andrew5859
Hats Off Exotics
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Do you use gloves when handling your geckos/ feeders?
Gloves with geckos: no. Gloves with feeders: yeah, when I have to take waxworms out of their shipping boxes, and some are dead and brown and stink terribly!!! I always wear latex gloves for that, because I don't want to have THAT on my fingers.
I don't wear gloves when handling mealworms or crickets.
I wash my hands after handling geckos. Since they get our taste from licking us, I wouldn't want them to taste latex. I want them to get my smell when being handled, not rubber smell. I'm not worried about infections or germs from touching my geckos. Also, I don't handle them very often; I don't "play" with my geckos. They live in naturalistic-looking tanks, and I want them to feel as much as possible as if they were in the "wilderness." I just handle them quickly for cleaning purpose, or for photos/selling.
Chrissy
No...but I use antibacterial gel!
Me too! My snake bit me and wouldn't let go for a couple minutes!I dont, i do wash up though. Exspecialy if im going from leo to snake lol. I learned that one the hard way.
The only occasion I think gloves might be necessary is with extremely large, aggressive lizards like iguanas, monitors, tegus, etc. And not to protect from bites but rather from the claws. Even then, a stout long sleeved shirt will usually serve. Leather gloves reduce sensitivity and in doing so greatly reduce your ability to feel how an animal is reacting.