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MrGrayMySkipper

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my largest mudskipper took a few bites out of my hand i started bleeding quite a bit and some of it got in the water i did a water change but im still worried if it will affect them. oh and will my mudskipper always make me bleed when i feed it by hand or was this a rare thing.

 

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I'd worry more about the bacteria from his mouth getting into your hand.

 

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did you put alcohol on the wounds? keep watch over them carefully, and dont worry, the chances of getting infected is slim

 

MrGrayMySkipper

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ok thank you guys no i didnt think to put alcohol on it i just washed it with soap

 

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MrGrayMySkipper said:

ok thank you guys no i didnt think to put alcohol on it i just washed it with soap

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...dude, alcohol is what your supposed to put on any wound :nilly:

 

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Heh, with all the anti-bacterial soaps out there, I think that should be good enough.

 

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Troycool said:

...dude, alcohol is what your supposed to put on any wound :nilly:

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Absolutely not. Alcohol is a great disinfectant, but irritates open wounds, and is not useful in all applications. Betadine (or equivalent generic) is a great non-irritating antiseptic that will cover nearly all of your bases with whatever bacteria may have been introduced to the wound.

AB soap is also just fine. :thumbsup:

 

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I wouldn't dare put alcohol on it.... unless I had a pillow under me to catch me as I passed out!

 

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lol, well I didnt know how big the wound was!

 

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it was a bunch of teeth marks all over my hand like little shark bites not enough to rip of skin but enough to make you bleed a good amount