See that's what amazes me sometimes, they hit you so fast, sometimes the only way you know you got bit is if there is blood.

I was handling a pastel at a show, roughly 400 grams. She was in blue and really cranky so I was careful not to upset her. Some 20 minutes after I gave her back to the seller, I notice a red spot on the palm of my hand, and when I rub it it smears. I was like, " What the heck is that stuff ?" Finally I realized it was blood, and I laughed. My hubby was like, "What's so funny?" I showed him the little red smear and told him the pastel must have tagged me, and the bite was so bad I didn't notice it for 20 minutes!

He just shook his head at me. See, he has a real serious fear of being bitten, and he could not comprehend I got bit and never even knew it. But I tell you, the little buggers are darn quick, and sometimes you do barely feel it or you don't feel it at all. I sure never felt that girl get me.

The one who scared me was my 2800 gram imported female. She's real nervous and is not used to being handled, that goes without saying, and I did something to irritate her, I don't know for sure what it was, and I saw her S up and had just enough time to think, "This is gonna hurt!" when she hit me square in the palm of my hand, with her mouth closed. If she'd intended to hurt me she would have, but she was simply warning me that time. I've spent a great deal of time with her, and we are beginning to see eye-to-eye. I'm grateful she didn't tag me, she was content to just warn me to be careful.

Gale