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geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

Perceptive question. A TURTLE!!!!!!!!

MELEE · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject:

Loz,

I think the kids are either licking/kissing the tutles--remember these are kids. or Just not properly washing their hands after handling the turtles and before having some kid friendly finger food.

TheLongWayHome · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: San Luis Piojosi

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dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

lozwich · Joined: 25 May 2003 Posts: 1536

It must be something in the air! Lately I've been thinking about getting a little quacker for myself! Ducks are great, and it would give me an excuse to put a pond in the living room!

MELEE · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject:

Baby birds also carry salmonella, but apparently grow out of it, unlike turtles who seem can carry it on their body their whole lives. I guess it's an egg thing?? animals that hatch can have salmonella. But I know people who keep ducks and enjoy having them, and if you don't enjoy it you can always eat it. Laughing

MO39 · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject:

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

There`s a street vendor in Metro Tacubaya who is selling baby turtles along with plastic trays to keep them.
As far as the selmonella issue, my father was a veterinarian. We had turtles. There were pets that he did not allow such as doberman pinschers, but turtles were never on his contraband list.
I have known more people who have contracted cat disease than selmonella from turtles. Actually, I know of no one who has contracted selmonella from a turtle. As for their getting too large, why at some point, you turn liberator and let them go back to the wild. Even if they can`t survive, having lived a healthy but captive life, the few weeks of freedom would be a godsend for a turtle.

dixie · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 644 Location: D.F

MELEE · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:35 pm Post subject:

Dobermans make great pets, those dogs are great with kids. Much better than pitbulls, or even chihuahuas!

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

JakeJakeJake · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 135

I was happily tucking into a delicious bowl of soup at my enkai in japan. I assumed the ball in the middle contained chicken. I enquired to my kyoto sensei...... "whats this me awd lad?" (he understood shropshire dialect see) .... to which he responded "turtle ...eeto.....organ"

i still don't know which organ, nor do I want to Smile