Heeelppp! Ticks!

[bedia]

One of my neighbors brought a new Greek to us. He was living in the garden of an apartment downtown. He is a grown male and is infested with ticks. Insides of all 4 legs are covered with them. I can count more than 30, manually removing them from this animal seems impossible. What can I do? I could not find a vet for torts before and our vet for the cats doesn't know if dog washes are toxic for amphibians?
Will post pictures later today.
I am worried about an infestation in our garden, so the poor thing is in a refrigerator cardboard box

 

[erdavis]

Poor thing! I don't know how to help you but I'm sure someone soon will help you out. So glad he landed in your hands and will be able to be cared for soon.

 

[Yvonne G]

I've never had a tick problem, so I've never had to research it. But here in the States, you can buy a product at the pet store to get rid of ticks on snakes and lizards. I don't know why that wouldn't also work on tortoises. Search for it on Google and see if you come up with anything - tick medication for reptiles.