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How does a turtle tank look with salmonela?
-It looks like a regular tank, if your worried about the smell its most likely the ammonia. You tank will most likely contract ammonia if the tank is too small or doesn't have enough water. -Turtles naturally have salmonella with in them, so always be sure to wash your hands before and after touching your turtle and its equipment
What is turtle disease?
salmonella bacteria
How can turtles get salmonella and can you get it and if you and your turtle has salmonella how do you cure it and make it go away?
its very natural and healthy for a turtle to have salmonella and you cant get rid of it but you can get it but just make sure that you wash your hands after holding them
How do you know your turtle has samonella?
Turtles Normally Have Salmonella
Can you get salmonella from a hose that has been in water with a turtle?
roger that one. i once got strep and staff in a hang nail also from cleaning my turtle tank , and not properly cleaning up afterwards
How can you get rid of salmonella on a turtle?
i heard something about using copper sulfate to get rid of the salmonella germs on my turtles.
How do you know if your turtle has salmonella?
Bacteria of genus Salmonella are normal mutualistic symbionts in the intestine of turtles; however you can see it with a fecal colture.
What bacteria does a turtle produce?
I don't know if they "produce" it, but they are known to be carriers of salmonella.
How can you tell if a turtle has salmonella?
If it's shell starts to go slight blue
What eats a turtle tank?
a tank alligator?
Is there any turtle or tortoise without salmonella poisoning?
Yes there are aquatic turtles that do not carry salmonella. One aquatic turtle that grows to be about 10 inches is the red eared slider tortoise. It also lives for around 50 years.
Can humans get sick from a painted turtle bite?
As long as you wash your hands after being bit then you should be fine. Turtles carry salmonella depending on the age. The smaller the turtle the more salmonella it will have. Even when holding the turtles you want to wash your hands after.
