Turtles and Salmonella

Turtles are one of the most fascinating reptile pets, but keeping them happy and healthy can be a challenge. Turtles breathe air, lay eggs, and are exothermic, which means they need an outside source of heat. They are best raised in a herpatorium that provides water for swimming and land with warm rocks for sunbathing.

Many of the turtle’s health problems are caused by how they are raised, housed, and feds. If you’re interested in turtles and would like to learn from a turtle enthusiast who is soon to graduate from pharmacy school, contact Tony Lagoa at Lagoa99@gmail.com. Tony has developed expertise in turtle environment and husbandry concerns:

feeding,
medicating,
filtering water,
cleaning the habitat,
providing UV light and
setting up heat lamps.

Tony’s deep love of animals and concern for his own pet’s heath problems pushed him to learn all he could about turtles. He even knows a sure fire way to tell if your turtle is male or female. Contact Tony at Lagoa99@gmail.com for your turtle questions. You might ask him how to bathe sick turtles in Pedialyte, how to administer Vitamin A drops, and how to create a healthy habitat.

Because turtles carry salmonella bacteria that causes human illness, be sure to wash your hands with antbacterial soap after handling them. Salmonella also causes infections in dogs and cats, so keep your pets away from the herpatorium. If you feel your dog or cat has a salmonella infection contact your veterinarian. For skin infections your veterinarian may recommend that you wash the wound twice a day with Chlorhexiderm. If your dog or cat has diarrhea due to salmonella, use proviotics to immediately populate the intestines with healthy bacteria. Your veterinarian may also recommend antibiotics.