Re: I may be putting Freddy up for adoption...need advice...long

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Posted by Lorraine on December 19, 2001 at 19:16:58:

In Reply to: I may be putting Freddy up for adoption...need advice...long posted by Ivan on December 17, 2001 at 11:03:22:

If you decide to keep him take very good care to not let him or any of his stuff touch the kitchen. Wash his stuff in the bathtub and be absolutely sure to disinfect the tub with bleach and water afterwards. I'm talkin' fill it to the brim with water and bleach and let it sit for 20 minutes or so. Salmonella is not something to mess with around babies.

If you have a great herp vet in your area you might look into having a stool culture done to see what (if) kinds of salmonella he might be carrying and make a decision on that. It would be pretty expensive I imagine as there are a lot of different kinds of Salmonella out there. Anybody know how practical this might be??

Anywho, good luck with the kids, both the scaly one and the squishy one!

Lorraine

I brought Freddy into my life when things werent too crazy. I was good about it too....did all he research before I got him, and was (am still) confident that I could take care of him. Two months later my wife got pregnant. Now I have a 1 month old baby girl in my house and Freddy isn't getting the attention he needs. I stress attention, because he gets the care he needs. He eats and is kept clean, but I've cut down the handleing to nearly zero. I'm afraid of getting my daughter sick.

: So now I am facing a moral decision. Should I keep him and not pay attention to his "social" needs until my daughter gets a little older and is less fragile, because then I could handle him more often and things will be back to normal. Or...do I give him up. Totaly for free, with his huge enclosure which I really built with all my love for him. It would hurt to get rid of him, but part of me says it might be better for him. I dont know, PLEASE ADVISE.

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: If you decide to keep him take very good care to not let him or any of his stuff touch the kitchen. Wash his stuff in the bathtub and be absolutely sure to disinfect the tub with bleach and water afterwards. I'm talkin' fill it to the brim with water and bleach and let it sit for 20 minutes or so. Salmonella is not something to mess with around babies. : If you have a great herp vet in your area you might look into having a stool culture done to see what (if) kinds of salmonella he might be carrying and make a decision on that. It would be pretty expensive I imagine as there are a lot of different kinds of Salmonella out there. Anybody know how practical this might be?? : Anywho, good luck with the kids, both the scaly one and the squishy one! : Lorraine : I brought Freddy into my life when things werent too crazy. I was good about it too....did all he research before I got him, and was (am still) confident that I could take care of him. Two months later my wife got pregnant. Now I have a 1 month old baby girl in my house and Freddy isn't getting the attention he needs. I stress attention, because he gets the care he needs. He eats and is kept clean, but I've cut down the handleing to nearly zero. I'm afraid of getting my daughter sick. : : So now I am facing a moral decision. Should I keep him and not pay attention to his "social" needs until my daughter gets a little older and is less fragile, because then I could handle him more often and things will be back to normal. Or...do I give him up. Totaly for free, with his huge enclosure which I really built with all my love for him. It would hurt to get rid of him, but part of me says it might be better for him. I dont know, PLEASE ADVISE.

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