• PattyMcB@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Oh yeah… i was just pointing out that some species sometimes have hairs that remain very irritating. And if someone is allergic (probably shouldn’t be handling molts of any type at all) it can easily trigger the allergy

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      3 days ago

      And if someone is allergic (probably shouldn’t be handling molts of any type at all) it can easily trigger the allergy

      You’re probably right, but anecdotally, I disagree. I kept a bunch of tarantulas together with my brother and he’s allergic to everything (nuts, pollen (Grass + Trees), dust). He also has asthma an neurodermatitis. But spiders never caused any issues for him. He got bombarded way more than me and even got bitten twice by OBTs.

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          3 days ago

          It comes with the territory. Can’t be a bee keeper without getting stung or a cat owner without getting scratches, either.

          I personally never got bitten by a spider. Maybe once, but if so it was a dry bite. There was a bit of a sting when a tarantula ran up my arm under my shirt, but we couldn’t find any wound, not even a minor red bump, later.