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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 162275" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>While watching something pirate radio related on youtube last night, among the up next options on the right of the screen, was a video of someone moving an H longipies from a small pot to it's new home while wearing thick gloves whilst also using long tweezers!! </p><p></p><p>I know longpipes are fast & nasty & that they can inflict a really nasty bite. As I understand it, they inject a lot of venom & can very quickly bite more than once or even hold on. So I understand the use of long tweezers & the use of caution. But thick gloves & long metal tweezers!! Why not use bamboo tweezers if they are that close to an aggressive T? As for me they are far more appropriate if they are very close to an aggressive T & these tweezers were close, as he was using them to push the top off the upside down small pot, with the jacked off & ready to hit out H longipies a few milimeters away from the tweezers.</p><p></p><p>Maybe it's a lesson I have yet to learn, but to me thick gloves & long tweezers suggest that this owner is afraid of his T. Caution & respect I can understand, but for me the use of gloves as well as long tweezers, suggest this keeper is out of his depth, as he was not wearing gloves to enable him to safely use his hands. His hands were well covered & well out of the way. </p><p></p><p>Is it just me or are some of the youtube hero's with old world T's afraid of them?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 162275, member: 29323"] While watching something pirate radio related on youtube last night, among the up next options on the right of the screen, was a video of someone moving an H longipies from a small pot to it's new home while wearing thick gloves whilst also using long tweezers!! I know longpipes are fast & nasty & that they can inflict a really nasty bite. As I understand it, they inject a lot of venom & can very quickly bite more than once or even hold on. So I understand the use of long tweezers & the use of caution. But thick gloves & long metal tweezers!! Why not use bamboo tweezers if they are that close to an aggressive T? As for me they are far more appropriate if they are very close to an aggressive T & these tweezers were close, as he was using them to push the top off the upside down small pot, with the jacked off & ready to hit out H longipies a few milimeters away from the tweezers. Maybe it's a lesson I have yet to learn, but to me thick gloves & long tweezers suggest that this owner is afraid of his T. Caution & respect I can understand, but for me the use of gloves as well as long tweezers, suggest this keeper is out of his depth, as he was not wearing gloves to enable him to safely use his hands. His hands were well covered & well out of the way. Is it just me or are some of the youtube hero's with old world T's afraid of them? [/QUOTE]
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