How much should I ask Adult pair of 100% Het Pied

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You'll have to search for the article but there was a study published not too long ago that showed children raised in OCD, animal-less households were much more likely to develop allergies and asthma than children raised in a household with furry pets. Being around a reasonable number of germs and foreign molecular bodies is healthy for growing immune systems... without the exposure, they have no way to adapt (for acquired immunity, not innate).

This!

My twins were raised from day one around dogs, cats, and snakes. To be honest, I was too busy taking care of them to worry about disinfecting every binky that hit the floor. I probably don't want to know everything they came in contact with while they were infants and toddlers. They turned out just fine and narry an alergy among them. I wouldn't sweat it. I worry more about the germs on a McDonalds hamburger than I do about the ones on the rats I feed.