• @Death_Equity
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    218 months ago

    I have been bit by a conure more times than I can count, I have been bit and constricted by a python once. Getting bit by an actual parrot is a big reason why I haven’t gotten into larger birds.

    I would rather be bit by the Amazonian Hitler pigeon. Python teeth are like Velcro for skin and it is horrible.

    • Aviandelight
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      208 months ago

      The key to dealing with a (pet) snake bite is to not pull back in fear. Their teeth are definitely like Velcro. Usually I’d just let them go to town and then run some hot tap water over their head. They don’t like the water and immediately let go. With birds you’re getting hurt no matter what you do.

      • @Death_Equity
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        158 months ago

        I don’t remember the exact circumstances, I think I was going to give her a quick bath before a flight(mistake). I was holding her when she bit the meat of my thumb and coiled around my hand and wrist. All 5 feet of her was coiled with her head in the middle of the ball. Water did nothing. I had to wait about a half hour before she got bored, she then peeled her mouth off. I later found out that rubbing alcohol gets them to fuck off immediately, but that was the first and last time she bit me.

        • Aviandelight
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          68 months ago

          Ooo yea rubbing alcohol works too in a pinch. I’ve been lucky enough not to have to do it. I typically stuck to working with our carpet pythons and left the boas to my husband.

        • @Anticorp
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          -38 months ago

          Snakes don’t need baths. Lol.

          • @Death_Equity
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            78 months ago

            When they are shedding, it helps, especially as they get older.

    • @geomela
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      28 months ago

      The Amazonian what now?

      • @Death_Equity
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        28 months ago

        If you had a conure, it makes sense.