[forteh]

Well he got me
Got him out to check him over and he must have been hungry, felt a sharp stabbing pain at the base of the little finger on my left hand and he had latched on. Felt the fangs go in several times, I wasnt counting but I guess 15-20 times over 5-10 minutes would be about right.

Managed to release him with the help of a credit card and my hand immediately started to itch and tingle like the whole of the hand had been stung by nettles. Its now been 15 minutes since he let go, the bleeding has almost stopped and the hand has swollen up loads and bits of it are going numb, cant get a comparison photo of both hands unfortunately

I will keep the thread updated if major things happen, the swelling is now bad enough to stop me properly folding my little finger.

Hes only a '10 hatchling aswell, glad he's not bigger!

Any advice?

 

[xautomaticflowersx]

Any advice?

Next time remove him *before* taking photos!

And maybe grab some Piriton.

 

[forteh]

Now wheres the fun in that?
Piriton as in antihistamine? Got some tesco brand ones downstairs will try taking some

edit: nope its hayfever tablets, will they work?

 

[Whosthedaddy]

Bless him, same size as my little Hoggie

 

[erce]

Dont bother with the anti histamines, its not an allergic reaction, I took loads when I was bitten, made no difference.

 

[Whosthedaddy]

Now wheres the fun in that?
Piriton as in antihistamine? Got some tesco brand ones downstairs will try taking some

edit: nope its hayfever tablets, will they work?

Yep, same thing

 

[bhoy67]

ouch lol the wee fella nailed u good!! lol

 

[forteh]

Ah well taken one for good measure
Half my hand has now swollen to double size, just call me sausage fingers!
Itches like mad and my little finger is now purple.

 

[lanthorp]

Well he got me
Got him out to check him over and he must have been hungry, felt a sharp stabbing pain at the base of the little finger on my left hand and he had latched on. Felt the fangs go in several times, I wasnt counting but I guess 15-20 times over 5-10 minutes would be about right.

Managed to release him with the help of a credit card and my hand immediately started to itch and tingle like the whole of the hand had been stung by nettles. Its now been 15 minutes since he let go, the bleeding has almost stopped and the hand has swollen up loads and bits of it are going numb, cant get a comparison photo of both hands unfortunately

I will keep the thread updated if major things happen, the swelling is now bad enough to stop me properly folding my little finger.

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Hes only a '10 hatchling aswell, glad he's not bigger!

Any advice?

thats a sign of real love :flrt:
haha, if it helps its a beautiful hognose :2thumb:

 

[G7COG]

Pics of the sausage fingers or it didn't happen!

 

[KathyM]

LOL and someone recommended these snakes for my 11 year old! Crikey - hand swollen to twice its size? That's a species for me to steer clear of. :lol2:

 

[forteh]

Pictures of sausage fingers (well technically finger) will be forthcoming

The swelling has now spread all down the bottom edge of the hand and across the knuckles, its now affecting the ring finger aswell.

I definitely wouldnt recommend the bite to any child, they would likely scream as each time they chew its like being stuck with a pair of sewing needles

 

[forteh]

Swelling pictures

Comparison of hands.

 

[LemmyElvis]

Is the snake ok?

 

[Whosthedaddy]

I was going to say you've not got very hairy hands but maybe mine are like a monkeys?

 

[forteh]

Well unless he can catch the cold I have at the moment then yes
Right hand circumference 7.5"
Left hand circumference 8.75"

:lol2:

edit: @whosthedaddy, for some reason Im largely hairless on my body, a happy trail and some freaky nipple hairs, the beard makes up for it though

 

[Hissy Missy]

ibruprofen 600s? i have sum

 

[forteh]

Doesnt hurt, just itches alot and loads of pressure from the swelling.

edit: hand is now up to 9.25"

 

[erce]

if its a good bite the swelling will be up your arm tomorrow, and reach your elbow

Have fun :lol2:

 

[lnrak]

Well unless he can catch the cold I have at the moment then yes
Right hand circumference 7.5"
Left hand circumference 8.75"

:lol2:

edit: @whosthedaddy, for some reason Im largely hairless on my body, a happy trail and some freaky nipple hairs, the beard makes up for it though

I have some terrible images floating around inside my head....wayyy too much information!!!!!
:lol2::lol2: