Wasnt it a similar incident such as this (many moons ago) and as a result, reptile shows got banned from Kent??? I think it may have involved a water dragon and a baby though? I cant remember now, getting to bloody old...T.T.

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On the plus side... the kids probably gained a slightly stronger immune system. but i agree i reckon it'll cause a lot of people to needlessly give up animals.... especially turtles.... people are always looking for an excuse to dump a turtle.

*goes to remove phone from hook and hide under a blanket for a week*

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I read somewhere (don't know if its the same article) that the mother would not have bought the snake if the pet shop told it about the salmonella possibilities - erm, ever heard of research luv? Poor kid mind...

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if shes getting rid of the snake can i have it? i like BRBs and dont mind the salmonella, i find that a good dose of warm water and squirt of this new stuff called soap helps wonders with preventing it.

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don't you just love the bbc?! The headline says "baby contracts salmonella from pet snake" but the article says the mother researched on the internet and found that some reptiles can carry the disease. No where does it say that any professional has found the source to be the snake. For goodness sakes, as has been said poor food hygiene is FAR more likely to have been the cause.

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great.. now i'll have to spend all of tomorrow perswading my mum that we arn't all going to die because of my reps..
shes a bit of a health freak at the best of times..

if this woman did so much research, how did she not come across the basics?
bah.. people carry diseases too.. think they should be disowned too.. just in case..

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Damn woman should be more careful with her kids and do a little more research when they want to buy a pet.

On the part about people dumping turtles it is something that has got better in comparison with a couple of years ago , I was sad to hear that my mum used to have 2 RES which had no water heater , filter or basking dock , needless to say both died .
As with being 15 myself at the moment I'am worried about what may happen later in life and how I'am goin to maintain/find a suitable space for 80-120g tank.

Am I right in saying the general rule is 10g per inch of shell???

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