General Care Discussion :: gloves? gustion (be easy from a newbie still)

[karbay]

I was wondering if anyone uses gloves(latex) to handle their turtles i hear you can get some disease from them so i was wonder if it would hurt if i wore gloves washed them first then deal with turtle life then throw away and wash hands.
no i am not scared of the turtle i have been actually touching it to clean etc but you know when you are busy you sorta of forget and touch something or your face etc so thats why i thought until i get use to it i could do this but if it harms the turtle i wouldnt


thanks to anyone who wants to answer a dumbies dumb question lol

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Its not a dumb question karbay lol,i guess its ok to use latex gloves when you handle your turtle if your that worried about catching something.It shouldnt bother your turtle,and it would free you from worries,right? lol

[Kallistos]

I don't see any problem using the gloves, as long as they don't give off any chemicals that can transfer into the water (such as the powder some gloves have in them to be easy to slip on.) The only way you can really get salmonella is by not washing your hands, which is only problem for young children.

[karbay]

thanks xsavings i am so glad someoen laughs with me hey guess what i went today and did price checking between petco and petsmart think we are going to petsmart we are going as soon as hubby gets off we been doing TONS of searching ad planning .(we didnt do this for our other animals thats bad lol) we love animals so we study up on it and we are goign to start with a ten gallon first get him in good standings then move him up to bigger container ...................and biggest mistake was going in there and now i want a hermit crab so guess that will be our next family member lol Xsavings thanks for helping its good to know we still have some nice folks out there Juliet

[xsavingsaturdayx]

thanks xsavings i am so glad someoen laughs with me hey guess what i went today and did price checking between petco and petsmart think we are going to petsmart we are going as soon as hubby gets off we been doing TONS of searching ad planning .(we didnt do this for our other animals thats bad lol) we love animals so we study up on it and we are goign to start with a ten gallon first get him in good standings then move him up to bigger container ...................and biggest mistake was going in there and now i want a hermit crab so guess that will be our next family member lol Xsavings thanks for helping its good to know we still have some nice folks out there Juliet

No problem,take it easy!

[karbay]

thanks res we arent going to let kids touch him i dont think they are old enough But when i was at pet store i did fall in love with $110.00 turtle something called Russian turtle so i think after we learn how to take care of a turtle that will be next the lady took him out and he was so cute .

[Kallistos]

May I suggest that you start with the big container? Unless of course you'd like to set up the 10 gallon for awhile then move to a permanent container such as a 100 gallon aquarium. It's up to you, I just don't want you to waste your money as I did.

[karbay]

well due to holidays and daughters birthday (xmas eve) etc we figure since he STill a baby we could get away with a 10-20 gallon tank for a month or so then move up to bigger now i am not sure if we have room for a 100 gallon but we will for sure get a big tank soon just not this moment our concern is to get him out of the bowl they said he coul live in but xsavings says its basiclly a death bowl and i would have to agree lolol

[cam722]

If you get a 30 gallon tank, you should be good for close to a year. Then when you can upgrade to as large as you can because that way you don't have all the extras laying around and wasting money. Although it's best to have a bigger tank and just buy once, not everyone can manage that. Definitely get him out of that death bowl as soon as possible, even if it's putting him in a larger rubbermaid container. They are rather inexpensive.

[steve]

For a normal, healthy person with a turtle in a clean habitat, gloves are not necessary. Practice some basic hygiene and all is fine.

Aquatic turtles require a very specific habitat, so read up on the site and ask any questions.

[marisa]

I've been using non-latex gloves to clean my turts' set ups lately, but that's mostly because my hands are in water so much (hate the feeling after a while) and because I'm fighting an infection in one of my thumbs (totally unrelated to turtles, but I don't want to worsen it). Depending on the type of glove, I find that it can be more difficult to securely hold a turtle with them on.

The "Russian turtle" you fell in love with sounds like a Russian tortoise. If it is, this species is a land creature and has totally different needs from an aquatic. If I remember correctly, they also can be somewhat difficult to care for. Please find out what it is before you buy it (if you do) and research what its needs are.