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ginevive
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« on: January 28, 2012, 01:37:57 AM »
Anyone know if the tanning process makes hides hypo-allergenic? My husband is deathly allergic to rabbits and I just got a dry-tanned rabbit hide. He's having some bad coughing/sneezing and I am worried. He never reacted to my wet tanned specimens like coyote, fox, etc. I do have salted opossum and raccoon in-house but they're not moldy. An outside possibility is mold from our basement. Any thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2012, 02:06:00 AM »
No.  Tanning does not remove all the Allergens.  It does remove some but not all. Most people have a lesser reaction to a tanned thing than the live thing...

Ps... I hear Opossums are actually 'hypoallergenic"....
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« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2012, 11:38:02 AM »
Well if the rabbit is dry-tanned, then I don't think ANY allergens would have been removed at all.
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« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2012, 12:02:18 PM »
Dry tans are Washed, tumbled and Groomed. 

Dry Preserved skins would probably NOT be washed and thus have all the allergens intact.
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2012, 04:39:00 PM »
I am very allergic to hides that have been dry tanned for rugs etc. from tanneries. I am also very allergic to trees, and saw dust from them so, I suspect it is the tumbling medium I'm allergic to, than the tanning chemicals.
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