Not always, see my comment below.
Thank You!
Guys, I have a little bitty 251 gram Cinny that I use gloves for when I handle him. He's a very skittish little guy, and repeatedly bites me anytime I have to do tub maintenance. Of the five BP's we currently own, he's the only one who thinks he's a Black Mamba.
I use the gloves not because I think he'll hurt me with his 251 grams of fury, but simply because after 10 hits while trying to change his water, it just gets old after a while.