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The tortoise and turtle are scaly animals belonged to four-legged reptiles. Animal Nation called (order) Testudinata (or Chelonians) is unique and easily recognizable by the ‘home’ or shell (BONY shell) the hard and rigid.

The structure of the body Turtles are protected by plates of bone that forms a kind of shell. There are two body protector for the turtle. the top, a carapace and lower body called Plastron. Then each part is composed of two layers. Outer layer is generally in the form of scales big and hard, and are arranged like roof tiles, while the inner layer of bone plates such as the compact shell.

Place of living turtles, among others: from desert areas, grasslands, forests, swamps, rivers and sea. Some types of aquatic life to the fullest, both in freshwater and at sea. Turtles there are plant-eaters, meat eaters or mixed (omnivores).

To distinguish between male and female species of turtles, is usually distinguished from the size of the tail, usually a tail on a male tortoise is longer, but the size is larger than the females with males. Male turtles can be recognized also by the existence of grooves on plastron or shell bottom. This curve will be fitted with the rear of the female turtles, tortoises Plastron females have a flat or convex. To fertilize the female egg, the male turtle hiding inside their sexual organs or the cloaca sewer. We fertilize the female’s own position is above the male and female are often grabbed the shell or carapace of the female with his claws, then hooked his tail until the holes meet the male cloaca with the female cloaca. Often, dozens of eggs develop internally and are usually laid and buried in sandy soil.

Some people use these animals as pets. But the tortoise is not good for animals in pet. Why I said this animal is not good for animals used as pets? Many cases of serious illness for children raised by animals turtles.

Animals turtles are considered as carriers of Salmonella
According to Wikipedia Salmonella is a genus of gram-negative bacteria enter bacteria shaped rod that causes typhoid, paratifus, and foodborne illness.
Salmonella found in animal feces turtles can migrate to humans through physical contact. Either directly or indirectly from the animal. There was no method that can guarantee that any animal, the tortoise is free from salmonell. If the bacteria spread in the blood can cause some very dangerous diseases that threaten the safety of lives of infants, the elderly and those who do not have the immune system of people living with AIDS or cancer patients.