allergic to kingworms?

[lubricus]

Any of you ever here of someone being allergic to mealworms? or kingworms it seem every time Im digging in the kingworm tub I get itchy and brake out in little hives on my hand mostly, at first I wasn't sure if that was what was doing it, but now I'm certant that's whats doing it, this sucks! with over 30 adult leo's to feed I go threw a boat load of mealies.

 

[gixxer3420]

Is it the sunstrate that the mealies are int hat your allergic to?

 

[lubricus]

there in chicken feed, maybe that's it?

 

[gixxer3420]

Could be! i would ask your doc to check into that for you.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I am totally allergic to mealworm casings, not the worms themselves.

 

[lubricus]

I am totally allergic to mealworm casings, not the worms themselves.

do you get the same symptoms as I do?

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Yes... I rubbed my eye one after handling mealworms and it swelled up really bad!

 

[geckolover2006]

Maybe you could just use crix??

 

[dragonflyreptiles]

Mealies make me all stopped up and sneezy and itchy eyes for several hours each time I mess with them (almost daily lol) but my little leos are worth it.

 

[Intense Herpetoculture]

I'm allergic to superworms. They just touch me and I break out with a red rash. I still use them, you just have to be very careful.

 

[ExcessiveHerps]

I have a good friend thats allergic to them as well, its weird something I've never would have thought of. I know of one breeder which got out of leos cause of it.

 

[o0 Ryan 0o]

Val and I both have a pretty crap time with mealworms as well. We both sneeze and blow our noses off. I think it has more to do with the dust thats created as they break the food down along with their poop.

 

[nwheat]

I find that the mealworms only bother me toward the end of a shipment - when the gutload is mostly replaced with frass and I have to spend more time with them. It hasn't been so bad lately as I've been going through them much faster feeding all these babies....

 

[Ian S.]

I'm allergic to eather the mealies or the mealies bedding pre shipped, big time.
When I first unpackage them I sneeze my head off then the eyes start itching and watering. I'm also very allergic to mice and suffer from the red rashy hives as you described. It sucks!! & I feel your pain.:main_thumbsdown: I'm also allergic to rats,rabbits,guinie pigs,hampsters,gerbils and anything else that has fur under the sun. LOL and I worked at a pet store for five years miserably.

 

[Nastynotch]

maybe its the chitin

 

[BalloonzForU]

Val and I both have a pretty crap time with mealworms as well. We both sneeze and blow our noses off. I think it has more to do with the dust thats created as they break the food down along with their poop.

Same thing here.

As for the rash, try using thin latex gloves (surgical or hair dye type). They are thin enough so that you don't man handle the mealies and they are disposable.

 

[lubricus]

Thanks for the replies everyone, so at-least now I know Im not going crazy