little bumps all down my arm

[Extremophile]

I guess I got a two part question for the board.

Yesterday I was handling my 5month old Female Veiled chameleon and after I was done handling I broke out in Hives. Has anyone ever had that happen?

I am highly allergic to a plethora of odd things so it doesnt suprise me and it subsided after 30min.

Could I be adding Chameleon to my allergic list?

The reason I put it here in Health Clinic and not general disc. is because I was also curious if this might be a product of something on her claws.

I have handled her many times since I obtained her and never had this problem. She has gotten bigger so I assume her claws go in further when holding her now.

Is it maybe that her claws are dirty? Maybe some fecal matter or dead feeder material thats breeding bacteria on her claws?

I am not really sure so I figured Id ask. Her cage is basically what is described as standard among the boards and I try to remove all waste at the end of each day. Replacing cage liner once a month.

any info or incite appreciated

 

[Rocky]

i never break out in hives really bad, but when my veiled crawls around on me i get a bunch of little red spots from where his claws dug in. if it is bothering you i would suggest wearing a long sleeve shirt when handling him. my little red dots usually disappear within the next hour or so.

 

[Dunnigan]

I've heard of people using socks to protect their arms.

 

[opihiman]

Your Allergic reaction can be due to a plethora of things too.

skin dander, fecal material, cricket dust, it is too hard to narrow it down based on the info.

as you know allergies can one of three thing. One is get worse with continued exposure. Watch out for this as your Cham can't make it without you. the other two : get better of stay about the same are much more desired.

Just be observant not only of your chams but your Sx's too

Sorry cant be more helpful

OPI

 

[Marc10edora]

I got a group of little bumps when I first got my veiled. I went to the doctor and it turned out to be a staph infection. You can get a staph infection from touching anything dirty. (potting soil, dirt, reptile claws) They said either my immune system was down that day, or it got in through a little cut. So I can't totally be sure it was from my cham. But Now I take extra precaution and wash up right away before and after handling my cham.