Hi Guys
Hope everyone is well. So today we had an unfortunate incident and I wanted to share it on here to get some thoughts and advice.
I was out of the house and asked my wife to put some fresh water in for Monty. She changed his water and all was ok and he was in his cool hide. After she had put his water bowl down she kept her hand in the enclosure for a few seconds and he launched out of the hide and bit her fingers.
He had eaten exactly a week ago last Wednesday and I bought him home on Saturday. I had not attempted to feed him because I wanted to give him a full week at least of peace so he can settle in the new surroundings- only did some spot cleaning and have been replacing water every day. He has never had an aggressive disposition as we handled him many times before buying him.
I can only suspect that he bit her out of stress or that he mistook her fingers for food. My wife now feels stressed because she feels it was her fault and has now stressed out Monty even more
Could guys please let me know what is the best course of action? Just leave him alone and try feeding in a few days? We just want him to get used to us and be comfortable.
Thank you in advance
Ali
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