Transmitting disease

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Is it possible for disease (parasites, bacteria, etc.) to be transmitted through being in the same carrier? I have a critter keeper I put my geckos in while cleaning out their cage, and one of the geckos I just got yesterday went in there, but was inside a hide with a different paper towel underneath it. So, is it possible for them to transmit disease through contact with the same substrate, even if only for a few minutes?
 

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when cleaning, start with known healthy animals, washing hands/changing towels between handling each animal, and work your way toward more suspect animals, cleaning out known or suspected sick animals last.

this will minimize chances of infecting your healthy animals.

good luck!

p.s. to answer your question; YES, it's possible that by just handling another animal briefly, disease could be transmitted.
 

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