Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

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02-28-2010, 10:38 PM
Theartisticgemini

Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I myself must admit im afraid of rodents :tears:

But i got kinda used to them after a while. I was wondering if one of you had ever been bitten by a live feeder rodent??
02-28-2010, 10:40 PM
blackcrystal22

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Many MANY times.
02-28-2010, 10:41 PM
Theartisticgemini

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackcrystal22

Many MANY times.

ouch!!
02-28-2010, 10:45 PM
FIEND_FO_LYFE

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Rat, bit my thumb to the bone.
Same rat, then bit my dad.
(again to the bone)
:mad:
02-28-2010, 11:00 PM
Swingline0.0.1

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

A few times. Once was a horrible bite, hurt like hell, and bled for a while.
02-28-2010, 11:20 PM
CoolioTiffany

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I'm glad I don't feed live!:D

But dang, to the bone? Rodents are worse than snakes:weirdface
02-28-2010, 11:21 PM
FIEND_FO_LYFE

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

I'm glad I don't feed live!:D

But dang, to the bone? Rodents are worse than snakes:weirdface

Id be bitten by any of our snakes, including out 14ft burm, before a rat again.
I HATE RATS. Ive never been bitten so hard before.
02-28-2010, 11:28 PM
Raptor

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I have. If you're afraid of being bit, wear gloves.
03-01-2010, 05:12 AM
tomfromtheshade

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

It happens. It sucks. The good news is that most of the time you can just smash the offender LOL.
03-01-2010, 10:13 AM
suzuki4life

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

very rare occasion.
03-01-2010, 10:16 AM
ballpythonluvr

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I have been bitten by a mouse once that one of my snakes did not want to eat. I had to lift it out of the snake's enclosure because he refused to eat it.
03-01-2010, 06:09 PM
Beardedragon

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Ive been bit once, and ive handled thousands of rodents.

But still, that one bite HURT! Rodents go for the bone...
03-01-2010, 07:13 PM
het.pied

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

lol got bit for the first time the other day and i have to say that little bugger was a fast one. i didnt even see it coming, all i felt was a sharp pain on my finger and her acting all tough. hurts worst than a snake bit thats for sure. those teeth are sharp!~
03-01-2010, 07:33 PM
boasandballs

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

We have a very large rodent farm in Colorado, so I handle lots of rodents a day.

So for me, more bites from Mice, like several a day some times.
Rat bites are the worse, tear the skin, and become infected.
Snake bites not so many, but I do still have part of my right hand that tingles. A big argentine boa got me REAL GOOD.
03-01-2010, 07:44 PM
Stewart_Reptiles

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

A few times but it is rare and I can tell you that if it happens it will be the last thing they ever do.

I have a zero tolerance policy so if a breeder bites me he is fed off immediately.
03-01-2010, 08:38 PM
tnelsonflorida

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Never by a rat. But I raise ASF's for my feeders and I have a few times. Twice by a protective dad. Any of the youngsters that "act" like they are going to bite are never keep as breeders and always the first to get fed.
03-01-2010, 09:45 PM
lamina1982

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

When I first started breeding rats I had a few protective females that would bite. They had a 2 bite rule-after that they were food. Now no one bites, kinda interesting to think of genetic traits like that
03-01-2010, 10:06 PM
tomfromtheshade

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I have a grey hooded female that likes to bite and I would like to feed her off, but she is raising some of my tailless hets at the moment.

I will start worrying about the biters after I have some more females to work with. I only had six females to put on this project so I kind of needed her.
03-02-2010, 03:26 AM
bad-one

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

A small rat once got me really good, he bit down on my finger tip and instead of letting go he kept flexing his jaws and biting deeper. It took about 4 seconds to yank him off, I couldn't feel much in the tip of my finger for a few months.
03-02-2010, 04:12 AM
crapwhereaminow

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I feed frozen/thawed so no rodent bites yet!

