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Can you get sick from touching a turtle?

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Created: 2022-05-31 19:06:25

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Turtles can carry Salmonella germs in their droppings, even while looking healthy and clean. These germs can easily spread to their bodies, tank water, and habitats. People can get sick after they touch a turtle or anything in their habitats. 9 янв. 2020 г.


Is it OK to touch a turtle?

When people touch turtles, the germs can get on hands or clothing. This is true for any turtle—no matter if they are in a home, at a petting zoo or school, or in the wild. The germs can also be in the water turtles live or swim in and can get on cages, aquariums, terrariums, and other containers that house turtles.

Can you get a disease from a pet turtle?

Turtles commonly carry bacteria on their outer skin and shell surfaces that can make people very ill. Geckos and bearded dragons can also infect people. Turtles commonly carry the Salmonella bacteria on their outer skin and shell surfaces. Reptiles like bearded dragons and geckos can also infect people with Salmonella.

What are the chances of getting Salmonella from a turtle?

With over 100,000s of pet turtles all over the United States, the chance of contracting salmonella from pet turtles is very low.

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