I have volenteerd at a reptile shop and they had a snapping turtle and I would grab it in between the legs and tail just to help move it in another spot wile cleaning.
Holding it by the tail will definitely hurt it (the same goes for most creatures) but holding it by its legs IS NOT right either. Especially if the legs are twisted awkwardly. Also its mouth is wide open- that's its way of showing it's under STRESS. If snappers are happy and respected they have no reason to act like that. People are so dumb for going out of their way to bother snappers like this and to post it is even worse. It's degrading for the poor turtles. No wonder snappers get a bad rep.
Personally I wouldve laughed so hard if this guy got bitten in the leg or something, he deserves it. Snapping turtles deserve to be left alone when found in the wild and if in captivity then they need to be picked up by the shell....not their body parts! The tail may not be meant to hold their weight but same with the legs! If you dont think it hurts them, then let someone hold you up by your one leg and dangle you upside down!
Ok. The turtle is so scared that it pissed itself, then the guy holds it by its legs saying it doesn't hurt them? I have a snapping turtle, I pick him by his shell until I have room to put my hand underneath him for good support so he's not angry or feel threatened. Also, tickling their belly DOES NOT mellow them out. It pisses them off all the more...I would know from experience because my turtle HATES it. Frankly it pisses me off seeing people hold snappers like that.
Your a fucking idiot i hope you burn in hell tickling it my ass it calms down cause they can bearly breath when there upside down you would calm down to if you didnt breath for that long you piece of shit go die in a hole and leave turtles the fuck alone
Your a fucking idiot i hope you burn in hell tickling it my ass it calms down cause they can bearly breath when there upside down you would calm down to if you didnt breath for that long you piece of shit go die in a hole and leave turtles the fuck alone
What the hell are you doing?? You holding him by the legs will hurt him as much as holding him by the fucking tail, not to mention how much stress you did to him by keeping him on his back. Leave the damn thing alone.
@litledevel15 Looks like there's some uneducated turtle lovers here. Two of the people in this video have their doctorates in Herpetology. I have a feeling they know what is good and bad for the turtle. They specialize in conservation.
bullshit, if they were such experts they wouldn't be holding by the legs, hold a turtle by any of it's ligaments is bad news, it does prolonged damage then they initally detach after a while, not to mention that when they're upside down, the organ basically collapse on the turtle adding too much weight to it's respiratory system, aka it doesn't breathe. yeah, doctorate degree my ass.
@litledevel15 - keep humoring your self. If you studied the field much, you would probably know who the Dr holding him is. I'm not going to drop names out of respect for him, but he is one of the leading herpetologist/conservationist on the east coast. Most notably in the southeast.
No. Keep Humoring yourself, until I see some validation of his notability of expertise, I don't believe anything that comes out of your mouth, everyone can clearly speak for themselves when they say he's holding the poor turtle in a hurtful way. How can you sit here and say he's the leading herpetologist on the east coast but yet not give me a name, if he's that good, so many people would know he this guy is, hahaha contradiction much? you're clearly wrong here.
I have volenteerd at a reptile shop and they had a snapping turtle and I would grab it in between the legs and tail just to help move it in another spot wile cleaning.
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Holding it by the tail will definitely hurt it (the same goes for most creatures) but holding it by its legs IS NOT right either. Especially if the legs are twisted awkwardly. Also its mouth is wide open- that's its way of showing it's under STRESS. If snappers are happy and respected they have no reason to act like that. People are so dumb for going out of their way to bother snappers like this and to post it is even worse. It's degrading for the poor turtles. No wonder snappers get a bad rep.
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Personally I wouldve laughed so hard if this guy got bitten in the leg or something, he deserves it. Snapping turtles deserve to be left alone when found in the wild and if in captivity then they need to be picked up by the shell....not their body parts! The tail may not be meant to hold their weight but same with the legs! If you dont think it hurts them, then let someone hold you up by your one leg and dangle you upside down!
Swicgirl90 5 months ago
Ok. The turtle is so scared that it pissed itself, then the guy holds it by its legs saying it doesn't hurt them? I have a snapping turtle, I pick him by his shell until I have room to put my hand underneath him for good support so he's not angry or feel threatened. Also, tickling their belly DOES NOT mellow them out. It pisses them off all the more...I would know from experience because my turtle HATES it. Frankly it pisses me off seeing people hold snappers like that.
Swicgirl90 5 months ago
The Snapping Turtle pee at 0:06 lol
slapchuck 6 months ago
i hope a giant snapping turtle eats your dumb ass
wickedjesterboi 7 months ago
Thoes claws they just tear into ya
CrankDatPikachu01 8 months ago
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Your a fucking idiot i hope you burn in hell tickling it my ass it calms down cause they can bearly breath when there upside down you would calm down to if you didnt breath for that long you piece of shit go die in a hole and leave turtles the fuck alone
jonburgess1 8 months ago
Your a fucking idiot i hope you burn in hell tickling it my ass it calms down cause they can bearly breath when there upside down you would calm down to if you didnt breath for that long you piece of shit go die in a hole and leave turtles the fuck alone
jonburgess1 8 months ago
@jonburgess1 Misinformed tree hugger LOLz
0lumpy 8 months ago
What the hell are you doing?? You holding him by the legs will hurt him as much as holding him by the fucking tail, not to mention how much stress you did to him by keeping him on his back. Leave the damn thing alone.
litledevel15 9 months ago 7
@litledevel15 Looks like there's some uneducated turtle lovers here. Two of the people in this video have their doctorates in Herpetology. I have a feeling they know what is good and bad for the turtle. They specialize in conservation.
dgw787 8 months ago
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bullshit, if they were such experts they wouldn't be holding by the legs, hold a turtle by any of it's ligaments is bad news, it does prolonged damage then they initally detach after a while, not to mention that when they're upside down, the organ basically collapse on the turtle adding too much weight to it's respiratory system, aka it doesn't breathe. yeah, doctorate degree my ass.
litledevel15 8 months ago 2
@litledevel15 - keep humoring your self. If you studied the field much, you would probably know who the Dr holding him is. I'm not going to drop names out of respect for him, but he is one of the leading herpetologist/conservationist on the east coast. Most notably in the southeast.
dgw787 8 months ago
@dgw787
No. Keep Humoring yourself, until I see some validation of his notability of expertise, I don't believe anything that comes out of your mouth, everyone can clearly speak for themselves when they say he's holding the poor turtle in a hurtful way. How can you sit here and say he's the leading herpetologist on the east coast but yet not give me a name, if he's that good, so many people would know he this guy is, hahaha contradiction much? you're clearly wrong here.
litledevel15 8 months ago 6
@dgw787 BULL-FUCKING-SHIT
Notunyx 7 months ago
@dgw787 just becaus someones a doctor doesnt mean they have any common sense.
MrZachLutes 6 months ago
dude leave it alone u where hurting it!
MindMorons 9 months ago
Gay
xaiylovemyIGx 10 months ago
awe it's so cute
anitabelikov 10 months ago
Damn you're giving him a clear shot at your nuts roflmao
Topgeneral3070 10 months ago
I never knew you could "tickle" them. I think mine would try to bite my fingers off if I tried that!
veelalynne 11 months ago
Awesome.
SHMACKful 1 year ago
ggggggggggggggggggggggggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
coolmanimcool 1 year ago
that thing would attack the turtles in my main video
cycle of life
TheSlimySquid 1 year ago