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Every octopus I have had has done the same thing, tug-o-war. In the beginning I htink they do it cause the are curious animals and they just want it. I think it develops into a game, and something they do to amuse themselves.Whenever I feed her, she always wants to pull on the stick even though she already has the shrimp. I wonder why?
Today, I let her touch my finger for the first time. Her tentacles were surprisingly sticky. I may have made a mistake, because I forgot that I had just put hand sanitizer on right before, so I'm sure I tasted exceptionally yucky to her.
I haven't seen it mentioned, but I suppose she could bite me...
dwhatley;162551 said:... Resist enough to keep Merkury from bringing your hand to its beak,
Whenever I feed her, she always wants to pull on the stick even though she already has the shrimp. I wonder why?
Yes, bad is in not good for first octo encounter, but not bad as in harmful to the tank. I'm sure the carbon in the canister has neutralized it by now.kpage;162580 said:Wouldn't it be bad to put sanitizer on before putting your hand in the tank????
Cerulean;162581 said:Yes, bad is in not good for first octo encounter, but not bad as in harmful to the tank. I'm sure the carbon in the canister has neutralized it by now.
Thanks Dave! She actually held on for a few seconds before letting go. I haven't seen it mentioned, but I suppose she could bite me...
They could but this does not seem to be a natural instinct. They have very little strength if not attached to something and perhaps that is why. In our reported contact cases, pulling the hand, stick or food to the mouth rather than mouth to the food is the only action I recall (and have experienced). The only times I have been "bitten" (no wounds) have been where the octopus was fully attached to my hand (not grasping fingers) and I tried to remove it. Both animals were senescent and did not want to be put back on the substrate.Am I being obtuse by asking can't she just bring her beak to my hand?