When cleaning the salamander tank or for some other reason having to handle you sallie is it best to wear a pair of latex gloves or is washing your hands with hot soapy water enough?
I am not an expert, but I would just say wash your hands real good. The gloves might contain somekind of bad chemical or something. I guess you could clean the gloves, but I know some gloves intentionally put stuff on them.
No, you can use soap, but you have to wash off the soap really good! I am definate when I say that a little but of soap (which you shouldn't have!) is better that all the other crud you have on your hands.
If you put the latex gloves on and then rinse them with water they are safe to use with amphibians.
The idea behind the gloves is to prevent transfer of residual soaps and oils as well as pathogens and toxins from one enclosure to another.
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