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Old 04-01-15, 06:34 AM   #1
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Re: Hand Feeding V.s Tong Feeding

Tong feed. Always tong feed. When monitors associate something with food such as tongs, they attack that object on the off chance that it has food, even if it doesn't actually have anything. I wouldn't want that sort of response directed at my fingers.
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Old 04-01-15, 08:22 AM   #2
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Re: Hand Feeding V.s Tong Feeding

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Tong feed. Always tong feed. When monitors associate something with food such as tongs, they attack that object on the off chance that it has food, even if it doesn't actually have anything. I wouldn't want that sort of response directed at my fingers.

^^^^ That.

And remember since feeding by hand greatly increases the risk of getting tagged....it will ultimately be the keepers fault for allowing the practice.

Not talking about just when its feeding time, and not talking about just the keeper getting tagged. That said, it would be hard to tell a friend who just got nipped at...."Sorry, that's my fault because I feed him by hand".


The "monitor post" makes me wonder where Wayne is...(?)... the monitor knowledge that flows from Wayne is always a good read.


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