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02-09-2017, 02:11 PM | #1 |
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when tortoises bite
I have only added small thumbnail size- ha excuse the pun ! as it is pretty grotesque and swollen after a very big girlie tortoise decided she preferred my thumb to the dandelion I was holding for her. I would equate it to shutting your finger in the car door it was so painful.
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02-09-2017, 03:38 PM | #2 |
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That was silly wouldn't catch me getting bitten.
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02-09-2017, 04:38 PM | #3 |
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Oooohhhh nasty
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02-09-2017, 04:53 PM | #4 |
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Pah!
Looks sore, Clare. Right on the knuckle too.
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02-09-2017, 08:08 PM | #5 |
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That looks really nasty Clare - poor you. Ask Gordon about tortoise bites as he knows all about them despite what he might say!!
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02-09-2017, 08:11 PM | #6 |
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right in the best spot cb keep it clean xx
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03-09-2017, 04:22 PM | #7 |
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I've had to re- think my strategy for hand feeding this one ! I don't think she had them prior to coming to me and she absolute loves them and made a lunge.
..... Gordon 'band aid brown' ...did you have your fingers crossed saying that ! CB
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03-09-2017, 05:18 PM | #8 |
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Crikey!
When my finger got in the way I just felt it, so now realise how lucky I was. Keep it nice and clean. I don't think you need to hold the dandelions for her by the sounds of things. She will probably chase you next if she sees you with one!
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Ouch how's it feeling a few days on?
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05-09-2017, 03:19 PM | #10 |
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not that I am a drama queen of course ! it is right on the joint so I forget and then bend it with a sharp intake of breath. You could actually see a blood capillary and shape of the beak, oh it did hurt I admit I burst out crying! (Gordon the band aid king probably didn't as he is not a big girls blouse like me!).
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