Grasshoppers
Chances are you’ll never have to worry about this one unless you’re/ you have a child that likes to collect insects or play with them. However, that doesn’t mean you should start monitoring your child’s exposure to grasshoppers.
Grasshoppers allergies usually occur when you have a pet that feasts on them, including lizards and bearded dragons, as they usually eat grasshoppers as their main food source. As data from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna has shown, an eight-years boy began experiencing asthma attacks every night and nobody knew the cause of it until the doctor discovered that he developed an allergic reaction to grasshoppers, the main source of food for his brand new pet, a bearded dragon.
Therefore, it would be recommended to keep your reptile’s food outside, as it’s better to be safe than sorry.
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