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 Lotion on my hands!

OK, I did a big oops ... I picked up Stuey and forgot I had lotion on my hands. Once I realized it I put him in his pool and I sprayed him down with Spring Water after he got out of the pool. Is there some preventative I can do to make sure he doesn’t get sick? If he does start getting sick because of the lotion what should I look for and what should I do? Melafix?
09/28/09  11:01am

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   Message To: Trudi   In reference to Message Id: 2077630


 Lotion on my hands!

fresh water soaks would be the best. 10 minute baths twice a day for the next two days would be fine. You’d be flushing out his system, leaching any chemicals from him. How much lotion did you have? How long between putting on the lotion and touching the frog?

It’s always good to wet your hands with clean water before you touch your frog too. That helps keep the oils on our skin from getting on them.
09/28/09  07:33pm

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   Message To: Sh0e   In reference to Message Id: 2077897


 Lotion on my hands!

The lotion hadn’t been on but maybe an hour so it was still on my hands.

I’ll make sure to put him in his pool twice a day for a couple of days. How do I get him to stay in the pool for 10 minutes though?

I realized my mistake pretty quickly but I’m going to be awfully mad at myself if I lose Stuey because of my thoughtlessness.



09/28/09  10:05pm

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   Message To: Trudi   In reference to Message Id: 2077991


 Lotion on my hands!

Thats easy to forget. I have even thought about polish remover ,even after you wash your hands there is a bitter tasting residue on them. also hand sanitizer . I just cringe to think how painful that would be if i forget.
09/29/09  01:40pm


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