#don't kiss your exotic pets if they carry salmonella

[mostweakhamlets]

inaudiblysticky replied to your post “I think that there's a video on Julien Solomita's channel where Kermit...”

Bhfjki I love this sm 

Aziraphale brings out the plant mister to gently water his husband  God also today’s video Jenna uploaded Snake kissing booth

omg yes! to all of that! 

water your husband or he will not grow

and yes!! Snissing booth! I just shared kisses with my gecko!! 

[kommunisti]

tbh i think it's whack that my classmates are studying to become animal caretakers yet are irresponsible enough to own exotic pets and pets that are dangerous to each other (one girl with six big dogs wants rabbits despite the fact that either they would be under constant stress and danger or cooped up in one room all the time)

especially when it comes to exotic pets, so few people are truly prepared to taking care of them and don't realize how expensive and time consuming it is. if you adopt one from an owner or a rescue, that's fine, but getting them from breeders is really bad too as it does encourage dangerous practices (poaching, unsafe breeding etc)

not to mention how people releasing exotic pets into the wild is a massive issue that is threatening the ecosystems of many places. e.g. inside the EU it is now illegal to buy, sell, breed, import, or export red-eared slider turtles because people buying them and then trying to get rid of them became such a problem and now many countries have to hunt and kill hundreds of turtles every year because they hurt the environmen

[abimal death cw] which sucks especially because they're very hard to euthanize, as they require the same amount of aesthetic as a small horse and even then might still survive so you either have to freeze them or cut their head off and bleed them dry. and imagine being a vet and having to do that several times every year because irresponsible people want exotic pets

on top of that, most exotic pets are not domesticated and will never "love" you or care about you as more than a food provider. especially reptiles are not social animals at all so they aren't capable of forming bonds. most of them also hate being handled or having anything to do with humans. so unless you're providing a safe home for an adopted reptile, don't get one

non-domesticated animals are also aggressive towards humans and other animals, even when raised by you from a baby. they know you're not their mom, or have no idea of such bonds in the first place, and might cause serious harm to you and others. i'm studying to take care of animals and this is stuff i've learned from people with years of experience in working with exotic animals in zoos etc.

"but i love my exotic pet and take good care of it" uh huh, and that's why you have tons of pics and videos of you keeping your pet out of their terrarium for long periods of time, even though the best living situation for pet reptiles is to be left alone in a big terrarium with minimum contact? especially because they don't like being handled excessively (or at all) and also carry salmonella, which can spread to you and others through you but is usually symptomless in them

we are required to disinfect our hands every time we go into or leave the reptile house at our school because of the risk of salmonella, yet some of you legit don't even know about the risk and take your reptiles outside, let your friends pet them, or let your other pets interact with them. just because you've owned a snake for 10 years or whatever means nothing, even professionals can have shit and unsafe practices so shut up about how your snake is special and loves getting kisses from you and your cat 🙄🙄🙄