Am I the only person who is tired of the public and regulators attacking reptiles (or turles, or any other pet) on the basis of Salmonella? The Federal government included.

Simple rule here: DON'T LICK YOUR PETS

And wash your freakin' hands. I swear I am going to make this a T-shirt. You don't handle an animal and then eat a hamburger. You don't clean the litter box, then hand toss a salad. You don't let your small child, who doesn't know these rules, work with any animal unattended.

Sorry, just a rant. I know it is silly to expect people to be pro-active. It is always animal's fault...
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25 year old 0.1 from Lincoln, NE
Ball Pythons - 0.1 Pastel, 1.0 Pastel het Pied, 0.1 Pied, 0.1 Cinn, 1.0 Black Pewter, 1.0 Woma (hidden gene?), 0.1 Yellowbelly, 2.1 Normals
Kingsnakes - 1.0 L. m. thayeri, 0.1 L. m. thayeri X L. alterna, 1.0 L. g. californiae
Other - 0.1 Whitesided P. catenifer sayi, 1.0 H. nascicus, ?.? Chrysemys picta, 0.1 crazy cat, 1.0 husband

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• how the feds took away falcons/falconers - clintkb, Thu Jan 26 22:14:01 2012
• A very GOOD POINT! TURTLE PEOPLE LOOK! - EvilMorphgod, Fri Jan 27 06:20:06 2012
• RE: A very GOOD POINT! TURTLE PEOPLE LOOK! - spudsballpythons, Fri Jan 27 09:15:29 2012
• Not Sure if you are aware or not...... - JTrott, Fri Jan 27 09:32:22 2012
• Not Sure if you are aware or not...... - JYohe, Fri Jan 27 14:44:38 2012
• Salmonella - Bolitochrome, Fri Jan 27 11:08:15 2012
• RE: A very GOOD POINT! TURTLE PEOPLE LOOK! - PHFaust, Sat Jan 28 11:16:07 2012
• There is nothing new here, - Claudius, Sat Jan 28 21:47:28 2012
• RE: A very GOOD POINT! TURTLE PEOPLE LOOK! - EvilMorphgod, Mon Jan 30 08:00:13 2012
• RE: A very GOOD POINT! TURTLE PEOPLE LOOK! - PHFaust, Wed Feb 1 21:41:01 2012
• RE: A very GOOD POINT! TURTLE PEOPLE LOOK! - jeff risher, Sun Jan 29 11:33:06 2012
• RE: A very GOOD POINT! TURTLE PEOPLE LOOK! - EvilMorphgod, Mon Jan 30 08:01:04 2012