Moving a Zoo and got squirted?

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  1. dustin0479

    dustin0479 Peppermint Shrimp

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    I was moving a Zoo from a plug to a rock and somehow something squirted on my cheek. Should I be worried?
     
    dustin0479, Mar 17, 2011
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  2. Zoanthids21

    Zoanthids21 McKoscker’s Flasher Wrasse

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    Not really...Unless it got in your eye or a cut it wont do anything.

    I frag zoas and plays with no protection and sometimes i get squirted in the cheek or the arm, im not dead yet so im good...Just shut your eyes when your doing it and i have started to wear gloves and glass now though.
     
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  3. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    An entire Zoo? Any lions or tigers?

    zoanthid :D

    Do you have open wounds on your cheek? Most likely totally fine, wash it off. Just ion case, download the palytoxin sheet and *if* you do go to the hospital, bring that sheet as most likely they have no clue about palytoxin.

    Palytoxin
    Palytoxin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Medical toxicology of natural ... - Google Books

    Medical toxicology - Google Books

    Palytoxin Poisoning After Dermal Contact with Zoan... [J Emerg Med. 2009] - PubMed result

    Palytoxin poisoning Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments and Causes - WrongDiagnosis.com
     
    Gresham, Mar 17, 2011
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  4. chappy85

    chappy85 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    wow, didnt know any of that about zoas
    thanks guys
     
    chappy85, Mar 17, 2011
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