The "Bite Club" thread - Page 2

marvelfreak · 02-15-11, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by a-vdberg

Take the time with you youngest son and worry about everything else later!! May he receive the care he needs in his new place!!

Yeah! It's called the Hope School best one in our state. He's nonverbal and they have a really good turn around rate on teach kids like him to talk and how to do things for themselves. Plus having him living there they can work on finding the right Medicine combo for him. It also a safety issue. Most of the window in my house have been replace with temper glass, because he like to throw thing when having a melt down.

A few years ago he put his hand threw the garage window and nick the small artery and severed 8 tendon in his left hand. He had reconstructive surgery. So now he only has 80% use in that hand. Plus when he was getting feeling back in his hand he chewed the finger tip off his pinky. He's nowhere as bad as he use to be, but still a danger to himself. Mentally he around two years old. Physically there's nothing wrong with him and he strong as a ox. He as actually knock my wife out before. Not on purpose he doesn't know any better. Most of the time he a lovable sweetheart, but we he as a bad day so doesn't everybody else. As much as we hate to do it it's what best for him. Hopefully when he old he'll be able to move back home.

Anyway i'll be sure to get tons of pics up when i get my snakes. Plus i am sure i'll get some nice bites two. The female sounds like a demon not sure yet about the male. Sorry for hijacking the thread.

presspirate · 02-16-11, 03:34 AM

Poor kid. He has to get frustrated at times. I wish him the best at his new school. Don't worry about the hijack Chuck, we're family here. Best wishes from the Mrs. and I.

And yeah, Lets see some blood!

infernalis · 02-25-11, 02:33 AM

Got tagged tonight, one of my largest garters was still hungry when I reached in to take her out of the feeding box, so she grabbed onto my thumb and drew some blood.

It's all good. just a little "love bite"

marvelfreak · 02-25-11, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Got tagged tonight, one of my largest garters was still hungry when I reached in to take her out of the feeding box, so she grabbed onto my thumb and drew some blood.

It's all good. just a little "love bite"

No pics. I started keeping the camera in my bedroom so if i get bit i can get some pics.

CanadianEryx · 02-25-11, 11:25 AM

It sounds as if your son is in a bite club all of his own with that garage window injury, so don't worry about the "hijack." Not only that, but our families are a huge part of our lives (whether they like our scaly babies or not) so it's good to hear about them. Hope School sounds like a wonderful place. Will you be able to visit him regularly there or is it too far away?
Anyway, keep us posted on your son and your bites--love these pictures. I am waiting for my first bite, although I don't know how drastic it will be with a lone little ksb!

presspirate · 02-25-11, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by marvelfreak

No pics. I started keeping the camera in my bedroom so if i get bit i can get some pics.

Our little jungle x coastal tags me at least twice every time I take him out. I think he is calming down because he used to get me 8 or 9 times. I don't get pics of those anymore because that is just routine.

marvelfreak · 02-25-11, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by presspirate

Our little jungle x coastal tags me at least twice every time I take him out. I think he is calming down because he used to get me 8 or 9 times. I don't get pics of those anymore because that is just routine.

I must be lucky i only been bit twice in the last 13 years. Both were feeding response. Been keeping snakes going on 18 years. I've learn how to read them pretty good i guess. When i first got into snakes i get bit at least once a month. Had both the Jags out the other day and the female gave me one strike and that was it. The scariest is when they go for your face. Had a baby Retic get my nose twice and a baby RTB nip my lip.

infernalis · 02-26-11, 01:39 AM

I got nailed again today.. in front of a house guest.

I already knew it was going to happen before it did, I said "hey Paul, you're just in time to watch me reach into the shark tank"

This group of garters have a very strong feeding response, and as soon as I open up the top of the cage, they start swirling around with mouths wide open.

I will try and film a feeding sometime, it's comical.

Sapphyr · 02-26-11, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

I got nailed again today.. in front of a house guest.

I already knew it was going to happen before it did, I said "hey Paul, you're just in time to watch me reach into the shark tank"

This group of garters have a very strong feeding response, and as soon as I open up the top of the cage, they start swirling around with mouths wide open.

I will try and film a feeding sometime, it's comical.

Oooo you should! I wanna see

mld · 02-26-11, 07:22 AM

Sounds like your feeding piranhas! Looking forward to the video

infernalis · 02-26-11, 07:55 AM

I really don't know why that particular group acts like that, and the others don't.

The one snow has been named "Jaws" because the second he thinks there's food to be had, he just hangs his mouth open and starts striking at the air.

If that boy could drool, he'd be slobbering all over the place.

I have found that the best way to do this without getting bit is to tong feed each one a pinkie first, and then take them out while they are still busy eating it, Then transfer them to the feeding boxes.

Can't bite with a mouth full of food

They each eat 3-4 pinks per meal... If I just put the food in the cage with them, the fights over who gets to eat would be intense.

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Sapphyr · 02-26-11, 12:55 PM

Wayne you're hilarious~ Jaws sounds like the perfect name, and I think it'd be funny to watch such a scene. It'd be even funnier if he could drool, in my opinion.

infernalis · 02-26-11, 12:58 PM

We will see if the behaviour continues, I am splitting them up and moving three of them to another tank later today.

The group gets along just fine, but they pollute that cage fast, too many snakes pooping on the same cage floor, I clean it while they are eating, and in two days there is snake poop all over the place.

Sapphyr · 02-26-11, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

We will see if the behaviour continues, I am splitting them up and moving three of them to another tank later today.

The group gets along just fine, but they pollute that cage fast, too many snakes pooping on the same cage floor, I clean it while they are eating, and in two days there is snake poop all over the place.

Wow ;c Messy little things. They seem to poop more than my four ferrets! LOL

percey39 · 02-26-11, 08:53 PM

I had the closest call i ever want to have with one of my venomous species yesterday. Whilst moving one of my mulga snakes to clean his enclosure back in to his freshly clean room he flew out of the tub. I had my gloves on whilst doing this like normal, but the cheeky guy still landed a bite on the glove. I felt a small prick on the back of hand and quickly got him off and back into his home. When i took the glove off i noticed a lot of venom on the back of my hand. Thinking that i could not see blood and was ok ( just shocked ), no there was a tiny pin sized hole on my hand with a speck of blood. I went into the hospital for ovbsevation for the night, but to my surpirse suffered a dry bite lol, you would not of thought it if you had seen the amount of venom running down my hand!

I got a lucky break with this incident and thought i should share it with everyone. As this proves no matter how much caution you take you can still quite easily come unstuck. Im still not sure why he was so angry, this guy is one of my most placid snakes. Also he managed to get a fang through the seam of the glove so i was just unlucky but lucky at the same time!