Hi All,
Does anyone with allergies have experience with this? I chose a tortoise as a non-allergenic pet. Then I had an allergy test yesterday. The allergist said reptiles are not allergenic to people but his humid enclosure might grow mold (allergic), and the food/weeds (plantain and mulberry, etc.) are positive allergens for me. The tortoise must reside in my bedroom.
Anyone, will the damp soil and cypress grow mold?
If anyone else has allergies how do you handle this?
I don't have the tortoise yet, so I can't try it out firsthand. But I guess I could get his habitat set up and test it out. I just don't want to waste money and not be able to keep him.
Thanks.
Does anyone with allergies have experience with this? I chose a tortoise as a non-allergenic pet. Then I had an allergy test yesterday. The allergist said reptiles are not allergenic to people but his humid enclosure might grow mold (allergic), and the food/weeds (plantain and mulberry, etc.) are positive allergens for me. The tortoise must reside in my bedroom.
Anyone, will the damp soil and cypress grow mold?
If anyone else has allergies how do you handle this?
I don't have the tortoise yet, so I can't try it out firsthand. But I guess I could get his habitat set up and test it out. I just don't want to waste money and not be able to keep him.
Thanks.
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