Can someone please school me on Salmonella-Kids and BP's? I have one child under 5

I plan to handle my snakes with hand sanitizer but I'm just wanting some more information. I told a friend I was going to breed and he brought up the fact my son is 2 and maybe I should wait until he's 5. :tears: :O :( :confusd:



thanks for your help on this!

From my experience with raising ball pythons I have found that if their cage lining stays clean and you wash your hands after handling them, there should be no problem . Just because you have a 2 year old doesn't mean they have to be handling your ball pythons. Therefor they should be fine.

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Originally Posted by Roguehk

I plan to handle my snakes with hand sanitizer but I'm just wanting some more information. I told a friend I was going to breed and he brought up the fact my son is 2 and maybe I should wait until he's 5. :tears: :O :( :confusd:



thanks for your help on this!

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Does your friend also recommend on waiting until your son is 5 to bring raw chicken into the house? I imagine household cleaners are much more dangerous... do you leave these laying around in reach of your 2 year old?

Unless you plan on letting your son touch the ball pythons and then immediately stick his hands into his mouth, he'll be fine. Get your snakes :)

There's no reason to not have reptiles when you have small children. Washing hands is a routine thing for kids, whether you have reptiles, cook raw meats in the kitchen, have a cat, go outside, pet the family dog... you get the picture.

Don't let the kid use the python as a teething ring. You'll do just fine.

hahaha ok guys thanks!