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How do you puff a puffer fish?

Updated: 10/8/2023
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Yes, you can. But you shouldn't. Puffers only "puff" when they are in an extremely stressful situation they feel is "life or death". If a puffer puffs air instead of water they can have a hard time deflating, which can result in death for the puffer.

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