BeardieBeginner
Bearded Dragon Egg
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I have always known that animals can carry diseases that can be passed onto humans however despite working with animals, I've never worked with reptiles and have recently researched into taking on a bearded dragon needing a home.
I know you need to wash your hands after handling and cleaning however, I've heard people with opinions on what other precautions to take, can I have some advice on the below statements I was told you need to do please
- Clean all surfaces after handling ( for example, if a dragon was on the bed you must was all bedding immediately even if they didn't defecate)
-No use any appliances, phones/laptops while handling as the traces will be on your hands and go onto your appliances which in turn cannot be disinfected like hands and the same applies with work (I had always thought I could sit the dragon on my bed while I completed my university work by hand or laptop or while watching TV, however I've heard otherwise)
-Also you must change clothes every time you handle a dragon as the traces will be on your clothing and never so much as take a sip of water while handling a reptile as that will cause a salmonella outbreak to occur.
I am no way an expert in any animals and if the above are correct as I work with other animals and those precautions aren't a thing except the basics of hand washing to ensure no cross contamination between animals or for prevention of Salmonella.
I know you need to wash your hands after handling and cleaning however, I've heard people with opinions on what other precautions to take, can I have some advice on the below statements I was told you need to do please
- Clean all surfaces after handling ( for example, if a dragon was on the bed you must was all bedding immediately even if they didn't defecate)
-No use any appliances, phones/laptops while handling as the traces will be on your hands and go onto your appliances which in turn cannot be disinfected like hands and the same applies with work (I had always thought I could sit the dragon on my bed while I completed my university work by hand or laptop or while watching TV, however I've heard otherwise)
-Also you must change clothes every time you handle a dragon as the traces will be on your clothing and never so much as take a sip of water while handling a reptile as that will cause a salmonella outbreak to occur.
I am no way an expert in any animals and if the above are correct as I work with other animals and those precautions aren't a thing except the basics of hand washing to ensure no cross contamination between animals or for prevention of Salmonella.