Oh, I do agree with you, Lija, on the aggressiveness aspect. What I meant to suggest by that is that an enthusiastic feeding response can be perceived as aggression, when it's not, but that, at the same time, an enthusiastic feeder can also accidentally grab a finger that's too close, especially if prey is being offered by hand or is in the process of being released into the enclosure. My own giant is an enthusiastic feeder, but as you noted, is also a shy and gentle soul otherwise. He's in his burrow most of the time and observes the changing of his water dish and the stirring of his substrate with basic disinterest, lol. I can also handle him with no problems. When I first showed my animal care provider, who comes in to take care of our critters while we're away, how to feed Sprinkles (my male giant), he of course leaped quickly from his burrow, mouth open, when he saw food was being offered. It caught her off-guard, and I had to explain that his behavior was simply a result of his knowing it was dinner time...that his behavior otherwise is the opposite. He's a well-behaved lad, as most in captivity are, of course.![]()





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