One of our dogs is obsessed with lizards, but both dogs will carry turtles out of the woods and bring them back to us. They don’t harm the turtles, but I know turtles carry salmonella too.
Just wondered if you’ve ever tried slippery elm for diarrhea in dogs (not bacterial diarrhea, but the more “normal” variety.) We have Weims and one that is more prone to diarrhea. Our vet prescribed immodium, and we’ve used things like rice, pumpkin, etc. to help. But when she’s had it the worst, the only thing that seems to control it is a slippery elm concoction that a friend of mine gave me the recipe for. It’s like a miracle how fast it can clear up bad diarrhea. We just boil a teaspoon of the powder in a cup of water, then add a little honey at the end for flavor, give them a couple tablespoons, every 4 hours, and within a day, the diarrhea is under control.