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What are your thoughts on having reptiles with an infant in the home

Jdub61 said:
Have you ever had small children in the house with reptiles?
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I have a 3 week old infant, I have a collection of reptiles, mostly monitors and large reticulated pythons, the largest of which is 18' and 140lbs.

It's fine, be careful, use common sense, and there's no reason you can't have the reptiles.. Honestly my dog is more of a worry than the retics... because he might jump up while carrying him, so we have to be extra careful.
 
My buddy has raised 3 kids with snakes, including large boids and venomous. The snake room/building is locked, cages are locked and they haven't died yet. The children are all quite comfortable with the snakes and handle all of them (except the venomous of course). Wash your hands. If you tend to drape your snakes around your neck, change your shirt and make sure your skin is clean so that if you hold the baby up on your shoulder their mouth won't be where the snake had been. It will be fine.
 
I think it is great that you are so thoughtful about your baby. Everyone should be willing to make sacrifices for their children. I've been an icu /nicu nurse for many years. Wash your hands. Wash all equipment. Use warm soapy water. Use paper towels. Do not use the kitchen or the kitchen sink. Cleanliness is next to docterlessness. Also, have the mother not clean any litter boxes if you have a cat. Just assign that job to someone else. I've had medically frail babies, fresh out of the nicu. Just keep it clean and keep them separately.
 
Alli_Draggy said:
The other thing is "Be prepared for wives tales and urban legends". I know that one of the most common reasons for cats being dropped off at shelters and rescues is "My mother in law told me XXXX"
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Well, we all KNOW that cats suck the breath out of babies. :twoguns:

I would put a cat in a baby's crib before I would let some humans handle the baby.
 
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