Sanitary Issues?

[DooLittle]

Do you remember roughly how many people had gotten salmonella poisoning from their snakes on this website?

Hardly anyone, even the ones that said they weren't as cautious as they should be.

[MrLang]

I'm not offended; it's all good dude. Maybe I write like a jerk...

I definitely write like a jerk.

My bad.

[Xotik]

I keep a pack of unscented baby wipes on the top of my rack. When needed, I pull one out and wipe the snake down with it.

This is exactly what I do. Mine like to sleep on their urates after, so they are often coated in urates powder. So i wipe them down.

Hmm. Do you do that every time you handle? Is the baby shampoo safe?

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This is another thing I do when the baby wipes are not enough - two drops in a gallon of water. just enough. Perfectly safe - but definitely not something to do every time you handle. That would be absurd, and it strips away the natural oils they have that they need to shed properly.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

In all honestly I've quickly dipped him in a bath twice in the few months I've had him, and didn't intend to do it again, hence me asking about alternatives.

In all honesty I was not overly worried about reptile germs until I came to this website and read about people showering, changing clothes, and sanitizing all surfaces the snake came into contact with.

In all honesty I am not that worried about it so I'll continue keeping reptiles.

This post sounds a bit more condescending than mine did. You kept asking and it did seem like you were more concerned about it than most.

But anyway, I believe the clothes changing and showering is mostly after visiting a show, expo, shop, etc. This is to prevent passing mites & sickness on to your reptiles more than it is to prevent yourself from becoming sick.

Since you have so politely explained that you don't bathe your snakes after each handling, it does not seem as excessive now.

Just pick up a pack of gentile baby wipes.


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[drezden]

This post sounds a bit more condescending than mine did. You kept asking and it did seem like you were more concerned about it than most.

But anyway, I believe the clothes changing and showering is mostly after visiting a show, expo, shop, etc. This is to prevent passing mites & sickness on to your reptiles more than it is to prevent yourself from becoming sick.

Since you have so politely explained that you don't bathe your snakes after each handling, it does not seem as excessive now.

Just pick up a pack of gentile baby wipes.

Well condescending is condescending, I apologize that I was rude, I was offended at the time I read your post. If you read the posts I've made in this thread, beginning with my original post.. you'd find that I was asking if I needed to be concerned, I'm not sure how you came to your conclusions, particularly in regards to bathing when I mentioned I had only done it twice before you posted your first reply on this thread.

Anyway that's not important now I have the answers I need, I will pick up the appropriate baby wipes, thank you.

[drezden]

I'm not offended; it's all good dude. Maybe I write like a jerk...

I definitely write like a jerk.

My bad.

No, I didn't mean to say that you particularly were, I am genuinely grateful for your advice.

[WingedWolfPsion]

4) Much of the dust in your home is dead human cells that you shed on a daily basis. Who is ickier?

The typical mattress will gain up to 20 pounds in the course of 10 years of use.

Also, I don't believe snakes have oil glands, and the fluid they secrete when shedding is between the old skin and the new one, not on top of the old skin, so baby shampoo should not affect it.

I'm not saying that soaping up a snake is good for it, I just wonder whether it's actually ever been tested by anyone to prove BAD for it. It may just be an assumption that it isn't a good idea. A snake's skin seems pretty impermeable to me...moreso than ours, wouldn't you say?

[omnibus2]

If you actually take good care of your snakes, they are really clean animals. you hav 10x the chance of getting something from people or dogs or cats.