I recently moved out to the countryside, where our yard has many more mosquitoes and probably ticks (we've only found one so far) than we had ever encountered in the suburbs. I was just curious for our outdoor tortoise enclosure: are tortoises ever bitten by these bugs? I wouldn't think so since their skin is so much thicker than a human's; but would it ever be necessary to conduct tick checks on him? Does the tortoise system release histamines from mosquito bites just like in people? Any other bugs I should be concerned about? Seems silly to ask, but I am no expert in reptile biology. Thanks in advance.
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