However my chameleon's food has bitten me. :(
Superworms bite hard!
03-02-2010, 01:04 PM
iCandiBallPythons

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Frozen ones put up one hell of a fight
03-02-2010, 06:11 PM
Twisted Reptiles

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

When we first got our breeders set up, they were...not very nice. We had multiple offenders and they would seriously lunge across their tub to clamp on to your hand. I'll take a snake bite over a rat bite any day, those rats are ruthless. Rat bites seem to bleed forever, and they stay sore for numerous days.

That being said, we have a zero tolerance policy for aggressive rodents these days. They get a lot of day to day interaction and we make sure we stick our hands in every tub every day or so to keep them "friendly". If any fall off the "friendly" wagon, they are instant food.

If only they knew their fate from day one, they'd probably all be biters. Sure little rat, you can trust us, promise. :snake:
03-02-2010, 06:33 PM
het.pied

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

lol at both the above comments!!!
03-02-2010, 07:15 PM
GoingPostal

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I've been nibbled at by a lot of mice but only one broke skin. She got dropped, the cat is always waiting closeby just in case one jumps or gets dropped. I was recently given some completely unsocialized gerbils, adults and babies and was suprised none of them tried to bite. I've been bitten by rats a couple times, which is why I don't breed them as of yet, I want to start with babies so I can handle them young. Rat bites bleed like mad!
03-02-2010, 07:17 PM
Russ Lawson

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I've been bit by more than my fair share of rats over the past 10 years since I've been working with snakes. Luckily, all of my rats now are quite docile, and it is very rare I get bit - last time was a defensive mother sometime late last year. I'd take tags from each of my 50 some odd of my snakes over a bite from one of my rats any day. Goes right to the bone and bleeds forever. Not nice at all.
03-02-2010, 08:08 PM
Louis Kirkland

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolioTiffany

Rodents are worse than snakes:weirdface

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03-04-2010, 12:32 AM
ericson1777

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Yes but it was just a small rat. But still sucked.. But the little guy jumped out of his cage and fell on the floor then ran into a little dead end hole in the wall and stupid me wanted to get it out of there so I grabed it's side with my fingers on the fur and swung around and bit me. it was not nice.
03-05-2010, 03:16 PM
NotaMallard

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I have been bitten multiple times by my ASFs. Most times they've just nipped, hardly painful, but they've drawn blood a few times. Not fun.
03-05-2010, 03:36 PM
lesserlover

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIEND_FO_LYFE

Rat, bit my thumb to the bone.
Same rat, then bit my dad.
(again to the bone)
:mad:

To the bone? I will never hold a live rat.
03-05-2010, 03:37 PM
lesserlover

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericson1777

Yes but it was just a small rat. But still sucked.. But the little guy jumped out of his cage and fell on the floor then ran into a little dead end hole in the wall and stupid me wanted to get it out of there so I grabed it's side with my fingers on the fur and swung around and bit me. it was not nice.

use hemostats next time.
03-05-2010, 04:47 PM
Jamielvsaustin

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

I had a very similiar experience to Ericson1777. I used to work at a pet store, I was picking a feeder mouse out of the tank, he wiggled a bit and fell to the floor. I wanted to catch him fast (I was in a back room but he could have easily fit under the door and freaked out a bunch of customers). I finally cornered him (with the broom I think) and instead of picking him up by his tail-for some reason I grabbed him around the middle-learned my lesson...and he was dinner.

What's ASF(s)?
03-05-2010, 04:54 PM
stratus_020202

Re: Have you ever been bitten by a feeder??

ASF - African Soft Furred Rat. The BP's native meal. They make great feeders, since they don't grow as large as a rat (as an adult) and they have big litters :)

I love it when people when people are so disgusted my my snakes, but think the rats are cute. Then ask if a snake has ever bitten me. Yeah, and I would take a snake bite over a rat bite any day. Lol. I tell them it's safer for their kids to hold the snakes. Lol!!!

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