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How in gods name do you hoist that swamp dino of yours out of his enclosure at cleaning time???

a strong GOD given back is necessary and a lot of caution to take him out.(HE'LL be snapping anything he can get a hold of.) but for cleaning the pool i leave him in,drain the tub,wash him down good. i scrub down the side he's not on. drag him to the otherside and finish the job. cleaning is no problem but hoisting him out for a pic or to show freinds is work and i usually get soaked. believe me its no fun being crunched on by a big one.

and you have been crunched on?

yes, he got my thumb through a burlap bag i was putting him in while we were moving. lucky for me he let go(i guess because he couldn't see what he was chomping on) anyway it split my thumb tail and dowm to the bone but i think the bag cushioned his bite a little. you cant be too carefull with these turtles or you pay the price.

That would be a good post to start. How may people have been bitten by their snappers? Describe it. lol I always wondered how many people get bit. I will start a thread.

VS