This might seem like a silly question, but being a paranoid mom of a my first-ever bunny, I need to ask it.
I have two red-eared slider turtles and I know that many reptiles carry salmonella. Personally, I've never gotten any bug from them but I am not sure if it's because they don't carry it (I don't really have the money to carry out the expensive tests to find out), or if it's because I'm always quite careful about washing my hands after handling them.
Ever since I got my baby Schnuffel, I've been extra paranoid though so I just stopped interacting with the turtles altogether (not that they really craved my attention in the first place). I get my husband to feed them and clean their filter, etc.
I'm just wondering if it's possible for rabbits to get salmonella from reptiles the same way that it is for humans. I tried looking for something related to this but I can't find anything. :?
I have two red-eared slider turtles and I know that many reptiles carry salmonella. Personally, I've never gotten any bug from them but I am not sure if it's because they don't carry it (I don't really have the money to carry out the expensive tests to find out), or if it's because I'm always quite careful about washing my hands after handling them.
Ever since I got my baby Schnuffel, I've been extra paranoid though so I just stopped interacting with the turtles altogether (not that they really craved my attention in the first place). I get my husband to feed them and clean their filter, etc.
I'm just wondering if it's possible for rabbits to get salmonella from reptiles the same way that it is for humans. I tried looking for something related to this but I can't find anything. :?