Nearly lost a finger

[natsuko]

OMG thank god for gardening gloves. Went to feed my royals and my male almost got hold of my finger. Seriously hate feeding in rubs as even with lid barely open they can still get at you. 3 times he struck out at me despite the fact the food was in the rub. Oh well maybe next time he will succeed. Luckily my female royal isnt so feisty but she was just as hungry.

[markhill]

try using tongs

[wildlifewarrior]

man up
i got tagged by a 9ft scrub yesterday...royals are nothing

[serpentsupplies]

ha ha ha. they can be evil . just make sure the gloves are thick lol

[natsuko]

I do have some kind of tongs however they obviously arent long enough and find it awkward to hold the food in them.

I'm a woman so a complete wuss when it comes to being bitten I'd sooner give birth with no painrelief again than risk being bitten by a snake.

[reptile_man_08]

Lol I got tagged by my 3ft royal yesterday, he was just going into shed and the poor blighter didn't know what was going on.Drew blood but only felt tingly...Nothing to be worried about.
Got bitten by my adult male CWD once - that's the only bite that has actually hurt.
You can get huge tongs...2ft if you need.

[delta]

id rather get bit by a snake than child birth anyday lmao

[natsuko]

2ft tongs??? Might have to look into investing in some. Def glad I had my gloves on though. Cant believe how much of a wimp I am though.

[bluerain]

Have to admit i hate being tagged myself, and when Royals go....They go!!!!
Long feeding tongs are deffo the way to go!

[BluesBoo]

I find that if I feed the prey at room temp the royals dont seem to "see" it and go for my hands instead, so I just run the hot tap, with the head underneath, and a few moves to get the body underneath for a second or two - then hey presto they go for the prey and not me!!

HTH