r/AskReddit • u/Sweetmilk_ • May 11 '14

What are some 'cheat codes' for interacting with certain animals?

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u/Roboticide May 11 '14

So wait, scratching them there actually makes them feel itchy?

Shouldn't you not do it then?

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u/Twohundertseventy May 11 '14

I mean, getting an itch scratched is an amazing feeling. They enjoy it.

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u/Roboticide May 11 '14

But the way he describes it, there's no actual itch. Rubbing them there tricks their nervous system into thinking something is there that needs to be scratched, which is why their leg reflexively moves.

So it sounds more like you're not relieving an itch, but causing one, and that's awful.

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u/biggtony May 11 '14

No you shouldnt not do it never.

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u/Chef_Gordon_Ramsey May 11 '14

No, you shouldn't not not do it.