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salmonella from beardies?

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i think i got salmonella from handling my bearded dragons cage or seomthing and maybe i didnt wash my hands before i ate. im not sure it even was salmonella. i woke up in the middle of the night puking and i had the chills. one of the worst sicknesses ive ever been through.

is it possible to get salmonella from my bearded dragons? maybe their feces? who knows?

if so i use the same equipment for my leopard geckos as well, such as feeding dishes and stuff like that. is it possible to give it to my geckos? i have really expensive geckos and i dont want them to die. thanks a lot

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You most likely didn't have salmonella because it is usually manifested by diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most persons recover without treatment. The site I looked at didn't mention vomiting as a symptom.

Salmonella live in the intestinal tracts of humans and other animals, including birds. Salmonella are usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces. Contaminated foods usually look and smell normal. Contaminated foods are often of animal origin, such as beef, poultry, milk, or eggs, but all foods, including vegetables may become contaminated. Many raw foods of animal origin are frequently contaminated, but fortunately, thorough cooking kills Salmonella. Food may also become contaminated by the unwashed hands of an infected food handler, who forgot to wash his or her hands with soap after using the bathroom.

Salmonella may also be found in the feces of some pets, especially those with diarrhea, and people can become infected if they do not wash their hands after contact with these feces. Reptiles are particularly likely to harbor Salmonella and people should always wash their hands immediately after handling a reptile, even if the reptile is healthy. Adults should also be careful that children wash their hands after handling a reptile.

If you utilize good handwashing techniques, you should never contract salmonella. You have to ingest salomenalla infested feces to get it. Ewwww!

CDC Site About Salmonella
 
Karen Hulvey said:
The site I looked at didn't mention vomiting as a symptom.
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Oh it is. One of the worst I might add! It may not pertain to all cases, but it did mine.

Karen Hulvey said:
You have to ingest salomenalla infested feces to get it. Ewwww!
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... or eat at Perkins.

If you suspect that you have salmonella poisoning, and you are worried about whether or not you got it from your reptiles, get tested. See your doc about it and ask that the hospital lab run a test to determine which strain of Salmonella you have. Certain strains, such as S. newport (which I had), have not been detected in reptiles. At the time, S. newport had only been found in brussel sprouts and horse meat in France. And no, I wasn't in France, nor have I ever eaten horse meat. Cross-contamination in food prep areas is a much more likely cause than exposure to reptile feces anyway.
 
I know you can get salmonella from eating undercooked eggs too....i.e. "sunny side up", the way I like my eggs.... :(
 
Depending on how long you were sick this may have been staphylococcal food poisoning. That, as I recall, is typically characterized by intense nausea, vomitting, fever, and chills, and sometimes watery diarrhea tends to last 12 hours give or take. This condition is due to improperly refrigerated food usually, and is toxin mediated, not contagious.

If it resolved quickly then it was likely not salmonellosis. The only way to know for sure is with stool and blood cultures during the illness.
 
To answer your question about the animals, Yes, using the same feed dishes, hides, tanks, rocks, logs, anything if not disinfected first can transmit germs, bacteria, disease, and parasites to the next user. I think it is mandatory, if not just a good idea, to regularly disinfect everything including the cages themselves. Anything that goes form cage to cage needs to be cleaned prior to its next use.
 
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