Ummmmmmm strange your not eating it are you lol lol…

No on a serious note never heard that before sorry~sick ~sick

If it`s Russian joker, id keep it in damp leam as it`s not the most active joker ,and will keep for at least a couple of weeks in the fridge or garage floor this time of year.

If you only put enough water with joker to just cover it you don’t need a bubbler, just change water every day

I have heard about this before. A former team member of me got the same problem. When he or someone els close to him use bloodworm and or jokers hes eays swell up so bad that if he stays he cant see anything. He got to a point were he couldnt be in the same room as me if i got the sent of jokers on my cloth.

He just gave it up and stopped using it in the end.

If you handle them in a open area with good ventilation maby then it will be better.

I dont know why this happens but it does. So you are not alone.

[Neglected allergens].
[Article in German]

Glück U.

Pneumologische Abteilung, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Bern.
Abstract
…. In the sensitization against animal allergens, it must not be forgotten that the most powerful immunogens are to be found, for example, in the urine of small rodents (mice and rats). In the manufacture or application of fish food with red gnat larvae, people who are disposed to this will often react with an attack of bronchial asthma.

This was from a research paper looking at wierd allergens which cause allergic reactions. Looks like you have become sensitised to it, seems a known problem..

Nice one Mad Scientist

As has been previously said it could be a reaction too but not only joker it could also be the latex gloves.

I have seen people have allergic reactions through rash/asthma to latex and the powders these are coated in to easy use.

I cannot use maze flour on maggots for the same reason, itching eyes which when rubbed makes them worse, swelling and pain. Tried several alternatives now use bread crumb and corriander.

Try different gloves, cover bare skin; ensure open wounds are covered. Wash thorougly when finished. Get someone to watch you and see if you are doing something without noticing yourself.

Switch the bubbler off say 30min before touching the trays, dry external surfaces of trays with absorbent paper (hankies/toilet roll) exhaust all options before giving up use.

Mike is also right that latex can be a real problem for people with allergies. We had to ban their use in our lab a few years ago and I don’t recall many science laboratories that will still use them in the UK. One building in Oxford actually has a warning sign which says that latex used to be used in it several years ago! A better option is a pair of marigolds that you can wash your hands in after. Or, if you want disposables, there are a range of low allergen gloves now.

The joker will shed all sorts of proteins and carbohydrates (which tend to be the main allergens) into the water which will get dispersed in a vapour if you bubble the water- this is probably the key problem. As suggested, I’d glove up and use a mask and try and store without bubbling if you can. If it continues, you have to ask yourself whether its worth the health risk of a bad asthma attack. Sorry to be the bringer of bad news, but once you are sensitised, you tend to be for life.

If you allergic to it, then just use it on your match and chuck it in afterwards!
I am allergic to cats, its very itchy, keep using the joker, but dont take it home to try and save a fiver, not worth the uncomfortable situation.

You don’t chuck all the cats that you catch into Barston though do you Nigel?

Haha, we dont have any cats here, lol~clap

actually my cat- was ill for a few days from drinking the bubbler/joker water!

My cat was ‘ill’ after if shit in my leamed up joker and killed it!

What made that even worse for me, was walking past the bucket on several occasions while thinking to myself, “Lumps! That’s funny as I’m sure I’d riddled that!”