A note about Salmonella

Posted by Harry's Dad on February 07, 2001 at 02:53:15:

Testing for salmonella in your iguana is a waste of time, unless members of your family come up ill and are found to have been in contact with salmonella. Iguanas are carriers of salmonella (there's a large list of different types) and test results may show false positive even if your iguana is healthy.
I would suggest anyone who is thinking of testing their iguana for salmonella, do some indepth research before proceeding. Check the relationship between green iguanas and salmonella before making a decision on having your iguana treated. You might be surprised at what you find out.
If you own a green iguana, chances are, it has some type of salmonella, whether it's active or not. All types of reptiles are found to have some type of salmonella and treatment because a test shows signs of it, may not be the correct thing to do.
Just a FYI
HD

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• You are right, my girl tested negative and my male positive... Myyaa's mom 02/07/01 (0)
• I agree, but for another reason Bosse 02/07/01 (0)
• Well said, HD................n/p Mr. D 02/07/01 (0)

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: Testing for salmonella in your iguana is a waste of time, unless members of your family come up ill and are found to have been in contact with salmonella. Iguanas are carriers of salmonella (there's a large list of different types) and test results may show false positive even if your iguana is healthy. : I would suggest anyone who is thinking of testing their iguana for salmonella, do some indepth research before proceeding. Check the relationship between green iguanas and salmonella before making a decision on having your iguana treated. You might be surprised at what you find out. : If you own a green iguana, chances are, it has some type of salmonella, whether it's active or not. All types of reptiles are found to have some type of salmonella and treatment because a test shows signs of it, may not be the correct thing to do. : Just a FYI : HD

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