do gar bite your hand?

[Oddball]

Throwing a true gar in a pond in CA is a great way to get noticed by the wrong people. True gars are a no-no in CA.

 

[ospy]

A friend of mine got bit by my florida gar and nearly had to go to the hospital. The bleeding absolutly wouldn't stop

 

[redheaded stepchild]

wen i got my ali out of the lfs the lady made me get it out of the tank, it was only 4" and took a nip at her earlier in the week. awsome.

 

[demjor19]

wen i got my ali out of the lfs the lady made me get it out of the tank, it was only 4" and took a nip at her earlier in the week. awsome.

lol! the girl at my lfs made me get florida out too. how are you going to work with fish but be scared of them??? yeah they have teeth but its not jaws!

 

[MrHarris]

neverrrr

 

[madmac82]

never been bit by my gar, usually comes to my hand when im cleaning the tank but doesnt bite me. but then again, she is pritty hand tame tho.

 

[demjor19]

i just started hand feeding mine and he wanted to feed on my hand instead. plenty of blood. when my whole hand is in the tank he will not bite. so i guess they only bite when they mistake fingers for food.