Panther678
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Apart from salmonella theres not a lot of other diseases a chemelon can give to a human or other pets right. Also with birds they cant pass any diseases to a chemelon right.
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I would think it depends on if the chameleon has any parasites and what exactly those are. You should always be washing your hands before and after handling.Apart from salmonella theres not a lot of other diseases a chemelon can give to a human or other pets right. Also with birds they cant pass any diseases to a chemelon right.
A lot of the ones listed thier affect birds or birds be carrier like the chalmidya Is also know as parrot fever or psittacosis I never knew reptiles could carry that.Not really right. You can get a number of different bacteria from your chameleon if it happens to carry them...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995764517305035
I can't tell you what , if anything could transfer from a bird a chameleon. ...or the other way around.
Al I can say is
Oh my god reptiles can cause encephalitis that's brain inflammation that's serious stuff. Although I'm guessing only wild reptiles would carry a virus that can cause that. Parasites are spieces specific most of the time however like you said they can attach to other animals but cant complete thier reproductive cycle in them.This is all zoonoses between chameleons and humans...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3188478/
"The risk of transfer of viruses between reptiles and humans is negligible due to the thermoregulatory differences between reptilian and mammalian hosts which would limit the suite of pathogens able to grow in both temperature regimes. However, some zoonotic potential exists when certain reptiles act as reservoirs for arboviruses that are pathogenic to humans such as West Nile fever virus."
Disease is one of the arguments for captive bred (CB) over wild caught (WC), but it's important to remember that while purchasing CB animals can reduce the chance of getting an infected or infested animal, there are no guarantees (Know your breeder!) This is why it's still important to take any new pet to a qualified veterinarian for fecal screening and health check.Oh my god reptiles can cause encephalitis that's brain inflammation that's serious stuff. Although I'm guessing only wild reptiles would carry a virus that can cause that.
I'm not sure what gave you that idea, e.g.:The reason I got birds is because naturally they dont carry bacteria that can cause serious illness in people
Ok thanks so much.I've been keeping chameleons and a lot of other critters like turtles/tortoises, water dragons, geckos, bearded dragons, cone heads, forest chameleons, etc, etc and a few furry ones too...and in all that time I've never ended up catching anything from any of them. Most of the reptiles, etc were wild caught. I washed my hands frequently and tried not to contaminate or cross contaminate things as well. If I was handling sick ones I wore latex gloves.
If you do the same you should be ok to.