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[matt s]

Well I took my Leo on a walk outside when it was almost dark just to get him out a little maybe like 15 minutes out of a 20 minute walking he starts biting and iv been bit but this was hard.After 1 minute he started CRAPPING on me and i was powerwalking at this point lol. As i put him in his cage he bit so hard i had blood running down my hand. bit me in the loose skin bewtween the pointer and thumb. lol so this was my first time experincing his "BAD SIDE"

 

[TWC]

maybe he the walking scared him. when they bit hard, it hurts.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

Why would you want to take your gecko out for a power walk? It obviously stressed him out so much he wanted to teach you a lesson not to do it agian, LOL!

 

[matt s]

well it wasnt a power walk til he started pooping then i ran him back to the house. he always sits on my shoulder but when he needed to go he really needed to go. i was walking really slow until then.

 

[GeckoGuru]

I've never had a leopard gecko bite me. I have had one of my large male african fats think that my finger was a cricket. It really surprised me how easily they can draw blood. I guess we have to keep in mind that they are capable of inflicting injury.

 

[Leopardbreeder]

Its amazing the pain these guys can inflict.

 

[CSgecko]

they're like mini alligators just without the teeth. haha. I have been bit before and it hurts like h---. she took a lil chunk out of my finger. taught me a lesson.

 

[MichaelJ]

many know of my interaction with the mouth of a leo and my finger.. I have a nice scar to always remember the love we shared..

I agree with Marcia I wouldn't have taken him on an extended walk.. If I want to interact with one I generally keep him/her on my shoulder while i feed the rest of the gang or watch tv for an hour at most..

 

[matt s]

well this walk was only 15 minutes and mine has been out alot longer than that before. i think the reason he was biting is because he needed me to put him down for him to poop but i couldnt cause i wasnt right at his cage.

 

[Grinning Geckos]

The geckos will poop as a defensive mechanism. Just ask my gecko P.S. ! He must have been seriously freaking out. I HIGHLY doubt it was because he wanted to get down to poop. They don't care if they crap on your shoulder. He may have seen a bird (aka: predator) and when you wouldn't let him hide, he had to do what was needed to get away. Leave your gecko at home next time.

 

[moosassah]

Guess you'd better learn his schedule, fast!

 

[LeopardGeckoMom52688]

Man after reading all this you guys make me scared of my geckos. I have only been bit by one of my babies and it was more of a put me back then anything it didn't even hurt. I have NEVER been bitten by one of my adults. Heck I don't even think I have seen any of the ones I have bite. Well I have but not ME!

 

[Murf301]

Yea all this bite talk and bleeding has me scared of mine now to lol

 

[Baysidegeckos]

I bought a 90 gram Male Blazzing Blizzard at a show earlier this year in March, when i took him out he bit my finger so hard for about 15 seconds and that dark red blood started running down my finger, not that surface blood. The blood that u see in horror movies. he was a big gecko. Imagine getting bite By a Super Giant at 156 grams like that Famous (moose), sounds like an adrenaline rush rite. LOL

 

[matt s]

Well, me and my gecko just made up lol he's back on my shoulder as im typing. he just asked for no more walks though :main_no:.

 

[gaparicio]

I bought a 90 gram Male Blazzing Blizzard at a show earlier this year in March, when i took him out he bit my finger so hard for about 15 seconds and that dark red blood started running down my finger, not that surface blood. The blood that u see in horror movies. he was a big gecko. Imagine getting bite By a Super Giant at 156 grams like that Famous (moose), sounds like an adrenaline rush rite. LOL

The only gecko I have that is aggressive is my 90g Male Tang Albino. Everytime I put my hand in his cage to feed, water or clean, he walks right out of his hide and goes right for me. I used to think he was just hungry until he lunged at me. I haven't been bitten yet but I'm scared to hold him. Funny thing because he is one of my favorites.

 

[Grinning Geckos]

I've been bitten a few times...most don't draw blood.

 

[gothra]

Well, I haven't really been bitten hard by my geckos (touch wood). There was one time Marly (a big male over 100g) got hold of my hand for more than 5 minutes, no kidding, because he had mistaken my hand as a female... His "bite" was so gentle that he only left several teeth marks (like dots) on my hand and not much blood at all (just a few bead-size drops)...lol.