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Carmichael
at Tue Oct 31 08:12:22 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carmichael ]
Your burm is most likely associating your hand with oncoming food (I can assure you it has nothing to do with the water bowl). Many novice burm keepers make this mistake and while you can get away with it when the burm is small, if you make this same mistake with a 16' burm, it could end your life. Get in a habit of using some sort of shield to keep between you and the burm. Once they know that it's not feeding time, they will calm down quickly but using the shield will prevent this type of thing. We use various shields whenever we take our burms out of their exhibits...and these are puppy tame burms but they are big and they deserve respect. Once our of their cage, they are as calm as can be. The shield can be as simple as a piece of sanded plexiglass nailed to a wooden broom stick or something like that. I am assuming you use long tongs to feed your burm. Get in good habits now and it will save your life down the road.
Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
>>I currently own a 10ft. male albino burm. I have had him for about a year and he is generally very calm and docile. If he has defacated in his water bowl he is generally somewhat agaitated when i change it. Last night he actually bit me when i was in the process of changing the water bowl. He seems to be alright and i am as well but i am curious as to whether they generally need time to calm down. I figured i would just use the hook for most necessary involvement with him the next couple days and slowly try to gain his confidence again.
>>Any suggestions on how to handle him would be appreciated
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL
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- he bit me - marvel23, Mon Oct 30 21:04:07 2006
- RE: he bit me - CaptainHook2, Mon Oct 30 21:33:27 2006
 VERY SIMPLE.... - Carmichael, Tue Oct 31 08:12:22 2006- RE: he bit me - MorpheusGPR, Tue Oct 31 09:38:51 2006
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