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jusmebabe
at Fri Jan 2 11:37:43 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jusmebabe ]
As long as you wash your hands after touching them or caging you should be fine..
Salmonella is overrated when it comes to herps as you stand a better chance of getting it from food. Young Turtles being the exception although i have never known anyone get it.
To catch water from the dripper just place a catch basin (i use a rubbermaid container) about the size of the bottom of your cage. I have a solid bottom cage and place the tub on that..
Not sure what you mean about being very careful when cleaning the cage. I rarely need to clean their cages as feces usually land in catch basin and i use a hand broom and dust pan to sweep up any waste or what ever at the bottom.
My son was diagnosed with cancer when he was five so when he went through chemo and was finally able to come home he had no immune system so all pets had to go. Once he got to a certain level his doctor said he would be ok so i went and bought more herps. So i understand about the immune system. Bottom line, just take the normal handwashing steps (along with what your doctor says) and you should be fine..
Salmonella is very rare from reptiles to humans..
I was also one of those kids who neglected washing my hands when i was a kid who didn't wash his hands (didn't know better lol) after touching lizards, turtles, and frogs but managed to stay healthy so disease transmission is always possible but not likely.
Good Luck and my rant is finished..
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RE: Questions from a new Jax owner - jusmebabe, Fri Jan 2 11:37:43 2004