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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheJuicyFruit" data-source="post: 36509" data-attributes="member: 3275">Well THAT was an intense experience I do not hope to have again, at least not in that manner.I was trying to coax her into the cup, but she just wanted to walk around the rim of the cage, and when I tried to tap her with the brush, she decided to  turn around and almost bit it, (It didn't seem like an aggressive move, honestly I think she thought it was food, and realized before she sunk her fangs in) so I couldn't just place it on her and slide the cardboard, eventually she decided to leave, which is when I was able to get her in the cup, but she decided she wanted onto my hand, which part of her got (Did not think I was ready to handle but whatcha gonna do) and I was able to get her in, and still long enough to get the cardboard on the cup, and I was able to add more substrate, angle the hide, and cushion the top with more substrate.Oh, and now, it's digging up the substrate I buried the hide with. .____.</blockquote>