Pinchy Pinchy

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:20 pm

M&M has pinched me 2 times in the same spot with his BP and it hurts! I have no clue why every time I handle him, he pinches me

I have my hand out stretched and he still manages to pinch me

Anyone know why he's pinching me?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:44 pm

maybe he just doesn't like you

maybe your should give him more time to get used to you if you haven't really handled him that much before.

~tess

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:00 pm

Big Ragu used to pinch me too. And it hurt, pretty bad, he's got a huge claw. I handled him, and talked to him a calming voice. I take out my crabs and let them run around on a blanket, and would pick up Big Ragu often, and talk to him. That my sound weird, but, I wanted him to get used to my voice and get him acquainted with handling him. I was letting him climb around in some vines for a a few days, and didn't handle him. when ever I would interrupt his activities by picking him up, he would clamp down. But now, I pick him up by the shell, hold out my finders underneath him, and he pops out, and doesn't pinch. This took a month or so to get him to the point where he was comfortable with me. I hope this helps, good luck.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:44 pm

hermitastic gave you some very good advice. I had a pincher, but he didn't strike every time I held him. So I started wearing a thin sock on my hand. I guess he didn't like the taste of sock, and eventually he came around and kept his BP closed.

hermiefanatic · Post by **hermiefanatic** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:35 pm

i had a pincher 2. i hand fed him and he stopped.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:25 pm

My Indo pinched me last night for the first time. I was suprised by one thing though - he was actually very kind about it - he used his small pincher instead of that big, nasty BP of his. He even let me wiggle him loose without clamping down or taking a piece of skin with him.

Has anyone else had their crabs pinch with their LP?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:58 pm

only my small ones, when they were trying not to fall off my hand. but they were VERY gentle

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 2:34 am

Seems like a love bite. I think he has the hots for you!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:02 pm

Darling uses her LP and gives me a warning pinch to let me know when I've disturbed her nap or something.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:59 am

Yeah, one of my crabs pinches me every time i pick him up- hence his name.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:13 pm

Well, my crabs never pinch me... but then again, I rarely handle them, except when I feel it's necessary.

But when I first started crabbing, I took Chipper out to take pictures of her, and she really didn't want to be picked up at that moment. She pinched me pretty hard, but not for a long time... just let me know that she wasn't happy. :\ lol

I have pleasant crabbies though, I'm sure if I wanted to handle them more often, they wouldn't give me a hard time.

Good luck with M&M, I hope he warms up to you soon.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:38 pm

One of the things I try with my pinchy crabs is to pick them up and turn them so their opening is facing the ceiling when I handle them. This way, when they do come out, they're more concerned with flipping themselves over than with taking a hunk out of my hand. I find that the first few seconds out of the shell are my danger area, if I can make it past that I'm usually safe. So, by flipping them, they get a chance to look around a bit, and adjust themselves. This usually ends with them tucking the pincers under their bodies so they can walk rather than grabbing me.