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Have to say: I’m a little afraid of my octopus.
(It’s my first octopus: a bimac I’ve had a little over a week.)
He’s grabbed my fingers several times… but when he starts pulling my hand towards his mouth, and his little eye looks like it’s bugging-out: I can’t help but lock my arm/wrist. He keeps pulling until he breaks suction, then he goes directly to his cave like, “whatever, then.”
I just keep thinking he’s a wild animal (who also happens to look like an alien monster)… and my big pale fingers might look like the big frozen shrimp I’ve been feeding him.
He’s gonna bite my knuckle off, I know it! jk
I’m not THAT worried about the pain… I’m more worried that I’m gonna jerk my hand away and scare the ink out of him.
How hard and how common are bites?
…and how difficult is dealing with an inking?
Also: are there any specific colorations/etc. that can let me know what he’s thinking (curious/stressed/attack-mode)?
I’m sure once it happens I won’t worry about it anymore… I’d just like to have a clearer idea of what to expect. and all my fingers.
(It’s my first octopus: a bimac I’ve had a little over a week.)
He’s grabbed my fingers several times… but when he starts pulling my hand towards his mouth, and his little eye looks like it’s bugging-out: I can’t help but lock my arm/wrist. He keeps pulling until he breaks suction, then he goes directly to his cave like, “whatever, then.”
I just keep thinking he’s a wild animal (who also happens to look like an alien monster)… and my big pale fingers might look like the big frozen shrimp I’ve been feeding him.
He’s gonna bite my knuckle off, I know it! jk
I’m not THAT worried about the pain… I’m more worried that I’m gonna jerk my hand away and scare the ink out of him.
How hard and how common are bites?
…and how difficult is dealing with an inking?
Also: are there any specific colorations/etc. that can let me know what he’s thinking (curious/stressed/attack-mode)?
I’m sure once it happens I won’t worry about it anymore… I’d just like to have a clearer idea of what to expect. and all my fingers.