ewww! WORMS!!

Hehe I'd be the same way. Not only would I use a fork but it would forever be deemed the "aquarium fork." And thus ousted from the kitchen.

I think in all reality they are fine to touch though. Basic sanitation...wash afterwards.

I don't know of any worms that you feed your fish that would be harmful to you although I do have a friend that has an alergic reaction to bloodworms in any form so he uses rubber gloves when handling them. What kind of worms are you feeding? I personally use a pair of crafting tweezers mainly so I can pick single whiteworms or blackworms out to feed in small quantities and sometimes to pick out smaller redworms. for larger redworms I just use my fingers and wash them off before feeding. some people get a little crazy cleaning worms, it's not like the fish don't ingest dirt in the wild so a little worm bedding is not going to hurt them. Kyle

I buy black worms by the pounds. Yes I use my hands but I wash before and after...its just a thing

Lisa

I would use gloves if you have a problem touching them but they are safe to touch in my experince. I always wash my hands, arms or any part of my body which I will be putting in my tank or using for feeding my fish before I do anything. Just to make sure I don't contaminate my tank with nastys I have picked up on my travels.

I also get a little tank water and wash my worms in that first before putting them in the tank