Allergic to Leos?!

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Originally Posted by mlededee

yep apparently some people are allergic to the lamellae (the ridges and hairs that make up the sticky pads) on cresteds' toes. but it is not common at all--kristy, you are only the second (confirmed) case of this i've ever heard of.

as for the leo it could be something more of a skin sensitivity rather than an allergy that this person is experiencing. often times when i handle any of my geckos that have a little more claw on their toes (leo, gargoyles, chahoua, leachie) i will get red, raised scratch marks from them on my wrists and arms that itch slightly. they usually go away within a few hours and aren't that bothersome, but it is kind of like the skin on my arms is just sensitive to their claws or something, even though they aren't really scratching or breaking the skin when they walk there.

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For me its not too bad. I just get those raised red blotchy spots, then I stuff up really bad. Not sure if the two are related though. There are two people on another forum that have said they have a similar reaction but much worse and they can't handle the cresties at all. So its not actually the crestie but their cute little feet lol. My leos though, if they scratch me I get itchy but only for a few minutes. My son, he gets the same blotchy patches on his arms when he holds one of the cresties. My daughter doesn't though.

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Originally Posted by mlededee

about the craigslist ad though--if the husband is experiencing some similar "allergy" to what i describe you would think he could just not handle him. i'd be more inclined to think maybe he is allergic to the moss or something in the cage or maybe an insect they are feeding it. in which case--take out the moss, don't have the husband feed, etc. it seems like something that could be remedied if it is actually the truth.

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Great point...they probably acquired everything bundled together.

That's interesting about leo allergies. I have a friend who is allergic to roaches.

Man, I would really love to take him, but I just bought a baby corn and really can't take in anything else at the moment. Bummer too, because I live in Raleigh. :(