"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:20:50 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
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>>"David Dyer-Bennet" > wrote in message
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>>> Cheryl > writes:
>>>
>>>> I often wonder why salmonella is associated with chicken and eggs so
>>>> much when it's also associated with reptiles.
>>>
>>> Birds are dinosaurs, so what's surprising about it?
>>> --
>>> David Dyer-Bennet, ; http://dd-b.net/
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>>
>>Birds are allegedly decended from dinosaurs. And I can believe that. But
>>then again, how many people eat reptiles or reptile eggs? I have geckos
>>running around in my yard, and anole lizards. I don't eat them and I
>>certainly don't hunt down their nests looking for eggs.
>
> You don't need to eat reptiles to transfer the salmonella to your
> system. We were warned at the pet shop about how turtles make
> terrible pets for toddlers because their hands go from turtle to baby
> mouth in a flash.
>
> Jim

Good thing I've never had a turtle or a lizard for a pet, then, isn't it? I
did grow up with parakeets. I'm sure handling them wasn't exactly
germ-free. But then again, I was taught to wash my hands before preparing
or eating food.

Jill