sorry, crosspost.. allergy?

[lilswanwillow]

I dunno what else to say....
but, whenever I physically touch my shrooms, the skin on my fingers... not blister, but kinda like what happens after you pop one. it gets raw, and a layer or two comes off....
is this an allergic reaction to the shrooms? or is it something else in the tank, maybe...
no, i don't have any zoos
TIA

[acroporas]

My shrooms have never stung me, but then bristleworms, jellyfish, and poisen ivy dont bother me either so i guess i am not much help.

[lilswanwillow]

see, i don't have problems with bristles, or poison ivy either (never tried jellies)

and its not when I just put my hands in the tank, it ONLY happens when i touch a mushroom.... this is the second time now...
the first time was the last time I touched them, 2 weeks ago...
ugh

[chet-tonja]

You better quit touching the mushrooms without gloves because you are probably having a reaction to them. They actually do have a pretty potent sting...especially the hairy variety...they don't bother me at all, but they do bother others. Everyone needs to be careful with the corals in our tanks!

[lilswanwillow]

ugh... well, yeah
sometimes, just gotta... since i don't have gloves yet....
my fingers are still a little, tiny bit sore, but not as bad as they were (it only goes where I wouched the sucker)
it wasn't a hairy variety... thats what gets me!!! just a plain old slimy one.
it kinda feels like i've been playing the guitar too much... (which I should do one of these days....)
so, i guess this can be a warning to people, huh? even 'harmless' stinging stuff can hurt ya!!!!
now i just haveta get round my new lionfish without getting stung.... ouch

[manderx]

the *exact* same thing happens to me. though it took several years to build up a sensitivity to them.

[lilswanwillow]

ok, if it happens to you too, could you answer one question:
does it get worse each time?
along with my finger tips, i had itched my face... and it STILL looks terrible.
looks like i need gloves badly.....

[manderx]

i wash my hands almost immediately, so i've never spread it anywhere other than my fingertips. i don't seem to be getting it quite as bad as before, maybe i'm getting desensitized, or maybe it's the washing.