Can bps get sick if I'm sick?

[tembii]

I'm catching a cold it might sound dumb but can Louie catch germs from me that would hurt him if I held him or cleaned out his house?

[piedlover79]

Nope. Your snake can not catch your cold. Luckily very few disease are zoonotic (transmits from human to animal and vice versa). The bugs causing your cold are not the same as the ones that cause respiratory infections in snakes


something you can get from snake (although so amazingly rare and really only in poor health wild caught): tongue worm. Just as horrible as it sounds.

[tembii]

Oh good gosh!! Haha no tounge worm pls. Well that's a relief thanks for the info and reassurance!! Yaaaay

[piedlover79]

Back when I was a teenager and got my first ball python (wild caught, covered in ticks/mites) I was reading a book on reptile care and it warned about the dangers of tongue worm (rare even in wild caught). Heehee.

In any case, feel better!