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I got bit !!!

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Posted by: volkmann59 at Sat Sep 29 14:30:50 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by volkmann59 ]  
   

I'm new to the Dumerils world, but fairly up on the common sense practices that will keep the chance of a bite to a minimum. I recently purchased a 2yr. old male dum. with a supposed mild temperament two weeks ago (easy to handle thusfar). The previous owner fed in his enclosure. I feed mine in seperate containers. I fed him in a rubbermaid for the second time. No issues with getting him out of his enclosure, but about 5 minutes after the rat was down I picked him up from the rubbermaid (no issue). When I got him up he turned and bit my hand. I'm at a loss for the real reason this happened. Did I pick him up too soon after feeding? Could he smell the prey on my hand though I'd just washed them? He was already in my grasp when he bit. I would surely appreciate any help that would keep this from happening again. By the way, this was my "first" bite and was not too bad though he lost a tooth in my finger. Sorry for the long winded post.

Thanks for any help,

Tony


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