Do you wear gloves when handling fish food?

[justin]

I never wear gloves. I just wash my hands before and after dealing with the food. I also do not wear them while cleaning. I think that is ridiculous. I would only wear them if I was allergic to something. Also at aquariums they are dealing with many different types of foods and vitamins/chemicals that they use. Besides, have you ever held a rat or hampster after eating something without washing your hands. That could explain gloves as well. I have also been to seaworld and aquariums where many of them have touch tanks and feeding tanks, they don't make you wear gloves let alone just wash your hands before touching their animals. If you think wearing gloves is going to save you hand washing, think again. They are lined with powders to get your hands in and out of them. You will want to wash ur hands after that. I also know alot of people that are allergic to the latex and nylon surgical gloves, but nothing else. I just thought also the powder in the gloves could possibly be toxic to fish if somehow gets on food and is ingested. All in all i'll stick with washing my hands, besides I never had much luck keeping water out of them anyway.

 

[midnight]

use non powdered

besides I never had much luck keeping water out of them anyway.

i use a rubberband

 

[sabotage]

goes into a compression chamber and frozen hydrogen cleans the fish germs off the suit..i also use a crane to drop food into the tank, no gloves..

 

[ewurm]

I ordered purple nitrile gloves, no powder.

 

[redtailfool]

i scratch myself before i do a water change. i hope i dont spread something to the fish .

 

[Steve_89]

i wear a bio-hazard suit when doing water changes also

LOL!!!!

 

[ChileRelleno]

I have also been to seaworld and aquariums where many of them have touch tanks and feeding tanks, they don't make you wear gloves let alone just wash your hands before touching their animals..

I think they rely on sheer water volume and filtration to dilute/remove what would amount to trace pollutants from the all the visitors.

Side-note: I'm sure if someone wanted to be a real ***hole they could intentionally poison/pollute a exhibit/critters with chemicals on their hands or in a small vial...
Probably has happened

They are lined with powders to get your hands in and out of them. You will want to wash ur hands after that. I also know alot of people that are allergic to the latex and nylon surgical gloves, but nothing else. I just thought also the powder in the gloves could possibly be toxic to fish if somehow gets on food and is ingested. All in all i'll stick with washing my hands, besides I never had much luck keeping water out of them anyway.

Many types of hand gloves available without powders and made of hypoallergenic materials.

When I need to put my hands into my tanks, I wear arm length Coralife AquaGloves, no need to thoroughly wash before hand,
I don't get wet and neither my fish nor myself will biologically pose a risk to the other.

 

[jcashion]

When I feed mine, I just put the food in my mouth, stick my head under the water, and let then eat as they will

 

[cichlid savage]

I voted i dont wear gloves. But I too don't think your'e an idiot. I never even considered gloves. Maybe I am the idiot.

 

[koliveira]

Personally. I really think gloves are a good idea. Especially if cleaning, maintaining and working in tanks all day is how you earn your living.

First of all, When you have yours hands in water all day your skin becomes very dry and cracked. This leads to excessive use of lotion. This also insures that there is no soap residue getting in to my tanks, or other contaminants.

Second it protects me from nicks and scratches, allergie issues with some foods and it keeps my hands from becoming dried and cracked. Some times they save me from a bite.

Thats just my two cents.