Antimicrobial Foam

[foster]

I was wondering if this detrimental to caudates? I was thinking about getting some to put in my basement (so that I would not have to run upstairs every time to wash my hands between enclosures). I in general do not handle my animals however when feeding and servicing the enclosures I often have to pick an individual up to move it out of the way, etc.
Chip

 

[edward]

Hey Chip,

As this will leave a residue on your hands, I would expect it to irritate the newts and any moisturizers in it to be problematic. An easier method is to use cheap latex gloves which you can rinse before use (if you don't have a sink, in a bucket will work) this way you can use one pair of gloves to a tank. The foam also willnot remove or neutralize amphibian toxins. You can often get the gloves from drugstores and even the paint sections of some hardware stores.


Ed