** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)

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Do you touch your Puffer ?

Yes, all day everyday !
4
7%
Yes, I touch my puffer sometimes
12
21%
Yes, but not very often
12
21%
There have been a couple times
15
27%
No, I am afraid of my puffer
5
9%
No, my puffer is afraid of me
6
11%
other
2
4%
 
Total votes: 56

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Drix
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Post by Drix »

I have a few times, But i dont wanna think about it any more. My Wife and I rescued a Big GSP from death we named him Bubba. When we were trying to put him in our big tank after a week in the Isolation tank we hadcoralled him into a cup with the net. My wife was getting frustrated because he was back out thru the net and not staying in the cup. So took her finger and tried to gently get him back into the cup.... CHOMP!!! she pulled her hand out and screamed HIT BIT ME!! well that day Bubba got a small snack to because he took a small chunck of flesh with him... Since that day I really have not wants of touching him LOL.
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Lil' Swimz$
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Post by Lil' Swimz$ »

I'll pet mine when I hand feed them. They don't swim away and sometimes they rub up against my finger like a cat!
Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPpppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe!
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liquid88
Figure 8 Puffer
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Post by liquid88 »

I'm jealous lil swimz.... :( :(
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Lil' Swimz$
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Post by Lil' Swimz$ »

Haha. Lol. They're really soft and squishy.
Ha ha, he he! DAncE whEn yoU're HAPpppy! He he he! DAnce, danCE, DANCe!
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liquid88
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Post by liquid88 »

I don't know what mine feels like...but he knows what I feel like. He bit me today while I was vaccuming the gravel. I wasnt paying attention and he took a quick nip before I could pull my hand from the tank. LOL!
Banksysgirl
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Location (country): Uk

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Post by Banksysgirl »

I so want to pet mine but he's young and shy at the min I'm hoping if I keep putting my hand in eventually he will let me pet him 😃
PufferPup
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Post by PufferPup »

I've touched my GSP before. He eats from my hand, so occasionally he'll brush up against me. I try to avoid touching him though, because I'm worried about damaging his slime coat or scaring him.
Banksysgirl
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Post by Banksysgirl »

Mr puffy eat from my hand for the first time today I was sooooo happy 😀
Master of Puffers
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Post by Master of Puffers »

I try to avoid touching them.Though I have been nudged or nipped a couple of times.
A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
But puffers are a girl`s best friend.
LadyHawk
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Post by LadyHawk »

Try not to touch mine (Congo Puffer) - pretty sure he could chomp a finger off. But I have had to move him when I'm cleaning. He's pretty chill about it. And I do occasionally hand feed him - I just make sure to get my fingers out of the way before he sucks in the foods.
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Pufferpunk
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Post by Pufferpunk »

My Congo bit my husband.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
LadyHawk
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Post by LadyHawk »

Pufferpunk wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:53 pm My Congo bit my husband.
Oh my goodness!! Was it bad? Mine is really lazy (my puffer, not my husband :lol: ), so I don't think he'd put forth the effort to try, but I recognize that he could certainly do damage if he wanted to!
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Pufferpunk
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My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus
Punkster, the 4" red T miurus
Mongo, the 4" A modestus
2 T biocellatus
C valentini
C coranata
C papuan
Also kept:
lorteti
DPs
suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
Location (country): USA, Greenville, SC
Location: Chicago
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Re: ** Touching your Puffer Fish ** Poll+Discussion :)

Post by Pufferpunk »

No, but he was attached to his hand for a second.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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