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phere
at Wed Nov 11 09:03:56 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by phere ]
Thank you so much everyone for the responses. I do practice good handwashing, and my boyfriend has done a wonderful job taking over the cleaning and feeding. I used to have quite the little zoo of reptiles...I had about 35 at one time about 7 years ago, so I'm familiar with how to keep things as sterile and clean as possible. What concerned me was studying the (albeit very rare)cases of salmonella in young infants. It's nothing pretty...they are basically vegetables after a bad infection and never progress mentally or physically. So even with the good handwashing and whatnot, I had thought that getting tested would help ease my concerns even more (I read that salmonella can stay alive on a surface up to 30 days). Mind you, that would not mean I would relax my cleaning standards, but I thought it might just help with a little peace of mind. I was not aware at all that they could shed it at different times...good info to know! Also, everyone wanted me to give away the snake once I got pregnant which is just ridiculous. If I had a retic or some other gigantic snake, I probably would find another home for it, but a ball python? They are like labradors lol!
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RE: Testing Ball Python for salmonella? - phere, Wed Nov 11 09:03:56 2009