bad Chopper

at 4am Adler started crying so daddy brought her to me in mommy/daddy bed. i can pretty much bet she woke because she was cold. her little toes were popsicles. so we snuggled in and got a few more hours of sleep. when we woke we went out to the couch and turn on the news and get the day started. i did not realize that Chopper was out of his cage and came right up onto the couch with me. so i started petting him. Adler was on the floor by the coffee table playing with an Elmo CD player. it is not loud and she was kind of bee-boppin' her head but not really moving. when i went to get up and push Chopper away from her, as i knew he could not be left out if i did not directly have my hands on him. he pushed past me and nipped at Adler's foot. she had not looked at him, talked to him, or moved towards him, so there was no threat real or perceived. so that meany was biting just to show dominance. well all it did was get him kicked outside. Adler did not immediately start crying. so i don't think it hurt that much, more of the shock of the situation. i know he got her foot as i saw it, but there was only the tiniest of red marks so i don't think it was too involved.