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Question about salmonella and snakes..
First time snake owner and I have been cleaning my snake bowls and hides in my kitchen sink. Once I'm done I sanitize my sink with fantastic then bleach water and then spray it out with really hot water. Is the threat of salmonella as bad as what I've been reading? Am I sanitizing my sink enough or should I start cleaning them outside instead?? Right now my baby rainbow boa is in a 20L glass critter cage and my daughter's baby corn is in a 10 gallon glass critter cage. I will be getting better enclosures when they get a little bigger. I clean the enclosures out completely about once every 5 days. I give fresh water every other day. I really love these snake and have always wanted one, but want my family to be safe also. We wash our hands throughly before and after handling the snakes. I read online that we should also change our clothes if the reptile came in contact with them while handling, but thought that was just a little extreme. Those of you that have been keeping snakes for a while, what precautions do you take??? Any advice is appreciated!
Thanks.....Kat
1 gorgeous cocker spaniel - Katie Scarlett
1 cute baby "wild type/normal" corn snake - Juno
1 lovely baby columbian rainbow boa - Morpheus
1 sweet german shepherd - Heidi
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