I know how you feel. I just picked up a female pastel and even though she is about 100g, she would strike at me constantly. Even when she is inside the tub, she'd try and strike me. I don't know if she hurt herself or not so I put some construction paper so she cannot see the outside world at all. It's frustrating. I'm going to give it a week and then I'm gonna try and handle her, with a pair of welding gloves.