Anybody scared of feather dusters?

[blkdrgn]

I just got a Hawaiian feather duster yesterday which my gf put it in the tank for me when I was at work. Then when I got home I wanted to move it so I picked it up a little and it quickly popped right back in the tube. scared the heck out of me and made my gf scream. I love watching fish and others but hate touching them.

 

[romunov]

No.

 

[Sk8r]

Wear gloves, before you meet something a lot fiercer than a duster. One danger is being startled into dropping a specimen. And some creatures sting.

 

[nwkennard]

Are you serious?

 

[Grunt]

Hahah, for those people who have never kept or watched such creatures they are unaware of how they will react. Now you know, theres nothing to be afraid of.
Cheers

 

[christa]

Actually, that feather duster was more scared of you.

 

[Aquarist007]

Even though feather dusters don't hurt it is always good practise to wear gloves----eg small unnoticed cuts can absorb poison from zoanthoids.

 

[graveyardworm]

If you look closely enough at the little feathers you'll see that arent very delicate, they are actually covered in little razor sharp teeth which can grind up a fish before your eyes.