Health Concern. What not to do.

[S.D]

Hi Chad,

You and I sound like we're related LOL!!! I too wear the same sort of protective gear when I frag zoos....protective eye gear, mask, gloves etc... I always wear non-powdered gloves in our tanks when feeding and moving things around because I've noticed that my hands tingle and some of my fingers lose the feeling in them when I don't. I only have this happen when I'm in the tank that contains our zoos. Since wearing gloves, I don't have any problems with what I have described above.

With regards to the non-powdered gloves, I have good success finding them through medical supply stores that sell to the public. We have a number of them here in Abbotsford, hopefully you have some of the same stores where you're located. If by chance you don't, another way you can have access to them is if you go to your local pharmacy and ask them to specially order the non-powdered gloves in for you.

Hope this helps,
Sarina

Originally Posted by Chad

I got the Aqua Gloves from coralife(?) and non-powdered latex gloves for working with the corals. I've also wrapped a elastic on my wrist (for short periods) and stick my hand with the latex gloves into the tank to do some delicate work.

BTW, I found the non-powdered gloves hard to find.. If anyone knows of a more common place to get em please let me know..

[TJSlayer]

You can also get non-powdered nitril gloves at most autoparts stores. Mechanics use them a lot, we sell them at my store, and I imagine home depot and such will have them as well...

I use the Kimberly Clark Nitril gloves and they work great, tough too...

[Black Phantom]

This is kind of funny.How on earth did someone dig up this thread from 4 years ago.