How does Austwickia (yellow bumps) spread?

[Thorthetortoise]

My leopard hatchling passed last year, possible case of austwickia and I have disinfected its tub, hide and water dish with F10, wondering if I should reuse them.
I am very curious as to how this bacteria spreads. Could it be airborne?

Thanks guys.

 

[turtlesteve]

Should not be airborne. My belief is it’s likely spreading through contaminated soil in most cases, and perhaps fecal material.

 

[Tom]

My leopard hatchling passed last year, possible case of austwickia and I have disinfected its tub, hide and water dish with F10, wondering if I should reuse them.
I am very curious as to how this bacteria spreads. Could it be airborne?

Thanks guys.

Throw out the contaminated items. Its not worth the risk.

Also, disinfect with ammonia or 12% Hydrogen peroxide (Store bought peroxide is usually 3%, so you have to special order the 12% Don't get it on your skin or clothes.). Bleach and F10 don't kill some pathogens is some situations.

 

[wellington]

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[turtlesteve]

I did not have a lot of time to reply earlier, but I agree with discarding the stuff if you can. Definitely whatever that touched the tortoise directly, if it is porous at all, will be difficult to properly sterilize. This stuff doesn’t have enough value to be worth the risk or cost of dealing with this disease again.

 

[Thorthetortoise]

Should not be airborne. My belief is it’s likely spreading through contaminated soil in most cases, and perhaps fecal material.

Glad to hear it’s not airborne. Thank you!

 

[Thorthetortoise]

Throw out the contaminated items. Its not worth the risk.

Also, disinfect with ammonia or 12% Hydrogen peroxide (Store bought peroxide is usually 3%, so you have to special order the 12% Don't get it on your skin or clothes.). Bleach and F10 don't kill some pathogens is some situations.

Thanks Tom! This is very informative. I have thrown out the used items.

 

[Thorthetortoise]

Throw out the contaminated items. Its not worth the risk.

Also, disinfect with ammonia or 12% Hydrogen peroxide (Store bought peroxide is usually 3%, so you have to special order the 12% Don't get it on your skin or clothes.). Bleach and F10 don't kill some pathogens is some situations.

Thanks Tom! This is very informative. I have thrown out the used items.

I did not have a lot of time to reply earlier, but I agree with discarding the stuff if you can. Definitely whatever that touched the tortoise directly, if it is porous at all, will be difficult to properly sterilize. This stuff doesn’t have enough value to be worth the risk or cost of dealing with this disease again.

No worries, I’m not the fastest in responding as well… workload is mad.
Appreciate yours and Tom’s advice. I have thrown out the items. I felt it’s a little wasteful which was why I considered recycling them but it’s definitely not worth the worry, extra effort and risk for such small items