The Dangers of Pet Turtles
July 8, 2007 by Kerri Aldrich
Filed under News and Links about Children's Things
I had no idea that owning a little turtle could cause illness and possibly death! Did you? Hsien shared this article sharing the possible dangers to families owning small pet turtles, especially those with small children in the home.
From medpageToday:
Turtles, especially those with shells under four inches, are still causing illness — and death — more than 30 years after their sale was banned in the U.S., the CDC warned. In March, a three-week-old girl in Florida died of an infection of Salmonella pomona two months after her family had been given a small turtle, the agency …read more
