Hi, i'm new to the list (and ferret ownership), but i have worked with reptiles for years, and am intimatly familiar with salmonella. there has always been this stigma, if you will, concerning salmonella and reptiles. Here's my two cents on this whole "issue": There are over 200 strains of salmonella. Some strain or another can be found anywhere. There are even strains that are carrried by humans (in the lower digestive tract, much like many other illnesses). Salmonella can be found anywhere, especially on produce. The thing is, humans are not even affected by most of these strains. There is an iguana site with many, many pages of info on salmonella, if you scroll down you will see all the links http://www.anapsid.org/mainzoonoses.html hope this helps somebody! -katie [Posted in FML issue 4873]