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smarch

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Has anyone ever experienced a tortoise nip you? I'll explain better, I noticed once that if I put Franklin outside and put my finger in front of him he'll come right up tap my finger with his nose and bite it, I know it's not how hard he can bite cuz one day I was treating him with a tomato and holding it still and he got my finger, but he will bite down only a tiny bit. He's a Russian. Don't think I've ever read anything like this, definately interesting!
 

Watsonpartyof4

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My Tyrone has bit me several times... Two were when I was hand feeding him and the third was when he was in front of his dish waiting for me to put food in it and when I did he was so excited and hungry he bit me, trying to get to his food!

I was advised to stop hand feeding, because your hand smells like food when you do that and they don't know any better. I wouldn't encourage him to nip you, someday he may just bite too hard
 
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