Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
I’ve been waiting my whole life to here someone say that!
PSA: Always wash your hands...
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A friend of mine in college was working in an isolation unit where you scrub in and out, gown and glove and walk through a disinfectant tray to work on a horse with salmonella. Even with all these precautions she got salmonella and was hospitalized for ~two weeks and was in very rough shape. She was a young healthy adult with no immune compromise.
Kids used to get salmonella from red eared sliders all the time growing up until they out lawed the sales of the turtles less than 4 inches across.
It's not worth getting if a simple precaution can prevent it.
Kids used to get salmonella from red eared sliders all the time growing up until they out lawed the sales of the turtles less than 4 inches across.
It's not worth getting if a simple precaution can prevent it.
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
I do the same before and after, salmonella requires a high inoculation so chances are very low unless you are licking the poo lol!
janjan20
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Wow that is pretty interesting, I wonder what type of salmonella it was. Typically it’s self limiting...maybe she got typhoid?
The Wild One
Chameleon Enthusiast
Fourth
I don't recall the serotype. I don't think it was typhi.
JoXie411
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I’m happy I was able to make your dream come true
hammerhead
Established Member
yep, always wash your hands before and after handling... Believe me the poop your cleaning off the bottom is not the hole load. Everything comes into contact on the way down. Your Chams walk that daily.
Lennoncham
Chameleon Enthusiast
I have read that feeding BSFL can reduce the amount of salmonella and e-coli in the gut.
janjan20
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Lennoncham
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My next experiment...I’ll keep you posted!
Here’s a link to one of the articles I read about it. I don’t fully understand all the science talk but I got the jist of it lol.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5989015/
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
Awesome! I’ll take a look at this and see if I can replicate it
Lennoncham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Awesome! I’ll take a look at this and see if I can replicate it
Well. They did there experiment with broiler chicks so unless you have a bunch of those hanging around you may need to change it lol.
JoXie411
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yes Bill Nye would so approve!Awesome! I’ll take a look at this and see if I can replicate it
Daesie11
Chameleon Enthusiast
What are the chances of other pets contracting it? Does it require direct contact? I always wash my hands like crazy before after sometimes during lol. If one of my dogs got sick I would probably actually die, they are the love of my life!
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
Chances are very very low, especially if you spot clean. I wouldn’t worry about it.
Thatwizard420
Chameleon Enthusiast
What if enclosure is bioactive?Chances are very very low, especially if you spot clean. I wouldn’t worry about it.
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
Good question! Lol! I am assuming some may become a normal part of the microbes in the dirt. But I could be wrong...
