dog tick, prefer to feed on the same host during all life stages. After hatching from the eggs, ticks must eat blood at every stage to survive. The lifecycle of Ixodes scapularis ticks generally lasts two years. The lifecycle of Ixodes pacificus ticks generally lasts three years.
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