sickness

by Kandiss
(richmond va)

can a small turtle make a baby under the age of 1 sick

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Dec 14, 2010
 Turtle Disease
by: Shelly

A turtle can definitely make a baby sick. Turtles carry diseases like salmonella. Never let a baby handle a turtle. Babies put their hands in the mouths a lot.

Anyone who does handle a turtle should thoroughly wash afterward.

Keep it slow and steady.

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