cheeky wee sod bit me!!!

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pufferpuggirl
Mbu Puffer
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Re: cheeky wee sod bit me!!!

Post by pufferpuggirl »

My husband used to think that my Mbu would give a good bite if he could, but I've had my hands in the water several times and BeeBoo always moves back, away from my hands -- but if he chose to, he could probably take a good chunk of meat out of my hand, or possibly a finger. He's quite large now. On the other hand Obie, the Fahaka, not sure what he would do when he reaches the size of my Mbu.
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soggydrysuit
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Re: cheeky wee sod bit me!!!

Post by soggydrysuit »

Many years ago when I had a full grown red piranha my father used to do stripdowns of the tank a couple of times a year (you couldn't tell him it wasn't needed) he used to coax it into a large saucepan and put the lid on. It was then put into a large plastic tub.

It was me that put my hand over the top of the net when I transfered it to a bigger tank. I have a nice scar on my index finger due to that :lol:
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Lil' Swimz$
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Re: cheeky wee sod bit me!!!

Post by Lil' Swimz$ »

I feed Peaches food straight off my finger so she nibbles my fingers every day. :)
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Re: cheeky wee sod bit me!!!

Post by Flutter »

If I put the tongs in the irrubesco tank they don't hesitate to bite them and they don't give up after one bite either. I'm SO happy I don't feed them with my fingers, I know they'd get bitten!
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pufferpuggirl
Mbu Puffer
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My Puffers: Puffs & Stuff:

1 x M Abei
1 x M Turgidus
1 x T Palembangensis
1 x M Baileyii
1 x T Schoutedeni
1 x T Leiurus
1 x T Miurus
Rainbow crab
crayfish
Location (country): Yorkshire, GB
Location: South Yorkshire, UK

Re: cheeky wee sod bit me!!!

Post by pufferpuggirl »

Strangely enough I've only been bitten by my suvattii (twice), my Congo (twice) and my Ceylon (once) -- the smaller puffs don't seem to even try.
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