No the ticks get Lyme from the deer mouse, which is the reservoir species for the bacteria. After they feed on mice, they can give humans Lyme as nymphs or lat

No the ticks get Lyme from the deer mouse, which is the reservoir species for the bacteria. After they feed on mice, they can give humans Lyme as nymphs or later as adults. http://www.tickencounter.org/tick_identification/deer_tick_life_cycle http://www.tickencounter.org/tick_identification/deer_tick_l...