Hand washing?!?!?!?!

[Sk8indragon]

How important is it to wash ur hands after handeling ur dragon??? My first reptile.

 

[zebraflavencs]

No matter what animal, I always wash ! This way no cross contamination and, it's just hygienic. I also keep some hand sanitizer by each enclosure and labeled which dragon, or reptile it goes with.
Janie.

 

[Sk8indragon]

So hand sanitized will work??

 

[zebraflavencs]

I use it primarily to "freshen" up while working in that particular viv. I always wash hands before going to another viv, or animal.
Janie.

 

[Sk8indragon]

well I only have this one so when do I have to wash my hands???

 

[norbertbd]

They say you should wash your hands after handling you lizard, each time. They carry salmonella, so you really want to make sure you wash good before handling your food.

 

[Sk8indragon]

So I shount use hand sanitized???

 

[norbertbd]

You should be able to use hand sanitizer. But I think you'll find if you use that a lot each day you may get very dry hands. It's full of alcohol. You might be better off using a antibacterial hand soap if your concerned about the salmonella.

 

[Sk8indragon]

Stupid Q but can it kill me? and I'm a kid I could care less about dry hands. LOL

 

[beardie parents]

I've had beardies for more than 4 years and I haven't gotten sick yet.

 

[Jasper's Mom]

Stupid Q but can it kill me? and I'm a kid I could care less about dry hands. LOL

It won't kill you, but it can make you really sick. I got salmonella from Jasper once, and it was totally my fault. I was holding him, petting him and eating popcorn with the same hand. I picked up salmonella and was really sick for about a week. Trust me, this is not something you want to experience. Extremely painful abdominal cramping, constant vomiting... it's a lot easier to just wash your hands.

 

[Sk8indragon]

Ok thx for the edvise guys