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#1280078
CynCyn
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 Ouch!
My garter bit me when I was putting her food in her terrarium today! It really surprised me since I handle her a lot and she’s never bitten me before! Has anyone else been bitten when feerding their garter?
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05/13/07 02:19pm
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#1515270
Giosnake
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Message To: CynCyn In reference to Message Id: 1280078
Ouch!
When I went to my snakes cage to hold my snake, it hid behind the plants. As I put my hand toward it I thought I felt something funny like a little shock on my hand. I thought it bit me, but I wasn’t sure. Usually when I feed it, it tries to bite the fish net when I move it and when I put my hand in , it tries to bite my hand. I think it’s because my hands and the net smells like fish after I touch the net!
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11/15/07 08:21pm
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TIMSNAKR
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Message To: Giosnake In reference to Message Id: 1515270
Ouch!
Almost always happens with my garters. They are untamed and I love it! I always get surprises
:D
Tim
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11/15/07 09:15pm
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Blix
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Message To: TIMSNAKR In reference to Message Id: 1515340
Ouch!
Try feeding your snake in a different tank. It will begin to associate the "feeding tank" with feeding, instead of your hands. Right now, every time it sees your hands they might contain food. With a feeding tank, it will only make those assumptions of food when in its proper surroundings.
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11/19/07 09:19pm
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Hippie_boy
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Message To: CynCyn In reference to Message Id: 1280078
Ouch!
Feed your sanke in a seprate box or it will think when you r hand gets near it food time!
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12/17/07 07:06pm
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Blix
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Message To: Blix In reference to Message Id: 1520387
Ouch!
Found out that thing about getting mistaken for food is a myth. You may get bitten if you have just handled food or if your snake has a regular feeding day. On feeding day, I don’t put my hands in the enclosure, if I can help it. They just seem ready to strike anything that moves. Also found out moving your snake to a feeding box may stress the animal making it more prone to a defensive bite or a regurgitation. My baby garter bites me every time I pick him up. 
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01/21/08 09:11pm
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