salmonella

Bacteria & why you shouldn’t wipe your “Butt” with a Snake

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As I said earlier, reptiles and amphibians can carry Salmonella. Operative word being CAN. Dogs and cats CAN also pass on disease, but we encounter far fewer instances of fear-mongering when it comes to them.

Rosy Boa

Red Eared Slider Captive Care

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It seems that there was a real boom in the sale of this particular species during the 1960’s and into the seventies. This was all cut short in 1975 when the FDA enacted Title 21 Chapter 1 subchapter L Part 1240 subpart D section 1240.62 which essentially says that any turtle under a carapace (shell length) of 4” cannot be publicly distributed.