We pick him up by the sides of his carapace, to move him from his tank to his carrier. On demos he's either set down in a plexi (clear plastic enclosure) or just on the ground, allowed to wander a bit.
Watching him pick that giant turtle up the last time was back east was a truly amazing sight. I've seen a snapper about that size chomp on a stick poked on the very back of the shell, so I knew just how long his reach was, and how much it must be used to Urbpan.
Yeah, they really do have an insanely long reach. When I handled them, we would only touch the very tip of the top part of the shell, right next to the base of the tail. That was supposedly safe. Well, I never lost a digit anyway! =)
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Re: I think "Tito and the Snapper" would make an interesting comic title and concept!
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