2007-12-21 13:17:47 · 6 answers · asked by idontwant totellyou 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
You are thinking of salmonella. ANY reptile can carry it.
It is easy to avoid, simply wash your hands after handling reptiles.
2007-12-21 13:55:10 · answer #1 · answered by Dion J 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Water turtles are more likely to carry it because they live in contaminated water. Land turtles are less likely.
In actual fact, most turtles in clean habitats, water or land, do not carry enough Salmonella to be dangerous to anyone other than children putting the turtle directly in their mouth.
2007-12-21 22:21:22 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is to ways of thinking of it ...any turtle can carry diseases/bacterials like samonalla
all reptiles do but it can not catch on to u as long as u wash ur hands b4 and after ...handleing the reptile....
but after so many years of captivly breeding turtles they have very little dieases /bacterials
hpe this helps
2007-12-21 22:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by reptilian_queen1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All turtles (most reptiles) carry salmonella. period.
I think the only pet that has no know decease that can be transmitted to human beings are Hermit Crabs. I don't think they carry any diseases.
2007-12-21 23:21:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup - any reptile is a carrier, but you're more likely to catch salmonella from grocery store chicken than you are to get it from a reptile. As mentioned - good hygiene...:-)
2007-12-21 22:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by prism_wolf 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think there is any.
2007-12-22 04:48:45 · answer #6 · answered by Elham Doost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