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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 138808" data-attributes="member: 26980">Sure, I can do that. You have to remember that he molted less then 8 hours ago. That's the only reason I wasn't wearing gloves. After my T stirmi molted, she gave me a threat posture when I pulled the molt but didn't actually bite.[MEDIA=youtube]aizzymr_hVM[/MEDIA]Here's the P striata cage cleaning. Bear in mind, & you can't see it in the video, the fangs were white with just a hint of color.Bottom line is that my gut is telling me that he has outgrown his enclosure. I think if he had more room to get out of the way, he would've done that. It's all relative, the ratio of T size to cage size increases as the T grows. This means that it'll feel cornered more and more. If the cage is half as big, it'll get cornered twice as fast.[MEDIA=youtube]WUP0yL3PUO8[/MEDIA]By way of comparison, here's my T stirmi after she molted.  Again, all bark no bite...because she can't.[MEDIA=youtube]2DNqgIRgcug[/MEDIA]Oh, & here's Shampain's video. He was literally getting in the OBT's face, not trying to work around her. Still, I wouldn't pull a stunt like that with an OBT. I haven't quite figured out how I would approach cleaning with a T that prefers to stand and fight instead of getting out of the way. [ATTACH=full]32662[/ATTACH] I think he was at level orange. This chart is used by cops in training.</blockquote>