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Okay, so I'm taking pics of one of my normal males for a database. He's 2 years old, and I've had him from a hatchling, and he's normally quite tame. I reached down to re-position him and WHAM!!!... out of nowhere he grabs me, bites down hard as heck, and begins shaking his head ferociously as though I'm a rival male. Only thing I can come up with is that I had taken pics of a few males on that surface before him, and he was smelling their scents right as I reached down to move him, and he assumed I was one of them. Thing is, he hung on for... oh say around 4 minutes, periodically shaking his head and ripping further into my pinky finger. Finally he let go because I believe he was about to asphixiate on the huge amount of blood that was pouring from my finger. I pulled my figer out and there was a huge blood clot in his mouth...yuck huh? What's grosser still, I went to check him today and he regurged a ton of blood all over his enclosure, and he looks as though he's not feeling well. I guess I wouldn't either. Anyhow, I just thought I'd share this as I had never seen a leopard gecko bite this bad before. I've been breeding leos for several years and I've never had a bite anywhere near this before. I've had WC tokays do similar things, but I expect it from them...lol. Oh by the way, you can't see it in the pic, but he's got blood dripping all out of his mouth and he looks so evil, but he's usually so sweet. Just goes to show what hormones can do to a leo during breeding season... fingers beware....

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?.?.? Leopard Geckos (eggs incubating)
1.1.1 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
2.5 Paroedura picta(eggsincubating)
1.1 Paroedura picta (Xanthic/Amel)
1.1 Paroedura bastardi(eggs incubating)
1.1 Paroedura androyensis
1.1 Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
1.1 Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis
1.1 Gekko gecko
1.1 Pachydactylus turneri
1.1 Uroplatus henkeli
1.2 Teratolepis fasciata

Snakes
1.0 Ball Python
2.5 Corns of various morphs

Jesus christ man! I thought leos were supposed to be friendly! lol. Either way, I didn't know they could do that kind of damage, that looks pretty bloody. Go get a band-aid
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0.0.3 Leopard Geckos
0.1.0 Miniature long-haired dachsund

I'd say go get stitches LOL Thats alot of blood, would like to see the actual bite as well
Red

>>Jesus christ man! I thought leos were supposed to be friendly! lol. Either way, I didn't know they could do that kind of damage, that looks pretty bloody. Go get a band-aid
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OMG! I got bit last weekend, I was taking males out to use in a presentation and when I went to put the 3rd male in his carrier he ripped a chunk out of my finger. I guess he thought I was a male. It bled quite a bit, but nothing like yours. I guess I'm lucky he didn't hold on!
-Alice

Someone posted a pic of his/her bites a couple of weeks. You wanna talk about nasty bites! The pics were of the actual bites! ICK! I'm like, okay remind me to be VERY careful......

~~Dusty
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Have seen a BIG imported male do the Tokay death roll on a girl's finger. You can put them under warm running water and they'll let go. Or just keep a spray bottle handy.

Well....i think i would like to see the actual bite...working in an hospital pathology dept, i see a LOT of blood and this...well.... if you know what i mean )))))

No offense ))

Mizar 21

you were reading my mind...

Here's a pic of the actual bite. Keep in mind this happened 3 days ago, so it's healed quite a bit. i had to get into a fnky position to hold the light and take the pic with my left hand, so it's not great quality. It's all white and icky on the sides because of the Band-aid. Anyway, you get the idea. This is just the bottom of my finger, the top was also lacerated. Stupid gecko .

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9.28 Leopard Geckos (eggs incubating)
1.1 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
2.5 Paroedura picta(eggsincubating)
1.1 Paroedura picta (Xanthic/Amel)
1.1 Paroedura bastardi(eggs incubating)
1.1 Paroedura androyensis
1.1 Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
1.1 Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis
1.1 Gekko gecko
1.1 Pachydactylus turneri
1.1 Uroplatus henkeli
1.2 Teratolepis fasciata

Snakes
1.0 Ball Python
2.5 Corns of various morphs

Well my apologies then for having doubted you Gee, leos can be ferocious little critter at times !!! I was going to buy one soon, but now i think it might be safer to go with a crocodile....

Mizar 21

Having worked in the industry of halloween haunted houses for quite some time that looks pretty fake to me. Sorry but the blood is not the right color and would not stain that type of lid the way it looks as though it did. Put up a close up clear clear pic of your finger to prove this. Sorry but in my opinion this is too fake.

Um dude I'm so sorry, but I have no reason to lie. I breed several species of geckos, and I maintain a reputable name for myself. I'm not just some person posting pics on here because I'm bored. I frankly don't have the time to make up some fake pics to get a rise out of people. I am in college working on two bachelor's degrees, I work a job, and I take care of 100 or some odd reptiles, and I'm engaged. That's my blood, whether it's the right color or not. It's splattered because the gecko shook his head quite violently after he latched on to my finger, as though I were a rival. I personally can not afford a super nice digital camera to take crystal clear close-ups right now. I posted this out of sheer shock and surprise that a leopard gecko could inflict such a bite. I don't contribute terribly much on here because I rarely have anything new or ground-breaking to add to the conversation. I felt like I since this event was so anomolous to my previous experiences, I might as well post it. Forgive me for wasting your time on what you deem a "fake" or photoshopped or whatever pic. But don't be so quick to judge people's contributions by the quality of their photos.
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9.28 Leopard Geckos (eggs incubating)
1.1 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
2.5 Paroedura picta(eggsincubating)
1.1 Paroedura picta (Xanthic/Amel)
1.1 Paroedura bastardi(eggs incubating)
1.1 Paroedura androyensis
1.1 Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
1.1 Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis
1.1 Gekko gecko
1.1 Pachydactylus turneri
1.1 Uroplatus henkeli
1.2 Teratolepis fasciata

Snakes
1.0 Ball Python
2.5 Corns of various morphs

Sorry it was not the photo although it looks as though that bite whatever caused it needed a stitch or two so that also threw me for a loop especially after you stated it was lacerated on the top of your finger as well, that gecko must have had an awfully bid head? As always it is only my opinion take it or leave it, but in all my years breeding I have never at all seen a leopard gecko do that type of damage- a tokay sure but not a leopard gecko, sorry but in my opinion I'm just not buying it.

SOOOOO FAKE!!! Nice try.
Left over Halloween blood?
Also, That is no Leo bite on your finger.

Please read the above message. I am highly offended by this. My camera does not record color well, admittedly. But I truly don't have the time to play with fake blood and draw a fake cut on my hand or whatever you think I did. That would be cute if I were 12, but I'm not. I have a job, a life, a lot of reptiles, and a career to think about. Thanks anyway though.
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9.28 Leopard Geckos (eggs incubating)
1.1 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
2.5 Paroedura picta(eggsincubating)
1.1 Paroedura picta (Xanthic/Amel)
1.1 Paroedura bastardi(eggs incubating)
1.1 Paroedura androyensis
1.1 Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
1.1 Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis
1.1 Gekko gecko
1.1 Pachydactylus turneri
1.1 Uroplatus henkeli
1.2 Teratolepis fasciata

Snakes
1.0 Ball Python
2.5 Corns of various morphs