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28-Oct-07, 01:16 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Perth, WA Age/Gender: 15  | | |
Hey I was just wondering is salmonella in Australia? I've read it can be pretty bad and you need to wash your hands thourghly after handling reptiles, but is it actualy in Australia?
Can someone give me a bit of background? 
Love Scarlet
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28-Oct-07, 01:18 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: Behind You :o Age/Gender: 21  | | | | What makes you think it's only certain countries? =P
I think the general rule is to wash your hands before and after handling. |
28-Oct-07, 01:25 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-07 Location: Perth, WA Age/Gender: 15 | | | yes i know!! I'm a bit of a germ freak anyway  but I was just wondering about that particular one, it just sounds really bad : / |
28-Oct-07, 08:36 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Sutherland Shire Gender: | | | | i thought it was everywhere. and i generally wash my hands after handling any of my pets, reptile, dog etc etc. and really you're taking the same germaphobic risk eating take away, touching things, breathing in places.
just my view anyway,
Josh
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28-Oct-07, 08:40 AM
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28-Oct-07, 08:51 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Rosanna, Melbourne Gender: | | | | Just make sure you wash your hands after touching your reptiles, then you will be fine. |
28-Oct-07, 08:52 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: May-06 Location: QLD Age/Gender: 33 | | | I started a thread about this when I was pregnant & the conclusion was that if you are careful & wash your hands a lot then you will minimise the risk to virtually zero.There is more chance of getting Salmonella from handling & cleaning rodents cages & eating at dirty take away restaraunts |
28-Oct-07, 08:55 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-07 Location: Rosanna, Melbourne Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyro  I started a thread about this when I was pregnant & the conclusion was that if you are careful & wash your hands a lot then you will minimise the risk to virtually zero.There is more chance of getting Salmonella from handling & cleaning rodents cages & eating at dirty take away restaraunts | Pretty much. |
28-Oct-07, 09:18 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | | I've been licking salmonella to try and bump up my immunity |
28-Oct-07, 10:04 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: ferntree gully Age/Gender: 25 | | | | i like to keep my immune system on its toes, washing your hands is overated. | |
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