Rocky219
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I don't know how but I Covid-19. I always wear a mask and I am fully vaccinated. Anyways this may be a silly question but could I give it to my Tortoise? I also have a Bearded Dragon. Any responses are appreciated.
I think this is a mammalian virus only. Though I'm no expert on the matter.Of course no one knows the answer to that question, we can only guess.
Most likely No, you couldn't give or get Covid from your tort.
I don't think so. My mom caught it and spread it to the family and the dogs and rest of the animals never got sick, but who knows the thing is evolving like a pokemon with all the varients.I think this is a mammalian virus only. Though I'm no expert on the matter.
Now that's a mask I would wear!!They can! But its ur lucky day.. I sell tortoise masks for $300 plus shipping
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I wouldn't bet money on that.I think this is a mammalian virus only. Though I'm no expert on the matter.
Just an observation here. Most infectious viruses have very specific temperature ranges at which they can thrive and replicate, etc. Just a few degrees from that optimum temperature can make them fail to thrive. This is one reason we get fevers when sick. It is our body attempting to raise its temperature to one above that at which the infection can thrive.I wouldn't bet money on that.
While SARS-COV2 has not been seen in reptiles, we have seen other corona-viruses in non mammals like birds. I doubt the jump from mammal to bird is impossible here, so I believe the jump to reptiles is possible.
It's also been seen in frogs and fish, so I still wouldn't bet money on coronaviruses not being able to infect reptiles. I do agree it's an unlikely jump for COVID-19.Just an observation here. Most infectious viruses have very specific temperature ranges at which they can thrive and replicate, etc. Just a few degrees from that optimum temperature can make them fail to thrive. This is one reason we get fevers when sick. It is our body attempting to raise its temperature to one above that at which the infection can thrive.
That being said, since birds and mammals have similar high body temps, it is possible that the same virus could affect both mammals and birds. With the body temp of reptiles being so much lower than ours, it seems less likely that the same virus could affect both mammals and reptiles.
Not impossible, I suppose, but it seems rather improbable from what I learned in school.
Agreed.It's also been seen in frogs and fish, so I still wouldn't bet money on coronaviruses not being able to infect reptiles. I do agree it's an unlikely jump for COVID-19.
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Aquatic Biota Is Not Exempt from Coronavirus Infections: An Overview
Yes, sorry for the confusion. I was careful to say coronavirus and not to say sars-cov-2. I couldn't find anything about sars-cov-2 in reptiles, but everything is so flooded with sars-cov-2 research that its impossible for me to go through it in a timely fashion.Agreed.
I was saying what I would expect of COVID-19 based on my training. Additionally, just because one corona virus may be found in reptiles and amphibians, does not necessarily mean all of the corona viruses would affect reptiles.
A lot of info has been discovered SINCE I was in school (50+ years ago), so I do not have all the current data, especially on the new corona viruses.
If it were me, however, I would NOT worry about my tortoise getting COVID-19.