Michigan teen discovers dark side of hanging out with a sloth

NY Post ^ | March 17, 2023 | Natalie O'Neill

[BenLurkin]

Perez took her 15-year-old daughter, Amarianna Ramon, to Custom Creatures pet shop in Saginaw Township on Feb. 12 for its “Sloth Encounter Experience,” in which visitors can interact with a two-toed sloth named Sid for $49.99.

But the teen quickly learned the dark side of hanging with a sloth when she entered his enclosure to feed him apple slices and he bit her upper right arm through her shirt, Perez said.

Perez informed workers at the pet shop about the bite, treated her with antibiotics and took her to the hospital for preventative rabies treatment.

The pet store’s owner, Kallan Hohman, said he was aware the animal had chomped down on the girl — but that she was not following instructions.

He said that Ramon had gotten too close to Sid and that the sloth had mistaken her arm for an apple...

[Responsibility2nd]

Sloth Bites can be very nasti.

[NorthMountain]

It’s a wild animal.

Act accordingly.

FWIW, koalas can mess you up, as well.

[Jotmo]

So how does anything that can move faster than a piece of fruit get bitten by a sloth?

[Red Badger]

Sid Vicious?...........................yes..............

[17th Miss Regt]

A sloth bit my sister once!

[blueunicorn6]

Sid;

🍎💪

See how they differ?

Stupid sloth.

[Joe 6-pack]

When I was a little kid, I, for whatever reason, was fascinated by sloths and read everything I could find about them.

While they are known for their slow movement and glacial metabolism, when threatened they can render some lightning fast slashes with their claws (the two toed variety is a bit more aggressive than their three toed cousins).

[Leep]

Hung out with Woopsie Goldberg?

[PGR88]

It all starts with a stupid parent.

[Repeal The 17th]

Sloth...
the only animal named as a deadly sin...

[FoxInSocks]

I’m going to guess it happened while posing for a photo.

[Mathews]

Koalas can be down right nasty!!!

[dfwgator]

[moovova]

$49.99

Really?

[SIDENET]

[mgstarr]

A Møøse once bit my sister...

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...

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[showme_the_Glory]

A sloth once bit my sister?

[tired&retired]

“Visitors can interact with a two-toed sloth named Sid for $49.99.”

They need to take their meds.