Re: new pics of Dash (+ video)
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Originally Posted by
Freakie_frog
Here a tip from a guy that gets bit all the time..Balls never bite the hand thats holding them. Now getting them out and putting them back in their tubs or tanks takes practice and typically causes most of my blood loss. If you can keep them focused on a hand in front of and out of range of them and slowly reach in behind them and scoop the up you'll be good. Then if you have to change hands just do it under snake. When putting them back just place them in and at the last minute kind of flip them over on their back and RETREEEEEEEET!!!!
Also take you a water bottle with you use it to gently tap them on the top of the head and normally they'll go defensive and you can get them out with out injury or stress to either of you.
Pssst I have a pair of gloves to..not that big and bulky for snappy babies. So no shame.
lol!!! im most scared (try to hide it lol) when im getting him out, once i have him in my hands i take the gloves off and hold him for a few. i figure something is better than nothing in terms of handling so thank you for the suggestions, im certainly going to consider them. and yeah, i use the flip him over trick too :rofl: the water bottle thing im afraid would just make him more mad! shoot i have no problem with using gloves, only problem with those is, they are more bulky than anything else.. if he bites at them im gonna feel it, pig skin is thin!
