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| joseph96 |
Posted - 15/12/2011 : 17:58:16
Im 15 and ive really wanted a snake for ages and it was my birthday yesterday and i was planning on using my money to bye all the equipment need and the snake. Ive be reading everything for the past week and i know every thing i would need to know but about 3 days ago m mum said she been thinking and because i have a 2 year old sister i cant because of the samonella they carry. can anybody help me with this. |
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| marlin |
Posted - 27/12/2011 : 14:24:15
Is it really the hygiene issue or is your Mum a little freaked out by snakes anyway? Could it be an excuse? As everyone else says you do have to be carefull to properly clean hands before and after but the germs are only transferrable by touch so its a really low risk compared to leaving the house and going shopping where bugs are everywhere! |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 25/12/2011 : 11:22:31
After all this has your mum even read this? |
| Okeetee Mick |
Posted - 24/12/2011 : 17:33:30
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Originally posted by mikerichards
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Originally posted by meggi
i have had my snakey for 2 years and have never had selmonella, i hardly EVER wash my hands after holding him  meg x 
Its Salmonella you need to watch out for!
Lmao, nice Mike |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 24/12/2011 : 15:21:26
You have to remember though, children under 2 and old folks dont have as good immune systems as the rest of us. It would be silly to not wash your hands if you live with these aged people. |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 24/12/2011 : 10:30:13
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Originally posted by meggi
i have had my snakey for 2 years and have never had selmonella, i hardly EVER wash my hands after holding him meg x
Its Salmonella you need to watch out for! |
| meggi |
Posted - 24/12/2011 : 10:23:35
i have had my snakey for 2 years and have never had selmonella, i hardly EVER wash my hands after holding him meg x |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 24/12/2011 : 09:55:01
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Originally posted by coxymk2
Lol i am cyanide trained thats scary. I say again my apologies but its good to know you have an on-call expert.
rather you than me!! I was trained to deal with cyanide, amongst many other nasty agents, but if i remember rightly, theres not much you can do with it, the lethal dose is so small, 350 parts per million for more of less instant death if my memory serves. |
| coxymk2 |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:28:19
Lol i am cyanide trained thats scary. I say again my apologies but its good to know you have an on-call expert. |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:16:17
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Originally posted by coxymk2
No probs having worked with very dangerous chemicals before tests were done properly have become skeptical in regards to validty.
She works quite a lot with formaldehyde, thats pretty nasty stuff, i got some on my hands whilst doing a PM on a baby rabbit of ours that died, it burns!!!
I am lucky, the most dangerous stuff i play or used to play with is Jet fuel!! |
| Okeetee Mick |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:07:04
Very interesting Mike, thank you. |
| coxymk2 |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 23:01:50
No probs having worked with very dangerous chemicals before tests were done properly have become skeptical in regards to validty. |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 22:45:49
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Originally posted by coxymk2
My apologies but saying that you took the samples and had them tested by a 'friend' did leave it open to doubt as to the quality of the test.
Sorry i didnt mean that to come across quite as abrupt! Shes not a friend, shes my partner!
Incidentally, she wouldnt have grown the sample if the swab wasnt done properly! |
| coxymk2 |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 22:29:19
My apologies but saying that you took the samples and had them tested by a 'friend' did leave it open to doubt as to the quality of the test. |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 22:17:17
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Originally posted by coxymk2
Was this done in a totally sterile way?Remember that we all carry the salmonella bacteria in some form.
Shes a veterinary Haemotologist, she works for one of the largest Vet lab companies in the world, and has done for quite a few years, i think she has a fair idea on how to collect a sample. |
| coxymk2 |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 22:11:45
Was this done in a totally sterile way?Remember that we all carry the salmonella bacteria in some form. |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 21:46:50
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Originally posted by Katie.Dublin
Well said Mike. Despite the fact that you regularly call people morons, your points are usually well back up and delivered! :)
Anyway, what do you mean 'usually'??? |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 21:45:33
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Originally posted by Katie.Dublin
Well said Mike. Despite the fact that you regularly call people morons, your points are usually well back up and delivered! :)
they post regularly!!!
The amount picked up on a swab is LESS than would be encountered during handling, as i said, the swab was one single line down the back, a line the size of a cotton bud. Whilst handling the snake would typically go between fingers, up the arm, around the neck. |
| coxymk2 |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 21:40:18
The amounts picked up on a swab test are more concentrated than a normal touching process therefore you would find that touching a snake would be almost harmless to most people. |
| hillzi |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 16:41:55
I've had snakes for four years, I'm going to admit I only wash my hands after cleaning out with soap I've never used anti-bac sanitizer. I've never had salmonella or no-one else in my house has and my snakes are healthy and have never had diseases or problems health wise themselves.
Just thought I'd add that to the mix. |
| Katie.Dublin |
Posted - 23/12/2011 : 15:21:36
Well said Mike. Despite the fact that you regularly call people morons, your points are usually well back up and delivered! :) |
